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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal.
April 23, 2024
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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal.
April 23, 2024
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Almost 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, and those living in poverty suffer more severe consequences from the condition than those in higher income brackets, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
December 16, 2010
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Almost 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, and those living in poverty suffer more severe consequences from the condition than those in higher income brackets, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
December 16, 2010
Ask the Expert
Ying-Ying Meng is a Center senior research scientist and a co-author of the new report, Income Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California. In this short interview, she discusses why asthma is increasing in California, the impacts on low-income residents and society at large, as well as tips for policymakers on how to reduce asthma in their communities.
December 16, 2010
Ask the Expert
Ying-Ying Meng is a Center senior research scientist and a co-author of the new report, Income Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California. In this short interview, she discusses why asthma is increasing in California, the impacts on low-income residents and society at large, as well as tips for policymakers on how to reduce asthma in their communities.
December 16, 2010
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Los Angeles - Nearly 90,000 California adults with asthma experience problems understanding their doctors - a barrier that contributes to thousands of unnecessary and frightening emergency room visits each year.
January 22, 2009
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Los Angeles - Nearly 90,000 California adults with asthma experience problems understanding their doctors - a barrier that contributes to thousands of unnecessary and frightening emergency room visits each year.
January 22, 2009
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Summary:
- California children missed 1.9 million days of school because of asthma.
- Adult workers missed 2 million days of work.
- 475,000 children and adults in California went at least once to the emergency department or urgent care center because of asthma.
- Lack of health insurance, preventative care, means adults and children "suffer far more than they should," according to researchers.
July 08, 2008
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Summary:
- California children missed 1.9 million days of school because of asthma.
- Adult workers missed 2 million days of work.
- 475,000 children and adults in California went at least once to the emergency department or urgent care center because of asthma.
- Lack of health insurance, preventative care, means adults and children "suffer far more than they should," according to researchers.
July 08, 2008