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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
• Dental Insurance in California: Scope, Structure, and Availability
Nadereh Pourat
Although structured similarly to health insurance, dental insurance is often more limited in scope and availability.
  Outside Publication Sep 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
• 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
• Health Coverage in the Safety Net: How California’s Coverage Initiative Is Providing A Medical Home to Low-Income Uninsured Adults in Ten Counties, Interim Findings
Nadereh Pourat, Cori Reifman, Dylan H. Roby, Ying-Ying Meng, Allison L. Diamant, Gerald F. Kominski
Only 27 percent of non-elderly adults in the United States have a "medical home" –- a place where they regularly receive medical care and advice.
  Policy Brief Jun 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.

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  Journal Article May 2009
• Half a Million Older Californians Living Alone Unable to Make Ends Meet
Steven P. Wallace, Susan E. Smith
Using the Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index (Elder Index), the authors of this policy brief find that nearly half a million elders (495,000) living alone in California in 2007 could not make ends meet—lacking sufficient income to pay for a minimum level of housing, food, health care, transportation and other basic expenses.
  Policy Brief Feb 2009
• Sociodemographic, Family, and Environmental Factors Associated with Active Commuting to School among US Adolescents (Journal of Public Health Policy)
Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Winnie Huang, E. Richard Brown
Active commuting (non-motorized transport) to school can be an important source of physical activity for children and adolescents.
  Journal Article Feb 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
• Nearly 6.4 Million Californians Lacked Health Insurance in 2007 — Recession Likely to Reverse Small Gains in Coverage
E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham, Y. Jenny Chia
This policy brief draws upon CHIS 2007 data to examine latest trends in health insurance for the state of California.
  Policy Brief Dec 2008
• Low-Income Adolescents Face More Barriers to Healthy Weight
Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown
In this policy brief, the authors examine why low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households.
  Policy Brief Dec 2008
• Assessing the Barriers to Engaging Challenging Populations in Disease Management Programs: The Medicaid Experience (Disease Management and Health Outcomes)
Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat
This article explores the barriers to dealing with chronic illness and other factors faced by disease management programs for Medicaid populations.
  Journal Article Dec 2008
• 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
• Switching Health Insurance and Its Effects on Access to Physician Services (Medical Care)
Shana Alex Lavarreda, Melissa S. Gatchell, Ninez A. Ponce, E. Richard Brown, Y. Jenny Chia
This study examines the factors associated with discontinuous health insurance coverage without periods of uninsurance during the past year (ie, switching coverage), and whether it has a detrimental effect on basic access to care.
  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
• Engaging Homeless Persons in End of Life Preparations (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
John Song, Melanie M. Wall, Edward R. Ratner, Dianne M. Bartels, Nancy Ulvestad, Lillian Gelberg
This study demonstrates that people living in dire economic and social situations will complete an advance directive (AD) when offered the opportunity.
  Journal Article 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
• Who is Using Emergency Contraception? Awareness and Use of Emergency Contraception Among California Women and Teens (Women's Health Issues)
Susan Baldwin, M. Rosa Solorio, Donna L. Washington, Hongjian Yu, Yii-Chieh Huang, E. Richard Brown
Emergency contraception reduces women's risk for pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, and women’s awareness of the method is increasingly important for expanding access.
  Journal Article Jun 2008
• Are Frequent Asthma Symptoms Among Low-Income Individuals Related to Heavy Traffic Near Homes, Vulnerabilities, or Both? (Annals of Epidemiology)
Ying-Ying Meng, Michelle Wilhelm, Rudolph P. Rull, Paul English, Sheila Nathan, Beate Ritz
This study investigates whether frequent asthma symptoms (daily/weekly symptoms) can be attributed to traffic-related exposures, poverty, and/or vulnerabilities.
  Journal Article May 2008
• Process Evaluation of the Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network (Preventing Chronic Disease)
Richard E. Kratz, Ninez A. Ponce, Antronette Yancey
This study evaluated the Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network, a large multicomponent nutrition and physical activity program in an ethnically diverse school district, launched in 2000.

