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•	Migration and Health: The Children of Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Steven P. Wallace, Paula Leite, Xóchitl Castañeda, Marc Schenker This report highlights the challenges faced by the 6.3 million children whose parents migrated to the U.S.	Outside Publication	Oct 2009

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Richard Kronick, Ninez A. Ponce, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham This comprehensive, biennial report provides an overview of insurance trends throughout the state and looks specifically at coverage of California's working adults, elderly as well as children's coverage.	Policy Research Report	Aug 2009

•	Interview Language: A Proxy Measure for Acculturation Among Asian Americans in a Population-Based Survey (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health) Sunghee Lee, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Jennifer Tsui The authors examined health status and access to care among Asian Americans by the following acculturation indicators -- nativity, percent lifetime in the U.S., ...	Journal Article	Jul 2009

•	Heading South: Why Mexican Immigrants in California Seek Health Services in Mexico (Medical Care) Steven P. Wallace, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Xóchitl Castañeda Driven by rising healthcare costs at home, nearly one million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according to this article in the journal Medical Care. An ...	Journal Article	May 2009

•	Association Between Prior Experiences of Discrimination and Patients' Attitudes Towards Health Care Providers Collecting Information About Race and Ethnicity (Journal of General Internal Medicine) Namratha Kandula, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Jason A. Thompson, E. Richard Brown, David W. Baker The authors of this study wanted to determine if perceived experiences of discrimination (both in general and in medical care) were associated with comfort providing race/ethnicity information, and conversely, to worry about providing the information.	Journal Article	May 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

•	Documentation Status and Parental Concerns About Development in Young U.S. Children of Mexican Origin (Academic Pediatrics) Alexander N. Ortega, Sarah M. Horwitz, Hai Fang, Alice A. Kuo, Steven P. Wallace, Moira Inkelas Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, the authors examine parental concerns about development, learning and behavior for young children of Mexican origin and identify whether these reports differ by families' citizenship/documentation status.	Journal Article	Apr 2009

•	The Effect of Question Order on Self-rated General Health Status in a Multilingual Survey Context (American Journal of Epidemiology) Sunghee Lee, David Grant This study examines whether there is an order effect associated with self-rated health for interviews conducted in English and Spanish languages.	Journal Article	Mar 2009

•	Many Californians with Asthma Have Problems Understanding Their Doctor Susan H. Babey, Ying-Ying Meng, Malia Jones In California, 90,000 adults with current asthma have experienced problems understanding their doctors.	Policy Brief	Jan 2009

•	Migration and Health: Latinos in the United States Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda This landmark report describes patterns and trends associated with Latin American, in particular, Mexican migration to the United States.	Research Report	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

•	Linguistic Minorities in a Health Survey (Public Opinion Quarterly) Sunghee Lee, Hoang Anh Nguyen, May Jawad Aydin, John Kurata Survey interview languages not only determine who is eligible to participate in certain surveys but may also influence survey estimates.	Journal Article	Aug 2008

•	How Does Acculturation Affect the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Providers Among Mexican- and Asian-Americans? (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health) Jennifer Lee, Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash Researchers have found that immigrants in the United States gradually relinquish cultural practices and adopt health behaviors similar to native born individuals as they acculturate.	Journal Article	Aug 2008

•	Health Promotion in Multicultural Populations - A Handbook for Practitioners and Students Michael V. Kline, Robert M. Huff, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer This second edition grounds readers in the understanding that health promotion programs in multicultural settings require an in-depth knowledge of the cultural group being targeted.	Outside Publication	Jun 2008

•	Health Coverage of Low-Income Citizen and Noncitizen Wage Earners: Sources and Disparities (Journal of Immigrant Minority Health) Ninez A. Ponce, Susan D. Cochran, Vickie M. Mays, Y. Jenny Chia, E. Richard Brown The health coverage of low-income workers represents an area of continuing disparities in the United States system of health insurance.	Journal Article	Apr 2008

•	Does Stigma Keep Poor Young Immigrant and U.S.-Born Black and Latina Women From Seeking Mental Health Care? (Psycniatric Services) Erum Nadeem, Jane M. Lange, Dawn Edge, Marie Fongwa, Thomas Belin, Jeanne Miranda This study examines the extent to which stigma-related concerns about mental health care account for the underuse of mental health services among low-income immigrant and U.S.-born ...	Journal Article	Dec 2007

•	Health Care Access, Use of Services, and Experiences Among Undocumented Mexicans and Other Latinos (Archives of Internal Medicine) Alexander N. Ortega, Hai Fang, Victor H. Perez, John A. Rizzo, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Steven P. Wallace, Lillian Gelberg This article uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey to show that undocumented Mexicans and other Latinos used fewer health care services, and reported poorer experiences with care, compared to their U.S.-born ...	Journal Article	Nov 2007

•	Access to Preventive Services for Adults of Mexican Origin (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health) Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, Xóchitl Castañeda This article explores the link between immigration and preventive health care services, particularly among adults of Mexican origin.	Journal Article	Oct 2007

