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•	The State of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Health in California Report Ninez A. Ponce, Winston Tseng, Paul Ong, Yen Ling Shek, Selena Ortiz, Melissa S. Gatchell Despite their reputation as a healthy, successful minority group, Asians in the United States have serious health problems.	Outside Publication	Apr 2009

•	One in Four California Adolescent Girls Have Had Human Papillomavirus Vaccination David Grant, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Nancy Breen, Jasmin A. Tiro, Jennifer Tsui This policy brief looks at awareness and utilization of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine among girls age 13 years and older as well as among young women.	Policy Brief	Feb 2009

•	Developing Family Healthware, a Family History Screening Tool to Prevent Common Chronic Diseases (Preventing Chronic Disease) Paula Yoon, Maren T. Scheuner, Cynthia Jorgensen, Muin J. Khoury Family health history reflects the effects of genetic, environmental and behavioral factors and is an important risk factor for a variety of disorders including coronary heart disease, cancer and diabetes.	Journal Article	Jan 2009

•	Trends in the Health of Older Californians: Data from the 2001, 2003 and 2005 California Health Interview Surveys Steven P. Wallace, Jennifer Lee, May Jawad Aydin California's population is getting older. By 2026 the elderly population will double to nearly 8 million.	Research Report	Nov 2008

•	Racial Disparities in Access to Care for Men in a Public Assistance Program for Prostate Cancer (Journal of Community Health) David Miller, Lillian Gelberg, Lorna Kwan, Sevan Stepanian, Arlene Fink, Ronald M. Andersen, Mark S. Litwin What impact do racial and ethnic disparities have on disadvantaged men in a prostate cancer public-assistance program? In this examination of California's IMPACT program, the authors evaluated racial and ethnic differences in health services utilization and patient-reported health care outcomes.	Journal Article	Oct 2008

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2005 and CHIS 2003 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Y. Jenny Chia, Nicole Lordi, David Grant, Mirabai Rao This report provides a summary of the statewide findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), with highlights of changes from 2003 to 2005.	Research Report	Sep 2008

•	Women's Health in California: Health Status, Health Behaviors. Health Insurance Coverage and Use of Services Among California Women Ages 18-64 Roberta Wyn, Theresa A. Hastert, Erin Peckham This report examines important health concerns of nonelderly women (ages 18-64) in California, including their health status, selected health behaviors, health insurance coverage, usual source of care and access to health care.	Research Report	Aug 2008

•	Urinary Quality of Life After Prostatectomy or Radiation for Localized Prostate Cancer: A Prospective Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Study Between Japanese and U.S. Men (Urology) Shunichi Namiki, Lorna Kwan, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Akito Terai, Akito Terai, Mark S. Litwin This study compares the evolution of urinary dysfunction and associated distress (bother) during the first two years after radical prostatectomy (RP) or external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) between Japanese and U.S.	Journal Article	Jun 2008

•	Distress and Social Dysfunction Following Prostate Cancer Treatment: A Longitudinal Cross-Cultural Comparison of Japanese and American Men (Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases) Shunichi Namiki, Lorna Kwan, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Akito Terai, Takefumi Satoh, Shiro Baba, Yoichi Arai, Mark S. Litwin The authors assessed the impact of bother with urinary and bowel dysfunction on social activities among men in Japan and the United States following primary therapy for localized prostate cancer.	Journal Article	Apr 2008

•	Delivery of Genomic Medicine for Common Chronic Adult Diseases (The Journal of the American Medical Association) Maren T. Scheuner, Pauline Sieverding, Paul G. Shekelle The objective of this article was to synthesize current information on genetic health services for common adult-onset conditions by examining studies that have addressed the outcomes, consumer information needs, delivery, and challenges in integrating these services.	Journal Article	Mar 2008

•	Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Rates of Subgroups of Asian American Women in California (Medical Care Research and Review) Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nadereh Pourat, Nancy Breen, Steven Coughlin, Teresa Abend McLean, Timothy S. McNeel Wide variations in these screening rates were found among the seven different subgroups of Asian American women studied, holding demographic and socioeconomic characteristics constant.	Journal Article	Dec 2007

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce, Jean Yoon, Janet Cummings, Thomas Rice This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance – continues to decline.	Research Report	Jul 2007

•	Fighting Cancer with Fitness: Dietary outcomes of a randomized, Controlled Lifestyle Change Intervention in Healthy African-American Women (Preventive Medicine) William J. McCarthy, Antronette Yancey, Gail G. Harrison, Joanne Leslie, Judith M. Siegel This study tested the efficacy of an eight-week, culturally targeted, community-based nutrition and physical activity promotion intervention: Fight Cancer with Fitness! (FCF).	Journal Article	Mar 2007

•	Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from the CHIS 2003 and CHIS 2001 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Jenny Chia, John Kurata Many Californians are still struggling to reach good health, according to this report from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the country's largest population-based state health survey.	Research Report	Jun 2006

•	Prostate Cancer Screening in California, Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (Cancer) Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, N. A. Breen, R. Coates, Mark S. Litwin, E. Richard Brown Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Yu H, Breen NA, Coates R, Brown ER, Litwin M. (2006) Prostate Cancer Screening in California, Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.	Journal Article	Feb 2006