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  Journal Article Apr 2008
• Correlates of Self-Diagnosis of Chronic Medical and Mental Health Condition in Under Served African American and Latino Populations (Ethnicity & Disease)
Chizobam Ani, Mohsen Bazargan, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Ronald M. Andersen, David W. Hindman, Richard S. Baker
This study examines the correlates of self-diagnosis of chronic medical and mental health conditions in under-served minority populations.
  Journal Article Apr 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
• Association of Insurance Coverage with Chlamydia Screening (The American Journal of Managed Care)
Nadereh Pourat, Guoyu A. Tao, Cathleen M. Walsh
This article examines the rates of self-reported Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening among young women and to examine the independent association of type of insurance and specific health plans with these rates.
  Journal Article Apr 2008
• Federal Poverty Guideline Underestimates Costs of Living for Older Persons in California
Steven P. Wallace, L. Cricel Molina
The federal poverty guideline, used to determine income eligibility for many public programs, covers less than half of the basic costs experienced by adults age 65 and older in the state.
  Policy Brief Feb 2008
• Determinants of Breast Cancer Knowledge Among Newly Diagnosed, Low-income, Medically Underserved Women With Breast Cancer (Cancer)
Judy Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Amardeep Thind, Rose C. Maly
Among women with breast cancer (BC), greater BC knowledge has been associated with greater participation in treatment decision-making, patient satisfaction, and survival.
  Journal Article Jan 2008
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Job-Based Insurance Declines for Moderate- and Low-Income Workers
E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Lavarreda
As California's system of job-based health insurance continues to erode, low- and moderate-income workers are increasingly being left out, according to this 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
• Health Insurance Coverage Fact Sheets for California Counties and Regions
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were able to produce these fact sheets detailing health insurance coverage, the lack of coverage, and demographic characteristics for counties and regions in California.
  Fact Sheet Apr 2007
• Teens Living in Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Lack Access to Parks and Get Less Physical Activity
Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown
Teens living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income households are unlikely to have a safe park near their home and are more likely to get less physical activity, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
  Policy Brief Mar 2007
• Low-Income Californians Bear Unequal Burden of Asthma
Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Ying-Ying Meng, E. Richard Brown
In California, 2.8 million children and adults suffer from active asthma. One out of six of these Californians lives below the poverty level.
  Policy Brief Feb 2007
• Sexually Transmitted Disease Services in California's Medi-Cal Managed Care: Findings from a Baseline Survey of STD Care Delivery in 2002
Nadereh Pourat, Jas Nihalani, Romni Neiman, George Rutherford, Barry Handon, E. Richard Brown, Gail Bolan
In California, chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
  Research Report Sep 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
• Choices Made by Low-Income Women Provided with an Economic Supplement for Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Purchase (Journal of the American Dietetic Association)
Dena R. Herman, Gail G. Harrison, Eloise Jenks
Herma DR, Harrison GG, Jenks E. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. May 2006; 106; pp.
  Journal Article May 2006
• Is There a Shortage of Dental Hygienists and Assistants in California?: Findings from the 2003 California Dental Survey
Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus
This report uses data derived from a survey of 13,600 general dentists throughout California and constructs a picture of private dental practice in California; including staffing levels, wage and benefits, patient populations, and experiences in utilizing Allied Dental Health Professionals (ADHP).
  Research Report Dec 2005
• Half of California Adults Walk Less Than One Hour Each Week
E. Richard Brown, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Allison L. Diamant
One in four California adults does not walk at all for transportation or leisure in an average week and half of California adults walk for a combined total of less than one hour each week as reported in this new health policy research brief that uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).
  Policy Brief Dec 2005
• California Fruit & Vegetable Intake Calibration Study
Charles A. DiSogra, Mark Hudes
The California Dietary Practices Survey (CDPS) is nationally recognized as the oldest, state-specific tracking survey for fruit and vegetable intake in the country.
  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
• 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
• More California Teens Consume Soda and Fast Food Each Day Than Five Servings of Fruits and Vegetables
Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown
Each day two-thirds of California teens drink soda, nearly half eat fast food, and only a quarter eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables, as reported in this new health policy research brief that uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).
  Policy Brief Sep 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 2.9 Million Californians Now Food Insecure -- One in Three Low-Income, An Increase in Just Two Years
Gail G. Harrison, George Manolo-LeClair, Anthony Ramirez, Jenny Chia, John Kurata, November McGarvey
Compiled with data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, this study found that more than 2.9 ...
