Sunghee Lee, E. Richard Brown, David Grant, Thomas Belin, J. Michael Brick

This study examines potential nonresponse bias in a large-scale, population-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey in California and its association with the response rate.

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.

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.

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.

Nadereh Pourat

Dental hygienists can increase dentists' productivity, yet nationwide, one-third of dentists do not employ a hygienist.

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., ...

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.

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.

Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson

California has about 14% of the total number of dentists nationwide–the largest percentage of any state.

Namratha Kandula, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Jason A. Thompson, E. Richard Brown, David W. Baker

The authors of this study wanted to determine if perceived experiences of discrimination (both in general and in medical care) were associated with comfort providing race/ethnicity information, and conversely, to worry about providing the information.

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 ...

Alexander N. Ortega, Sarah M. Horwitz, Hai Fang, Alice A. Kuo, Steven P. Wallace, Moira Inkelas

Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, the authors examine parental concerns about development, learning and behavior for young children of Mexican origin and identify whether these reports differ by families' citizenship/documentation status.

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown

The authors examined how children ages 0-18 who enrolled into or disenrolled from California's Medicaid program (called Medi-Cal,"MC") and State Children's Health Insurance Program (called Healthy Families, "HF") are affected in their access to physician services.

Sunghee Lee, David Grant

This study examines whether there is an order effect associated with self-rated health for interviews conducted in English and Spanish languages.

Janet Cummings, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, E. Richard Brown

Many studies have documented the adverse consequences of uninsurance for children, but less is known about the differential effects of varying periods of uninsurance.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ronald M. Andersen

National health surveys have played an important role in the development of health services research.

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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 ...

Nadereh Pourat

These two fact sheets show that nearly one-third of young children 11 years of age or younger have never visited a dental provider or have not visited a dental provider in more than one year.

Nadereh Pourat

This report examines dental care utilization of California children and finds that disparities in dental visits exist, including lower rates of visits for Latino and African American children and those without dental 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.

Ken Jacobs, Korey Capozza, Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, E. Richard Brown

This research brief, jointly authored by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount of their annual income on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.

Melissa S. Gatchell, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce

This fact sheet looks at the health insurance types and the status of people who use community health centers, public hospitals, and clinics, also called the "safety net," as their usual source of health care.

Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron

This policy brief reviews the literature on access to health care as it relates to current proposals for health care reform in California.

David Carroll, Dylan H. Roby, Jean Ross, Michael Snavely, E. Richard Brown, Gerald F. Kominski

This report, jointly authored by the California Budget Project and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.

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 ...

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

Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron

This report was produced by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research under contract to the California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), Department of Industrial Relations, which is required to perform an annual study of access to medical treatment for injured workers.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

This fact sheet uses data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to view the state's uninsurance problem by county.

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).

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.

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.

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.

Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus

This report uses data derived from a survey of 13,600 general dentists throughout California and constructs a picture of private dental practice in California; including staffing levels, wage and benefits, patient populations, and experiences in utilizing Allied Dental Health Professionals (ADHP).

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.

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

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

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).

Dylan H. Roby, Sara Rosenbaum, Dan Hawkins

The findings in this study are derived from data collected from the Patient Experience Evaluation Report System (PEERS), a patient survey administered at a subset of health centers nationally in both 1993 and 2001.

Ninez A. Ponce, Tomiko Conner, B. Patricia Barrera, Dong Suh

E. Richard Brown, Ying-Ying Meng, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research