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•	Differences in Characteristics of California Dentists Who Employ Dental Hygienists and Those Who Do Not (The Journal of the American Dental Association) Nadereh Pourat Dental hygienists can increase dentists' productivity, yet nationwide, one-third of dentists do not employ a hygienist.	Journal Article	Aug 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

•	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

•	Are Adolescents Being Screened for Emotional Distress in Primary Care? (Journal of Adolescent Health) Elizabeth Ozer, Elaine Zahnd, Sally Adams, Sheila Husting, Charles J. Wibbelsman, Kim P. Norman, Susan M. Smiga This study evaluates how often primary care providers screen adolescent patients for emotional distress.	Journal Article	Jun 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

•	Adolescent Preventive Services: Rates and Disparities in Preventive Health Topics Covered During Routine Medical Care in a California Sample (Journal of Adolescent Health) Sally Adams, Sheila Husting, Elaine Zahnd, Elizabeth Ozer The authors studied rates and disparities in preventive health topics covered during routine medical care for adolescents, using a California sample.	Journal Article	Dec 2008

•	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

•	Drilling Down: Access, Affordability and Consumer Perceptions in Adult Dental Health 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.	Outside Publication	Nov 2008

•	Trends in the Health of Older Californians: Data from the 2001, 2003 and 2005 California Health Interview Surveys 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.	Research Report	Nov 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

•	Trends in the Health of Young Children in California 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.	Policy Brief	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

•	Binge Drinking, Poor Mental Health, and Adherence to Treatment Among California Adults with Asthma (Journal of Asthma) Kelly B. Haskard, Jim E. Banta, Summer L. Williams, Mark G. Haviland, M. Robin DiMatteo, Peter Przekop, Leonard S. Werner, Donald L. Anderson Binge drinking and poor mental health may affect adherence to treatment for individuals with asthma. The purposes of this research were to: Examine the relationship of self-reported binge drinking and mental health to adherence to daily asthma control medications; and, Identify other demographic and health-related factors associated with asthma control medication adherence. Secondary ...	Journal Article	Jun 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

•	Physical Activity Among Adolescents: When Do Parks Matter? (American Journal of Preventive Medicine) Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown The availability of places to engage in physical activity may influence physical activity levels. This study examined whether the relationship between physical activity and access to parks differs depending on adolescents’ sociodemographic, housing and neighborhood characteristics.	Journal Article	Apr 2008

•	Prevalence of Active Epilepsy and Active Quality of Life among Adults with Self-Reported Epilepsy in California: California Health Interview Survey, 2003 (Epilepsia) Rosemarie Kobau, Hatice Zahran, David Grant, David J. Thurman, Patricia H. Price, Matthew M. Zack Using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this article assesses the prevalence of self-reported and active epilepsy, as well as associated health-related quality of life issues, among adults in California.	Journal Article	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

•	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

•	Falls, Disability and Food Insecurity Present Challenges to Healthy Aging Steven P. Wallace, L. Cricel Molina, Mona Jhawar Falls, disability and hunger are surprisingly common aspects of life for California seniors, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.	Policy Brief	May 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

•	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

•	Pets and Smoking in the Home Associated with Asthma Symptoms and Asthma-Like Breathing Problems Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Ying-Ying Meng Many Californians are exposed to environmental conditions in the home -- such as the presence of tobacco smoke and furry pets -- which can trigger asthma symptoms.	Policy Brief	Feb 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

•	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

•	Adult Smoking Rate Declines, While Asthma, Diabetes and Obesity Rates Rise 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.	Fact Sheet	Nov 2006

•	Nearly Six Million Californians Suffer from Asthma Symptoms or Asthma-like Breathing Problems 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 ...	Policy Brief	Oct 2006

•	One in Five Californians Were Uninsured in 2005 Despite Modest Gains in Coverage 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 ...	Policy Brief	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

•	Can We Trust Population Surveys to Count Medicaid Enrollees and the Uninsured? (Health Affairs) Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown, Janice Frates, Kathleen Thiede Call, Wei Yen, Jim Watkins This journal article reports the results of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded California Medicaid Undercount Experiment (CMUE) to estimate the extent of underreporting of Medicaid in the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and its effect on estimates of uninsurance.	Journal Article	Jul 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

•	Insured Californians Report High Satisfaction with Health Care Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby More than 96 percent (nearly 24 million) of insured Californians report "good" or better satisfaction with their health care.	Policy Brief	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

•	Language Barriers to Health Care Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries (Inquiry) 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.	Journal Article	Apr 2006

•	Diabetes on the Rise in California 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 ...	Policy Brief	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

•	Access to Safe Parks Helps Increase Physical Activity Among Teenagers Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert More than one in four California adolescents -- nearly one million in all -- get less than the recommended levels of physical activity, but neighborhood characteristics and access to safe parks have an important effect on whether teens meet activity recommendations, and whether they get any activity at all reports this new health policy research brief using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).	Policy Brief	Dec 2005

•	Chronic Conditions of Californians 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.	Policy Research Report	Dec 2005

•	Community-based Participatory Research in the California Health Interview Survey (Preventing Chronic Disease) 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.	Journal Article	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 Half of Californians in HMOs Are Overweight or Obese Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Natalya Mostovskaya More than 5 million Californians enrolled in HMOs (over 50% of enrollees aged 12-64) are overweight or obese.	Policy Brief	Jul 2005

•	Insurance Rates of Asian American and Pacific Islander Children Vary Widely 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.	Fact Sheet	Jun 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

•	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

•	One out of Three Latino Adolescents Overweight or At Risk Michael A. Rodriguez, Marlena Kane, Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, George R. Flores This fact sheet describes overweight among Latino adolescents in California based on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).	Fact Sheet	Apr 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

•	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

•	Children's Insurance Coverage Increases as Result of Public Program Expansion 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).	Fact Sheet	Dec 2004

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