  Policy Brief Jun 2005
• California Adolescents Increasingly Inactive
Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert
This policy brief describes physical activity among California's adolescents based primarily on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).
  Policy Brief Apr 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
• Job-Based Coverage Drops for Adults and Children but Public Programs Boost Children's Coverage
E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda
Between 2001 and 2003, both children and adults lost employment-based health insurance coverage. For children, increased enrollment in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families resulted in a lower uninsured rate.
  Policy Brief Feb 2005
• Many Children Remain Uninsured and Not Eligible for Medi-Cal and Healthy Families
Mona Jhawar, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Steven P. Wallace
This policy brief highlights regional variations of rates among California children ages 0-5 and ages 6-17 from limited income families (below 300% FPL) who were uninsured and not eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy families in 2001.
  Policy Brief Dec 2004
• 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
• Hunger In Los Angeles County Affects Over 200,000 Low-Income Adults, Another 560,000 At Risk
Charles A. DiSogra, Wei Yen, Michael Flood, Anthony Ramirez
Compiled with data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, this study found that more than three-quarters of a million low-income adults in Los Angeles County have a difficult time reliably putting enough food on the table and thus are considered "food insecure." ...
  Policy Brief Jun 2004
• Estimating the Cost of Caring for California's Uninsured
Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby
This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who are currently uninsured would increase direct health care expenditures within the state by about $7.4 ...
  Policy Brief May 2004
• A Framework for Evaluating Safety-Net and Other Community-Level Factors on Access for Low-Income Populations (Inquiry)
Pamela L. Davidson, Ronald M. Andersen, Roberta Wyn, E. Richard Brown
   Journal Article Apr 2004
• Effects of Community Factors on Access to Ambulatory Care for Lower-Income Adults in Large Urban Communities (Inquiry)
E. Richard Brown, Pamela L. Davidson, Hongjian Yu, Roberta Wyn, Ronald M. Andersen, Natasha Razack
   Journal Article Apr 2004
• County Residency and Access to Care for Low- and Moderate-Income Californians
E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ying-Ying Meng, Ronald M. Andersen, Andrew B. Bindman, Lillian Gelberg
Where Californians live within the state plays an important role in determining their access to health care.
  Policy Brief Mar 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
• Asthma in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey
Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Elizabeth Malcom, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla
This in-depth report describes asthma 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 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
• Medicaid Home Care for Tribal Health Services: A Tool Kit for Developing New Programs
Steven P. Wallace, Delight E. Satter, Andrea Zubiate
Planning and financing long-term care services for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) elders is a challenge.
  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
• 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
• The Health of Young Children in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey
Moira Inkelas, Neal Halfon, Kim Uyeda, Gregory D. Stevens, Sue Holtby, Janel Wright, E. Richard Brown
This report, prepared jointly by the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the Public Health Institute, is the first of its kind to reveal key measures of health and well being for California's three million children under age 6.
  Research Report Jul 2003
• Only 12% of California's Poorest Adults Receive Food Stamps, One Million Lack Adequate Food
Charles A. DiSogra, Wei Yen, Anthony Ramirez, Jennifer Aguayo
This fact sheet estimates population sizes and describes differences between food stamp recipients and non-recipients among California adults, ages 18-64, whose household income is below 130% of the Federal Poverty Level.
  Fact Sheet Jul 2003
• Over Half of California's 6.3 Million Uninsured Lack Health Coverage for More Than a Year
E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research prepared this new fact sheet report as part of its participation in the Cover the Uninsured Week (CTUW) campaign - an unprecedented week long series of national and local activities taking place during the week of Monday, March 10, through Friday, March 14.
  Fact Sheet Mar 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
• Over 2.2 Million Low-Income California Adults are Food Insecure; 658,000 Suffer Hunger
Gail G. Harrison, Charles A. DiSogra, George Manolo-LeClair, Jennifer Aguayo, Wei Yen
More than 2.24 million low-income adults in California cannot always afford to put food on the table and, as a result, almost one out of three of these adults, 658,000, experiences episodes of hunger.
