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•	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

•	Distribution and Characteristics of Dentists Licensed to Practice in California, 2008 Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson California has about 14% of the total number of dentists nationwide–the largest percentage of any state.	Fact Sheet	Jun 2009

•	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

•	Environmental Public Health Tracking of Childhood Asthma Using California Health Interview Survey, Traffic, and Outdoor Air Pollution Data (Environmental Health Perspectives) Michelle Wilhelm, Ying-Ying Meng, Rudolph P. Rull, Paul English, John Balmes, Beate Ritz Despite extensive evidence that air pollution affects childhood asthma, state-level and national-level tracking of asthma outcomes in relation to air pollution is limited.	Journal Article	Sep 2008

•	National Recommendations for Enhancing the Conduct of Ethical Research with Human Participants in Post-Disaster Situations (Ethnicity & Disease) Bowen Chung, Loretta Jones, Larry X. Campbell, Henrietta Glover, Lillian Gelberg, Donna T. Chen The intricacies and time-sensitivity of conducting high-quality and clinically relevant health-related human subject research in post-disaster situations challenges traditional approaches to protecting study participants from exploitation and harm.	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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Asthma Severity Ying-Ying Meng, Rudolph P. Rull, Michelle Wilhelm, Beate Ritz, Paul English, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown, Marlena Kuruvilla, Sheila Nathan Children and adults who suffer from asthma and live near heavy vehicular traffic are nearly three times more likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized for their condition than those who live near low traffic areas, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.	Policy Brief	Aug 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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	National Native American AIDS Prevention Center Needs Assessment: Focus Groups Series on Young Native Adults and Sexual Health Delight E. Satter, Andrea Zubiate, Melissa S. Gatchell This report details the findings from a series of focus groups on what young adults (ages 18-24) think is important to provide adolescents in sex education, sexuality education, and reproductive health.	Research Report	Dec 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

•	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

•	Culturally Competent Prevention and Control of Asthma for American Indians and Alaska Natives Delight E. Satter, Andrea Zubiate, Steven P. Wallace Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are among the 10 leading chronic conditions causing restricted activity.	Research Report	Apr 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

•	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

•	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

•	Culturally Competent HIV/AIDS Prevention for American Indians and Alaska Natives Delight E. Satter Approximately 1.9 million people self-identified as AIAN in the 1990 Census. There are 554 federally recognized Indian tribes in the U.S; ...	Research Report	Jun 1999

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