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• Physical Activity: Cinderella or Rodney Dangerfield? (Preventive Medicine)
Antronette Yancey, James F. Sallis
Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of death, disability and health care costs, but resources and other investments in promoting physical activity are neither proportional, nor ideally suited, to address the problem, especially in the United States.
  Journal Article Oct 2009
• School Meals: Building Blocks for Healthy Children
Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, Christine L. Taylor, Gail G. Harrison
This report, co-authored by Center Senior Research Scientist Gail Harrison, recommends a new set of nutrient targets and standards for menu planning for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

The ...
  Outside Publication Oct 2009
• 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
• School Lunch Source and Adolescent Dietary Behavior (Preventing Chronic Disease)
Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey
Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, the authors examine the association between dietary behaviors and the number of days that adolescents bring lunch to school.
  Journal Article Sep 2009
• The Meta-Volition Model: Organizational Leadership Is the Key Ingredient in Getting Society Moving, Literally! (Preventive Medicine)
Antronette Yancey
The author studies how substantive and sustainable population-wide improvements in physical activity can be achieved only through the large-scale adoption and implementation of policies and practices that make being active the default choice and remaining inactive difficult.
  Journal Article Sep 2009
• Bubbling Over: Soda Consumption and Its Link to Obesity in California
Susan H. Babey, Malia Jones, Hongjian Yu, Harold Goldstein
This study reports geographic variations in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among children, adolescents, and adults and examines the correlation between soda consumption and obesity.
  Policy Brief Sep 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
• Young Parents' Relationship Characteristics, Shared Sexual Behaviors, Perception of Partner Risks, and Dyadic Influences (Journal of Sex Research)
Deborah Koniak-Griffin, Rong Huang, Janna Lesser, Evelyn Gonzlez-Figuero, Sumiko Takayanagi, William G. Cumberland
Rising rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV among youth and young adults, particularly from ethnic minorities, create an urgent need to understand risk factors and perceptions of risk within the context of couple relationships.
  Journal Article Mar 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
• 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
• Teen Dietary Habits Related to Those of Parents
Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Malia Jones, E. Richard Brown
Every day, over two million California adolescents (62%) drink soda and 1.4 million (43%) eat fast food, but only 38% eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables.

This ...
  Policy Brief Feb 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Dietary Micronutrients Are Associated with Higher Cognitive Function Gains Among Primary School Children in Rural Kenya (British Journal of Nutrition)
Constance A. Gewa, Robert E. Weiss, Nimrod O. Bwibo, Shannon Whaleya, Marian Sigman, Suzanne P. Murphy, Gail G. Harrison, Charlotte G. Neumann
With the exception of iodine and Fe, there is still very limited information on the effect of micronutrients on cognitive function, especially among school-age children.
  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
• 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
• How Does Acculturation Affect the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Providers Among Mexican- and Asian-Americans? (Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health)
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.
  Journal Article Aug 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
• Case Management and Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes in a National Sample of Persons with HIV/AIDS (Journal of National Medical Association)
William E. Cunningham, Mitchell D. Wong, Ron D. Hays
HIV/AIDS is a condition characterized by a variety of medical and social needs that vary between individuals and over time.
  Journal Article Jul 2008
• Uncontrolled Asthma Means Missed Work and School, Emergency Department Visits for Many Californians
Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Christina Lombardi, E. Richard Brown
Despite advances in therapy, asthma remains a disease that is not optimally controlled in many Californians.
  Policy Brief Jul 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
• 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
• Designed for Disease: The Link Between Local Food Environments and Obesity and Diabetes
Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, Theresa A. Hastert, Stefan Harvey, Harold Goldstein, Rebecca Flournoy, Rajni Banthia, Victor Rubin, Sarah Treuhaft
People living in neighborhoods crowded with fast-food and convenience stores but relatively few grocery or produce outlets are at significantly higher risk of suffering from obesity and diabetes.

The ...
  Policy Brief Apr 2008
• The Effects of a Disease Management Program on Self-Reported Health Behaviors and Health Outcomes: Evidence From the "Florida: A Healthy State (FAHS)" Medicaid Program (Health Education & Behavior)
Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman
Premature morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases account for a major proportion of expenditures for health care cost in the United States.
  Journal Article Feb 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
• 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
• Perceptions of Diet and Physical Activity Among California Hmong Adults and Youths (Preventing Chronic Disease)
Loan Pham Kim, Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer
This journal article reports the findings of a qualitative study designed to inform the development of a proposed community-wide campaign to promote increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Hmong families.
  Journal Article 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Costs and Cost-Effectiveness of Adolescent Compliance with Treatment or Latent Tuberculosis Infection: Results from a Randomized Trial (Journal of Adolescent Health)
Gerald F. Kominski, Sepideh Farivar Varon, Donald E. Morisky, Kevin Malotte, Vicki J. Ebin, Astou Coly, Chi Chiao
For children and adolescents, incentives can serve as a positive reinforcement when trying to get them to complete care that is critical for their health.
  Journal Article Jan 2007
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Seizing the Moment: California's Opportunity to Prevent Nutrition-Related Health Disparities in Low-Income Asian American Populations (Cancer)
Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Susan B. Foerester, Henry Lee, Loan Pham Kim, Allyn Fernandez-Ami, Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Valerie Quinn, Dileep G. Bal
Harrison GG, Kagawa-Singer M, Foerster SB, Lee H, Pham Kim L, Nguyen TU, Fernandez-Ami A, Quinn V, Bal DG.
  Journal Article Dec 2005
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Association Between Physician Compensation Methods and Delivery of Guideline-Concordant STD Care: Is There a Link? (The American Journal of Managed Care)
Nadereh Pourat, Thomas Rice, Ming Tai-Seale, Gail Bolan, Jas Nihalani
This journal article examines the association between primary care physician (PCP) reimbursement and delivery of sexually transmitted disease (STD) services.
  Journal Article Jul 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
• The Public Health Perspective on Aging (Generations)
Steven P. Wallace
Wallace, Steven P. The Public Health Perspective on Aging. Generations. 29:2(2005), 5-10.
  Journal Article 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Nearly One in Five California Adults Obese and Most Still Gaining Weight
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.
  Fact Sheet Dec 2004
• Over Four Million California Adults Age 45 and Older Have High Blood Pressure
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.
  Policy Brief Nov 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Diabetes Among American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Prevention is the Key
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.
  Fact Sheet Nov 2003
• Diabetes Is Major Health Problem for African Americans
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.
  Fact Sheet Nov 2003
• Health of Older Californians: County Data Book
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.
  Research Report Oct 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
• 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: 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
• 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
• 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
• Smoking, Work and Health: Increasing Access to Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments
Helen Halpin Schauffler, Sara McMenamin
Cigarette smoking remains the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in the US and California.
  Policy Alert Apr 2000
• The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: Application to Medical Care Use and Outcomes for Homeless People (Health Services Research)
Lillian Gelberg, Ronald M. Andersen, Barbara D. Leake
Gelberg L, Andersen R, Leake B. The Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations: Application to Medical Care Use and Outcomes for Homeless People.
  Journal Article Feb 2000
• An Analysis of Implementation Issues Relating to CHIP Cost-Sharing Provisions for Certain Targeted Low-Income Children
Sara Rosenbaum, Anne Markus, Dylan H. Roby
This analysis, prepared for the Health Care Financing Administration and the Health Resources and Services Administration, examines issues that arise under laws designed to avert excessive cost-sharing in the case of low income families whose children participate in the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
  Outside Publication Jun 1999
• 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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