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.

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 ...

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.

Nadereh Pourat

Although many Californians have dental insurance, even those with coverage may not be getting the dental care they need, and this is also the case among people who get dental benefits under Medi-Cal.

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.

David Grant, Samantha Kurosky

This policy brief compares three CHIS survey cycles –- 2001, 2003 and 2005 –- to examine key indicators of children’s health in California.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This article estimates the prevalence of asthma symptoms for California legislative districts. Using small area estimation (SAE) techniques, the article reports on findings not previously available at the sub-county level.

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 ...

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown

Using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, this study examines participation (and lack of participation) by eligible children in California’s Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs.

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.

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.

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 ...

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).

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.

Susan H. Babey, Ying-Ying Meng, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert

Nearly 6 million Californians report that they have difficulty breathing. Moreover, according to this policy brief, asthma among California adults increased from 2001 to 2003 across all age groups and 3.4 ...

Jean Yoon, E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Sungching Glenn

Despite marginal improvements in job-based health insurance for adults and public program enrollment for children, one in five (6.5 ...

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

This fact sheet created by the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) team compares parental reports of autism from the 2001 and 2005 California Health Interview Surveys to identify a significant increase in the number of cases between survey periods.

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.

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Janice Frates, E. Richard Brown

With the goal of developing a comprehensive predictive model of eligible children's enrollment in California's Medicaid (Medi-Cal [MC]) and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP; Healthy Families [HF]) programs, the authors examined the effects of multiple family-level factors and contextual county-level factors on children's enrollment in Medicaid and SCHIP using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, data on outstationed eligibility workers (OEWs), and administrative data from state agencies and local health insurance expansion programs for fiscal year 2000–2001.

An-Fu Hsiao, Mitchell D. Wong, Michael S. Goldstein, Hongjian Yu, Ronald M. Andersen, E. Richard Brown, Neil S. Wenger

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is likely to vary amond racial/ethnic groups because its use is related to cultural and health beliefs.

Ninez A. Ponce, Ron D. Hays, William E. Cunningham

Ponce NA, Hays R, Cunningham W. Linguistic Disparities in Health Care Access and Health Status among Older Adults.

Jeff Luck, Carol Chang, E. Richard Brown, John Lumpkin

This journal article provides an overview of current issues surrounding the availability and use of local health information, identifies barriers that hinder its use, and suggests potential solutions.

Gerald F. Kominski, Jay C. Ripps, Miriam J. Laugesen, Robert G. Cosway, Nadereh Pourat

Kominski GF, Ripps JC, Laugesen MJ, Cosway RG, Pourat N. The California Cost and Coverage Model: Analyses of the Financial Impacts of Benefit Mandates for the California Legislature.

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.

Gregory D. Stevens, Michael Seid, Neal Halfon

Stevens GD, Seid M, Halfon N. Enrolling Vulnerable, Uninsured but Eligible Children in Public Health Insurance: Association With Health Status and Primary Care Access.

Ninez A. Ponce, Leighton Ku, William E. Cunningham, E. Richard Brown

Ponce NA, Ku L, Cunningham W, Brown ER. Language Barriers to Health Care Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Brenda F. Seals, Linda Burhansstipanov, Delight E. Satter, Jenny Chia, Melissa S. Gatchell

Seals BF, Burhansstipanov L, Satter DE, Chia YJ, Gatchell M. California American Indian and Alaska Natives Tribal Groups' Care Access and Utilization of Care: Policy Implications.

Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Elizabeth Malcom, Neetu Chawla, Yee Wei Lim

This study -- published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology -- states that significant number of asthma sufferers wind up in the emergency room for treatment because delays such as cost or insurance coverage prevented them from getting earlier needed care. Researchers ...

Judith Swan, Nancy Breen, Linda Burhansstipanov, Delight E. Satter, William W. Davis, C. Matthew Snipp, Timothy S. McNeel

Swan J, Breen N, Burhansstipanov L, Satter DE, Davis WW, McNeel T, Snipp CM. Cancer screening and risk factor rates among American Indians.

Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, N. A. Breen, R. Coates, Mark S. Litwin, E. Richard Brown

Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Yu H, Breen NA, Coates R, Brown ER, Litwin M. (2006) Prostate Cancer Screening in California, Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.

Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Hongjian Yu, Neetu Chawla, Mark S. Litwin

Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Brown ER, Yu H, Chawla N, Litwin MS. A Population-Based Survey of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among California Men at Higher Risk for Prostate Carcinoma.

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 ...

J. Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Nadereh Pourat, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer

Chen JY, Diamant A, Pourat N, Kagawa-Singer M. Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services among the elderly.

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.

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown

This report provides estimates of program participation expressed as the ratio of children who are enrolled in either the MC or the HF programs to the total number who are eligible to participate in the programs and who do not have private or employer sponsored health insurance coverage.

Anthony Ramirez, Gail C. Farmer, David Grant, Theodora Papachristou

Am J Public Health. 2005; 95(11): 2057-2064. The 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001) is the largest geographically complex multidimensional state health survey ever conducted in the United States and was designed to generate demographic and health estimates including cancer-related measures for the non-institutionalized household population of California.

E. Richard Brown, Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, George B. Abbott

Brown ER, Holtby S, Zahnd E, Abbott GB. Community-based participatory research in the California Health Interview Survey.

Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Hal Morgenstern, Roshan Bastani, Jennifer Lee, Nicole Gatto, Anita Ambs

This article examines the extent and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among a population-based sample of California adults that is highly diverse in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and health status.

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.

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce

Six in ten Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) children have employer-based health insurance and over 90% have insurance all year, but children's coverage differs across AAPI ethnic groups.

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 ...

Delight E. Satter, Andrea Veiga-Ermert, Linda Burhansstipanov, Luis Pena, Terrie Restivo

Satter DE, Veiga-Ermert A, Burhansstipanov L, Pena L, Restivo T. Communicating respectfully with American Indian and Alaska natives: Lessons from the California Health Interview Survey.

Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Jennifer R. Kincheloe

This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who were uninsured in 2001 would increase health care expenditures within the state by about $842 million, or $143 per uninsured person, with significant savings likely through program consolidation, better health and preventive care, reduced uncompensated care spending by "safety net" providers, and expanding insurance revenues. The ...

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.

Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce, E. Richard Brown

Rice, T., Lavarreda, S.A., Ponce, N.A., & Brown, ER. The impact of private and public health insurance on medication use for adults with chronic diseases.

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).

Claire Brindis, Elizabeth Ozer, Sally Adams, Jane Park, Nicole Lordi, Elaine Zahnd, Sue Holtby

A new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, "Health of California's Adolescents: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey," presents a public health profile of California adolescents ages 12-17 years.

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.

David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, Benjamin A. Spencer, Neetu Chawla, C. Y. Ko , Nancy Breen

Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Babey SH, Spencer BA, Brown ER, Ko CY, Chawla N, Breen N, Klabunde CN. A Population-based Study of Colorectal Cancer Test Use: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.

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.

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.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda

This fact sheet examines children's health insurance coverage, and children who are uninsured but eligible for coverage through public programs, using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

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.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in hypertension rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional 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.

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.

Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Wei Yen, E. Richard Brown, Charles A. DiSogra, Delight E. Satter

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).

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." ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda

This study examines the health insurance coverage, health status, and access to care of California women ages 18-64.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

E. Richard Brown, Hongjian Yu, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Lida M. Becerra, Arindrajit Dube, Richard Kronick

This fact sheet provides estimates of the number of uninsured workers and uninsured dependents (spouses and children of workers) who would be eligible for coverage under the provisions of SB 2.

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.

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.

Gerald F. Kominski, Deborah Glik, Cori Reifman

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Steven P. Wallace, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, E. Richard Brown

This policy brief highlights the differences in uninurance rates among the new California Assembly and Senate districts resulting from redistricting based on the 2000 Census.

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).

Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla

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.

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.

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).

Gerald F. Kominski, Pamela L. Davidson, Crystal L. Keeler, Natasha Razack, Lida M. Becerra, Rabeya Sen

The profile of California’s 17.7 million children and adults who are enrolled in HMO plans is more diverse than previously thought, according to the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report. The ...

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.

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.

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.

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.