January 12 legislative briefing on barriers to breast cancer care in California
'Breaking the Barriers to Breast Cancer Care: Exploring Policy Options''
One in eight women will develop breast cancer. Yet from narrow provider networks to cultural and linguistic obstacles, serious barriers exist for women seeking breast cancer treatment in California.
At this January 12 legislative briefing in Sacramento, co-sponsored by the California Latino Legislative Caucus, California Asian Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus, the California Legislative Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Caucus, and researchers from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research will present findings from a new statewide study on obstacles to breast cancer care.
- What: ''Breaking the Barriers to Breast Cancer Care: Exploring Policy Options''
- When: Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017
- Time: 12:30 pm registration; 1-2 pm briefing
- Where: Room 4203, State Capitol Building 1315 10th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 [Map]
Speakers:
- Sen. Richard Pan (D-Sacramento);
- Ninez Ponce, associate director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research;
- Sarah de Guia, executive director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network; and
- AJ Scheitler, report co-author, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
- Veronica Vera, breast cancer survivor
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UCLA Center for Cancer Prevention & Control Research partnered on the study, funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program.
Please join us to learn how we can tear down the barriers to high-quality breast cancer care in California.
Open to the public. Please contact AJ Scheitler for more information: ajscheitler@ucla.edu.
About the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR improves the public’s health through high quality, objective, and evidence-based research and data that informs effective policymaking. UCLA CHPR is the home of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and is part of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. For more information, visit healthpolicy.ucla.edu.
