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•	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

•	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

•	Intimate Partner Violence in Latina and Non-Latina Women (American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Amy E. Bonomi, Melissa L. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Cannon, Natasha Slesnick, Michael A. Rodriguez No single study has delineated the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) over multiple time periods for Latina versus non-Latina women and compared the health of abused Latina women to the health of abused non-Latina women using multiple health indicators.	Journal Article	Jan 2009

•	Intimate Partner Violence and Community Service Needs Among Pregnant and Postpartum Latina Women (Violence and Victims) David P. Eiserman, Erin Richardson, Lekeisha Sumner, Sawssan R. Ahmed, Honghu Liu, Jeannette Valentine, Michael A. Rodriguez Health care providers are advised to refer abused women to needed community services. However, little is known about abused women's perceived need for services, particularly among Latina women.	Journal Article	Jan 2009

•	Binge Drinking Among California Adults: Results from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse) Jim E. Banta, Peter Przekop, Mark G. Haviland, M. Pereau Using 2005 California Health Interview Survey data, this study calculated binge drinking rates among California adults and describe the characteristics of female and male binge drinkers.	Journal Article	Nov 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

•	Development and Psychometric Assessment of a Multidimensional Measure of Internalized HIV Stigma in a Sample of HIV-positive Adults (AIDS and Behavior) Jennifer N. Sayles, Ron D. Hays, Catherine A. Sarkisian, Anish P. Mahajan, Karen L. Spritzer, William E. Cunningham There is a need for a psychometrically sound measure of the stigma experienced by diverse persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA).	Journal Article	Sep 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

•	Pathways to Health Risk Exposure in Adult Film Performers (Journal of Urban Health) Corita R. Grudzen, Gerry Ryan, William Margold, Jacqueline Torres, Lillian Gelberg Despite being part of a large and legal industry in Los Angeles, little is known about adult film performers' exposure to health risks and when and how these risks might occur.	Journal Article	Aug 2008

•	Preconceptional Folic Acid Supplement Use in Lebanon (Public Health Nutrition) Hala Tamim, Gail G. Harrison, Maria Atoui, Ghina Mumtaz, Faisal El-Kak, Muhieddine Seoud, Khaled Yunis The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of preconceptional folic acid supplement use among pregnant women in Lebanon. Analysis ...	Journal Article	Jul 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

•	The Association Between an Electric Pump Loan Program and the Timing of Requests for Formula by Working Mothers in WIC (Journal of Human Lactation) Karen Meehan, Gail G. Harrison, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Nathan Nickel, Eloise Jenks, Anthony Ramirez An electric pump loan program designed to facilitate breastfeeding for low-income mothers returning to full-time work was evaluated.	Journal Article	May 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

•	Effect of a Targeted Incentive on Intake of Fruits and Vegetables Among Low-Income Women in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (American Journal of Public Health) Dena R. Herman, Gail G. Harrison, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Eloise Jenks This study tested the effectiveness of a subsidy for fruits and vegetables to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).	Journal Article	Jan 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

•	Homeless Women: Who Is Really at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy? (Maternal and Child Health Journal) Lillian Gelberg, Michael C. Lu, Barbara D. Leake, Ronald M. Andersen, Hal Morgenstern, Adeline M. Nyamathi This study of 974 homeless women surveyed in Los Angeles County in 1997 included 457 who were at risk for unintended pregnancy.	Journal Article	Jan 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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	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

•	Women's Health Insurance Coverage in California Roberta Wyn This policy brief provides an overview of the health insurance coverage of nonelderly women in California, based on data from the 2003 and 2001 California Health Interview Surveys (CHIS 2003, CHIS 2001).	Policy Brief	Nov 2006

•	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

•	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

•	American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Women's Cancer Screening and Results (Journal of Cancer Education) Delight E. Satter, Brenda F. Seals, Jenny Chia, Melissa S. Gatchell, Linda Burhansstipanov Satter DE, Seals BF, Chia YJ, Gatchell M, Burhansstipanov L. American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Women's Cancer Screening and Results.	Journal Article	Apr 2005

•	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

•	A Comparison of Hispanic and White Adolescent Females' Use of Family Planning Services in California (Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health) M. Rosa Solorio, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown, Lida M. Becerra, Lillian Gelberg Solorio MR, Yu H, Brown ER, Becerra L, Gelberg L. A Comparison of Hispanic and White Adolescent Females' Use of Family Planning Services in California.	Journal Article	Jul 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

•	Analysis of Senate Bill 1555 (Maternity Services): A Report to the 2003-2004 California Legislature Miriam J. Laugesen	Policy Research Report	Apr 2004

•	Analysis of Senate Bill 897 (Maternity Services): A Report to the 2003-2004 California Legislature Miriam J. Laugesen	Policy Research Report	Feb 2004

•	Analysis of Assembly Bill 438 (Osteoporosis Screening): A Report to the 2003-2004 California Legislature Miriam J. Laugesen	Policy Research Report	Feb 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

•	Women's Health Issues in California: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda This study examines the health insurance coverage, health status, and access to care of California women ages 18-64.	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 Care for Homeless Women: Unmet Needs and Barriers to Care (Journal of General Internal Medicine) Joy H. Lewis, Ronald M. Andersen, Lillian Gelberg Lewis J, Andersen R, Gelberg L. Health Care for Homeless Women: Unmet Needs and Barriers to Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. ...	Journal Article	Nov 2003

•	Chronically Homeless Women's Perceived Deterrents to Contraception (Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health) Lillian Gelberg, Barbara D. Leake, Michael C. Lu, Ronald M. Andersen, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Hal Morgenstern	Journal Article	Nov 2002

•	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

•	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

•	Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Homeless Women for Protection Against Unwanted Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Prior Use and Willingness to Use in the Future (Contraception) Lillian Gelberg, Barbara D. Leake, Michael C. Lu, Ronald M. Andersen, Suzanne L. Wenzel, P. Koegel, Carole Browner Gelberg L, Leake B, Lu M, Andersen R, Wenzel S, Koegel P, Browner C. Use of Contraceptive Methods Among Homeless Women for Protection Against Unwanted Pregnancies and Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Prior Use and Willingness to Use in the Future.	Journal Article	May 2001

•	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

•	Women and Managed Care in California Roberta Wyn, Sarah Samuels, Joanne Leslie, Beatriz Solis (Co-Published by the Pacific Institute for Women's Health) Managed care is becoming the dominant system of health care coverage and delivery throughout the United States and particularly in California, for both private and public sector health care.	Policy Research Report	Sep 2000

•	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

•	Women and Managed Care in California: An Examination of Selected Services Roberta Wyn, Sarah Samuels, Joanne Leslie, Beatriz Solis	Policy Brief	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

•	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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