  Policy Brief Nov 2002
• Improving Health Insurance Coverage for American Indian Children and Families under Healthy Families (SCHIP)
Delight E. Satter, Steven P. Wallace, Trang M. Le, Andrea Zubiate
Background: More American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIAN) reside in California than any other single state in the United States; Los Angeles is home to the largest number of AIAN in the country.
  Research Report Jun 2002
• 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
• Asthma in California in 2001: High Rates Affect Most Population Groups
E. Richard Brown, Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Elizabeth Malcom
A study released by the Center examines the prevalence of asthma in California, the prevention and management of asthma symptoms, and the consequences of poorly managed asthma.
  Policy Brief May 2002
• Single Mothers in California: Understanding Their Health Insurance Coverage
Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda
This Policy Brief examines the health insurance coverage of single mothers in California, addressing the factors affecting their coverage, as well as changes in coverage between 1994-95 and 1998-99.
  Policy Brief May 2002
• Access to Medical Care for Low Income Families: How Do Communities Make a Difference? (Medical Care Research and Review)
Ronald M. Andersen, Hongjian Yu, Roberta Wyn, Pamela L. Davidson, E. Richard Brown, Stephanie Teleki
   Journal Article Apr 2002
• Number of Uninsured Californians Declines to 6.2 Million — 2 Million Are Eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy Families
E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Lida M. Becerra
   Fact Sheet Mar 2002
• Uninsured Californians in Assembly and Senate Districts, 2000
E. Richard Brown, Ying-Ying Meng, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu
   Policy Research Report May 2001
• The State of Health Insurance in California: Recent Trends, Future Prospects
E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Thomas Rice
   Policy Research Report Mar 2001
• Health Insurance Coverage of Californians Improved in 1999 - But 6.8 Million Remain Uninsured
E. Richard Brown, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Hongjian Yu
   Policy Brief Feb 2001
• Focus Group Research on Californians Between 200% - 275% of the Federal Poverty Level: Health Insurance Issues Report
Delight E. Satter, E. Richard Brown
On behalf of the Universal Coverage for California’s Children Coalition, Kaiser Permanente Cares for Kids (KPCK) asked the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (the Center) to study the attitudes, perceptions, and opinions of Californians with incomes between 200% – 275% of the federal poverty level about the value of health insurance for their children. Focus ...
  Policy Research Report Sep 2000
• Health Insurance Coverage of Women Ages 18-64 in California, 1998
Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda
In a survey conducted by the California Alliance for Women’s Health Leadership, community-based leaders in women’s health recently identified as key issues lack of health insurance and lack of access to health care for women of color, those with low incomes, and younger women. Without ...
  Outside Publication Sep 2000
• Focus Groups Suggest New Strategies are Needed to Reach Uninsured Children in Low-Income Families
Delight E. Satter, E. Richard Brown
   Policy Brief Sep 2000
• Disparities in Health Insurance and Access to Care for Residents Across U.S. Cities
E. Richard Brown, Roberta Wyn, Stephanie Teleki
U.S. metropolitan areas are characterized by pronounced disparities in rates of health insurance coverage and access to care.
  Policy Research Report Aug 2000
• Differences in Access to Health Care Among the Moderate- and Low-Income Population Across Urban Areas
Roberta Wyn, Stephanie Teleki, E. Richard Brown
   Policy Brief Jul 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
• Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among American Indians and Alaska Natives
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 African Americans
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
• Delivery of Sexually Transmitted Disease Services in Medicaid Managed Care
E. Richard Brown, John Nakashima, Nadereh Pourat, Natasha Razack, Sylvia Chu
This report examines the extent to which managed care organizations (MCOs) that serve Medicaid beneficiaries are promoting effective management, control and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among their enrollees—and whether these organizations’ policies correspond with the actual practices of the primary care providers in their networks.
  Policy Research Report 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
• California's Uninsured Children: A Closer Look at the Local Level
Ninez A. Ponce, Stephanie Teleki, E. Richard Brown
More than 2 million children in California do not have any form of health insurance. The proportion of uninsured children in the state has increased over the past several years (from 17% in 1995 to 21% in 1998) and is significantly higher than in the rest of the nation (15% in 1998).
  Policy Alert Mar 2000


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