•	Perceptions of Diet and Physical Activity Among California Hmong Adults and Youths (Preventing Chronic Disease) Loan Pham Kim, Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer This journal article reports the findings of a qualitative study designed to inform the development of a proposed community-wide campaign to promote increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Hmong families.	Journal Article	Oct 2007

•	Immigration, Health & Work: The Facts Behind the Myths Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda, Sylvia Guendelman , D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Emily Felt A collaboration of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Health Initiative of the Americas, this report explores the health care challenges faced by Latin American immigrants, and Mexican immigrants in particular.	Research Report	Oct 2007

•	Expansion of Health Insurance in California Unlikely to Act as Magnet for Undocumented Immigration Joshua S. Yang, Steven P. Wallace New expansions of health insurance in California are unlikely to attract additional undocumented immigrants to the state, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.	Policy Brief	Jul 2007

•	Food Security Among California's Low-Income Adults Improves, But Most Severely Affected Do Not Share in Improvement Gail G. Harrison, Matthew Sharp, George Manolo-LeClair, Anthony Ramirez, November McGarvey This policy brief reports that, according to the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, more than 2.5 ...	Policy Brief	Jun 2007

•	Undocumented Residents Make Up Small Share of California's Uninsured Population E. Richard Brown, Nadereh Pourat, Steven P. Wallace This fact sheet uses information from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to determine how many of the 4.8 ...	Fact Sheet	Mar 2007

•	California's Racial and Ethnic Minorities More Adversely Affected by Asthma Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown Using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this policy brief examines the racial/ethnic disparities in the burden of asthma among those with active asthma.	Policy Brief	Feb 2007

•	Mexican and Central American Immigrants in the United States: Health Care Access Elena Zúñiga, Xóchitl Castañeda, Al Averbach, Steven P. Wallace This report focuses on the population of Mexican ancestry in the United States and in California, with an emphasis on immigrants.	Research Report	Oct 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

•	Language Barriers Pose a Risk for California HMO Enrollees Gerald F. Kominski, Cori Reifman, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby More than 1 million adult HMO members in California with limited English proficiency are at risk for problems accessing health care services and receiving quality treatment.	Policy Brief	May 2006

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Too Many California Adults Are Tipping the Scales at an Unhealthy Weight Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in obesity and overweight rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.	Policy Brief	Apr 2005

•	Uninsured Immigrant Workers: A View from a California County (Journal of Immigrant Health) Ninez A. Ponce, Robert J. Nordyke, Sherry Hirota Ponce N, Nordyke RJ, Hirota S. (2005) Uninsured immigrant workers: A View from a California County. Journal of Immigrant Health. ...	Journal Article	Jan 2005

•	Asthma among California's Children, Adults and the Elderly: A Geographic Look by Legislative Districts Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Mona Jhawar, Sripipatana Alek This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in asthma rates among all Californians for state legislative and Congressional districts.	Policy Brief	Sep 2004

•	Many Uninsured Children Qualify for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Alek Sripipatana, Beth L. Newman, Steven P. Wallace This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in uninsured children's Medi-Cal/Healthy Family eligibility rates by state Assembly, Senate and Congressional districts, as well as by counties and the Los Angeles Service Planning Areas (SPAs).	Policy Brief	Jun 2004

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Demographics, Health, and Access to Care of Immigrant Children in California: Identifying Barriers to Staying Healthy Nadereh Pourat, Gabrielle Lessard, Armine Lulejian, Lida M. Becerra, Rini Chakraborty This fact sheet is a joint effort of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) using the 2001 California Health Interview Survey data.	Fact Sheet	Mar 2003

•	Important Health Care Issues for California Latinos: Health Insurance and Health Status Jennifer Aguayo, E. Richard Brown, Michael A. Rodriguez, Lia Margolis This is a joint publication of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California (LCHC).	Fact Sheet	Jan 2003

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda This report examines health insurance coverage in California based on the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001) data.	Research Report	Jun 2002

•	The State of Health Insurance in California: Recent Trends, Future Prospects E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice	Policy Research Report	Mar 2001

•	Access to Health Insurance and Health Care for Immigrant Children (Children of Immigrants: Health, Adjustment, and Public Assistance) E. Richard Brown, Roberta Wyn, Hongjian Yu, Abel Valenzuela, Liane Dong	Journal Article	Oct 2000

•	California Immigrant Families: Issues for California's Future California Policy Research Center, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research	Policy Research Report	Aug 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Latinos UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, The Kaiser Family Foundation Co-published by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research & The Kaiser Family Foundation. Drawn from "Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care." ...	Fact Sheet	Jun 2000

•	Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Health Insurance and Health Care E. Richard Brown, Victoria D. Ojeda, Roberta Wyn, Rebecca Levan Racial and ethnic groups in the United States continue to experience major disparities in health status.	Policy Research Report	Apr 2000

•	Disability and Access to Health and Support Services Among California's Immigrant Populations A. E. Benjamin, Steven P. Wallace, Valentine M. Villa, Kathy McCarthy	Research Report	Jan 2000

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