•	A Population-Based Survey of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among California Men at Higher Risk for Prostate Carcinoma (Cancer) Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Hongjian Yu, Neetu Chawla, Mark S. Litwin Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Brown ER, Yu H, Chawla N, Litwin MS. A Population-Based Survey of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among California Men at Higher Risk for Prostate Carcinoma.	Journal Article	Jan 2006

•	Disability and Preventive Cancer Screening: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (American Journal of Public Health) Anthony Ramirez, Gail C. Farmer, David Grant, Theodora Papachristou Am J Public Health. 2005; 95(11): 2057-2064. The 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001) is the largest geographically complex multidimensional state health survey ever conducted in the United States and was designed to generate demographic and health estimates including cancer-related measures for the non-institutionalized household population of California.	Journal Article	Nov 2005

•	Mexico-United States Migration: Health Issues Elena Zúñiga, Steven P. Wallace, Salvador Berumen, Xóchitl Castañeda The fundamental purpose of "Mexico-United States Migration: Health issues" is to present a general overview of the conditions faced by Mexican residents in the United States concerning their health care. Good ...	Policy Research Report	Oct 2005

•	Fact Sheets – Mexican Immigrants in the United States Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, Xóchitl Castañeda The following two fact sheets viewing, respectively, demographics of Mexican immigrants to the United States and the health service disparities among that population are the products of a joint research effort conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the California-Mexico Health Initiative at the California Policy Research Center, University of California Office of the President.	Fact Sheet	Oct 2005

•	The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among California Adults With and Without Cancer (Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine) Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Hal Morgenstern, Roshan Bastani, Jennifer Lee, Nicole Gatto, Anita Ambs This article examines the extent and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among a population-based sample of California adults that is highly diverse in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and health status.	Journal Article	Oct 2005

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Melissa S. Gatchell This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance -- is declining.	Research Report	Aug 2005

•	More Than Half of Californians in HMOs Are Overweight or Obese Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Natalya Mostovskaya More than 5 million Californians enrolled in HMOs (over 50% of enrollees aged 12-64) are overweight or obese.	Policy Brief	Jul 2005

•	Nearly One in Five California Adults Obese and Most Still Gaining Weight Parisa Mirzadehgan, Gail G. Harrison, Charles A. DiSogra This fact sheet, based on findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity among California adults.	Fact Sheet	Dec 2004

•	A Population-based Study of Colorectal Cancer Test Use: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (Cancer) David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, Benjamin A. Spencer, Neetu Chawla, C. Y. Ko , Nancy Breen Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Babey SH, Spencer BA, Brown ER, Ko CY, Chawla N, Breen N, Klabunde CN. A Population-based Study of Colorectal Cancer Test Use: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.	Journal Article	Dec 2004

•	Disaggregating Asian American and Pacific Islander Groups to Assess Cancer Screening in Women (American Journal of Preventive Medicine) J. Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nadereh Pourat, C. Wold Chen JY, Diamant AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Wold C. Disaggregating Asian American and Pacific Islander Groups to Assess Cancer Screening in Women.	Journal Article	Aug 2004

•	American Indian and Alaska Native Cancer Fact Sheet Delight E. Satter, Trang M. Le, Melissa S. Gatchell, Brenda F. Seals, Linda Burhansstipanov, Leslie L. Randall Drawing on expert cancer prevention knowledge, this fact sheet is designed to provide information to AIAN community and tribal members on how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.	Fact Sheet	Jun 2004

•	Health of California’s Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2001 Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Wei Yen, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Charles A. DiSogra This report summarizes selected findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. A broad range of health topics are addressed.	Research Report	May 2004

•	Cancer Screening in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Benjamin A. Spencer, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla This in-depth report describes cancer screening in California based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), the largest state-level health survey in the nation.	Research Report	Dec 2003

•	Cancer Screening Rates Among Asian Ethnic Groups Ninez A. Ponce, Melissa S. Gatchell, E. Richard Brown This fact sheet examines cancer screening rates for several Asian ethnic subgroups -- Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Vietnamese, Korean, South Asian, and Cambodian -- to identify specific populations at risk for not receiving preventive care.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2003

•	Health of Older Californians: County Data Book Steven P. Wallace, Nadereh Pourat, Vilma Enriquez-Haass, Sripipatana Alek This report provides detailed profiles of the health behavior, health status, preventive care, access to services, and demographics for Californians age 65 and over.	Research Report	Oct 2003

•	Cancer Screening in California: Racial and Ethnic Disparities Persist Susan H. Babey, Ninez A. Ponce, David A. Etzioni, Benjamin A. Spencer, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla This policy brief reports on cancer screening in California based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), the largest state-level health survey in the nation.	Policy Brief	Sep 2003

•	Asian American and Pacific Islander Breast and Cervical Carcinoma Screening Rates and Healthy People 2000 Objectives (Cancer) Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nadereh Pourat Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N. Asian American and Pacific Islander Breast and Cervical Carcinoma Screening Rates and Healthy People 2000 Objectives.	Journal Article	Aug 2000

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