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•	The Landscape of Opportunity: Cultivating Health Equity in California California Pan-Ethnic Health Network This report examines a range of indicators, from education to housing, to neighborhood safety, to food access, to criminal justice as well as health insurance, among other topics to explore how health inequities can be eliminated in communities of color.	Outside Publication	Jul 2009

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, Theresa A. Hastert, Stefan Harvey, Harold Goldstein, Rebecca Flournoy, Rajni Banthia, Victor Rubin, Sarah Treuhaft People living in neighborhoods crowded with fast-food and convenience stores but relatively few grocery or produce outlets are at significantly higher risk of suffering from obesity and diabetes. The ...	Policy Brief	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

•	The Effect of Disease Management on Utilization of Services by Race/Ethnicity: Evidence From the Florida Medicaid Program (American Journal of Managed Care) Gerald F. Kominski, Donald E. Morisky, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman This study measured possible racial/ethnic differences in a Florida disease management (DM) program on utilization of selected healthcare services for four chronic illnesses.	Journal Article	Mar 2008

•	The Effects of a Disease Management Program on Self-Reported Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes: Evidence From the "Florida: A Healthy State (FAHS)" Medicaid Program (Health Education & Behavior) Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman Premature morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases account for a major proportion of expenditures for health care cost in the United States.	Journal Article	Feb 2008

•	Diabetes: The Growing Epidemic Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown The prevalence of diabetes in California continues to rise. Over 1.8 million adults age 18 and over (7%) have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 1.5 ...	Policy Brief	Aug 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

•	Impact of Disease Management on Health Care Utilization: Evidence from the Florida: A Healthy State (FAHS) Medicaid Program (Preventive Medicine) Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Jenny B. Kotlerman The authors examine the impact of disease management on utilization of selected health care services.	Journal Article	Jun 2007

•	Adult Smoking Rate Declines, While Asthma, Diabetes and Obesity Rates Rise Susan H. Babey, David Grant, E. Richard Brown Using newly available data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2005), as well as data from CHIS 2001 and CHIS 2003, this fact sheet provides an early look at changes over time in the prevalence of smoking, asthma, diabetes, and overweight and obesity in California.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2006

•	Less Than One-Quarter of California Adults Walk Regularly Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown Less than one-fourth of California adults -- 5.5 million -- walk on a regular basis, while significantly more than that -- 6.8 ...	Policy Brief	Aug 2006

•	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

•	Diabetes on the Rise in California Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert Nearly 1.7 million California adults age 18 and over (6.6%) have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 1.5 ...	Policy Brief	Dec 2005

•	Seizing the Moment: California's Opportunity to Prevent Nutrition-Related Health Disparities in Low-Income Asian American Populations (Cancer) Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Susan B. Foerester, Henry Lee, Loan Pham Kim, Allyn Fernandez-Ami, Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Valerie Quinn, Dileep G. Bal Harrison GG, Kagawa-Singer M, Foerster SB, Lee H, Pham Kim L, Nguyen TU, Fernandez-Ami A, Quinn V, Bal DG.	Journal Article	Dec 2005

•	Chronic Conditions of Californians Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in California and have become among the most common, costly, and often preventable of all health problems.	Policy Research Report	Dec 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

•	Diabetes Prevalence Rates Among Adults Across California Legislative Districts Mona Jhawar, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Steven P. Wallace This new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research presents diabetes prevalence rates among adults by California Assembly and Senate districts.	Policy Brief	Feb 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

•	Health Status of the Uninsured: Opportunities for Improvement Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in self-reported poor/fair health status, asthma and hypertension rates among uninsured Californians for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.	Policy Brief	Dec 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

•	Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Prevention is the Key Delight E. Satter, Nilka Rios Burrows, Melissa S. Gatchell, Maile Tauali'i, D. Tecumseh Welch This fact sheet examines diabetes prevalence, co-morbidities of diabetes, health insurance status, and access to care for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) in California and offers policy recommendations in response to these findings.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2003

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Long-Term and Intermittent Lack of Health Insurance Coverage E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda This report, based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), examines long-term and intermittent health insurance coverage, and the sources and consequences of resulting periods of uninsurance.	Research Report	Nov 2003

•	Diabetes Is Major Health Problem for African Americans Antronette Yancey, Melissa S. Gatchell, E. Richard Brown, William McCarthy, Allison L. Diamant This fact sheet examines diabetes prevalence and risk factors among African Americans in California and offers several policy recommendations in response to these findings.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2003

•	Mexican Immigrants are Generally Healthier, but Have Less Access to Needed Health Care Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, E. Richard Brown This health policy fact sheet presents information on selected indicators of the health status and access to health care of Mexican immigrants in California.	Fact Sheet	Oct 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

•	Diabetes among Latinos in California: Disparities in Access and Management Neetu Chawla, Michael A. Rodriguez, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown This fact sheet examines diabetes management and access to care among Latinos with diabetes in California.	Fact Sheet	Sep 2003

•	Diabetes in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla This report, prepared by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, is the first on diabetes prevalence among Californians using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001).	Policy Research Report	Apr 2003

•	Diabetes in California: Nearly 1.5 Million Diagnosed and 2 Million More at Risk Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla	Policy Brief	Apr 2003

•	Advancing Universal Health Care Coverage in Alameda County Ninez A. Ponce, Tomiko Conner, B. Patricia Barrera, Dong Suh	Research Report	Sep 2001

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