Who leads CHIS?
CHIS is conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health and the Department of Health Care Services. Its Principal Investigator is Dr. Ninez Ponce, a noted authority on health data as well as on health and health care access issues among ethnic minorities and in low-income populations. The director of CHIS, Todd Hughes, oversees survey research projects and works both with researchers and data collection vendors.
In addition, CHIS is led by its:
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is the premiere source of health policy information for California and one of the nation's leading health policy research centers. The Center improves the public's health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education. The Center is based in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and is affiliated with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
California Department of Public Health
This state department's mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through population-based public health programs and services. July 1, 2007 the California Department of Public Health was established by Senate Bill 162 within the existing Health and Human Services Agency.
Department of Health Care Services
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is part of the California Health and Human Services Agency. Its mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through the financing and delivery of individual health care services. The DHCS administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal).
Chair
Michael Wilkening, Secretary
California Health and Human Services Agency
Alternate:
Linette Scott, MD, MPH, Chief Medical
Information Officer
Department of Health Care Services
Members
Kathy Lim Ko, President and CEO
Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum
Peter Long, PhD, President and CEO
Blue Shield of California Foundation
Alternate:
Brittany Imwalle, MBA, Senior Director and CFO
Charles Bacchi, President and CEO
California Association of Health Plans
Muntu R. Davis, MD, MPH, County Health Officer
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Donna Ures, Section Chief Mental Health Services Division (MHSD)
California Department of Health Care Services
Karen L. Smith, MD, MPH, Director and State Health Officer
California Department of Public Health
Dana Moore, MPH, CPH, Acting Deputy Director & Assistant Deputy Director
California Department of Public Health
Office of Health Equity
Alternate:
Peter Oh, Chief, MPH, DrPH, Health Research & Statistics Unit
Xueying Sherry Zhang MD, MPH, MS, Chief, Research Scientist, Evaluation Unit
California Department of Public Health,
Tobacco Control Program
Peter V. Lee, JD, Executive Director
California Health Benefit Exchange
Alternate:
Isaac Menashe, External Affairs
Matt Valeta, Research Program Specialist
Garen Corbett, MS, Director
California Health Benefits Review Program
Alternate:
John Lewis, MPA, Associate Director
Amy Adams, MSW, Senior Program Officer
Health Reform and Public Programs
California Healthcare Foundation
Amber Ott, Group Vice President, Data and Analytics
California Hospital Association/CAHHS
Percy Howard, LCSW, President and CEO
California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions
Dustin Corcoran, Chief Executive Officer
California Medical Association
Alternate:
Yvonne Choong, Senior Director
Monisha Avery, MSW, Acting Director
California Office of the Patient Advocate
Sarah de Guia, JD, Executive Director
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Alternate:
Cary Sanders, Director Policy Analysis
California Pan-Ethnic Health Network
Carmela Castellano-Garcia, JD, President and CEO
California Primary Care Association
Alternate:
Lucy Moreno, MPH, Data Informaticist
Gary Najarian, MSW, President
California Public Health Association – North
Vanesscia Cresci, MSW, MPA, Research and Public Health Director
California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)
Mayra Alvarez, MHA, Presdient
Children’s Partnership
Veronica Flores, MA, Chief Executive Officer
Community Health Councils, Inc.
Jasmine Lacsamana, MPH, Program Associate
ARCHSTONE Foundation
David Dodds, PhD, MPH, Deputy Director
Results and Evaluation
First 5 California
Alternate:
Lance Vayder
Anthony Wright, Executive Director
Health Access
Alternate:
Mary June Flores, Policy and Legislative Advocate
Jean Nudelman, MPH, Director,
Community Benefit Programs
Kaiser Permanente, Northern California
Angela Coron, MPH, Managing Director,
Community Benefits
Kaiser Permanente, Southern California
John Baackes, Chief Executive Officer
L.A. Care Health Plan
Alternate:
Marina Acosta, Strategic Planning Specialist
Jeffrey Reynoso, DrPH, MPH, Executive Director
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California
Jeffrey Gunzenhauser MD, MPH, Interim Health Officer of LA County
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Rusty Selix, JD, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in California
Krista Hanni, MS, PhD, Planning, Evaluation & Policy Manager
Monterey County Health Department
Alternate:
Robert Voss, Epidemiology Analytics
Elizabeth Taylor, JD, Executive Director
National Health Law Program
Herrmann Spetzler, MA, Executive Director
Open Door Community Health Centers
Alternate:
Time Rine, Executive Director
Kim Flores, Principal Consultant
Senate Office of Research
Kaying Hang, MPH, Director of Health Programs
Sierra Health Foundation
Robert Friis, PhD, Professor and Department Chair Health Science
Southern California Public Health Association
Alternate:
Ibtisam Sirhan, MPH, CHES, Professional Development
Hanh Cao Yu, Dr., Chief Learning Officer
The California Endowment
Alternate:
Mona Jhawar, MPH, Evaluation Officer
Bonnie Midura
Maricela Rodriguez
Fatima Angeles, Vice President of Programs
The California Wellness Foundation
Alternate:
Jeffrey Kim, Program Director
Kerith Jane Conron, ScD, MPH, Blachford-Cooper Research Director and Distinguished Scholar
The Williams Institute
Matt Cervantes, Director of Health Programs
Sierra Foundation
Ex-Officio
Ninez Ponce, PhD, MPP, Principal Investigator,
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Director
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Todd Hughes, Director
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
CHIS Staff & Guests
Ellen Badley, MHA, Chief
California Department of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
Patricia Lee, Ph.D., Research Scientist III
Department of Health Care Services
Jing Lovinger, Ph.D., Administrator Data and Research Committee
Information Management Division
California Department of Health Care Services
Suzanne Ryan-Ibarra, PhD, MPH, Research Scientist
Public Health Institute
Nicole Lordi, Program Administrator
Public Health Institute
Jennifer Rico, MA,
California Department of Public Health
Center for Health Statistics and Informatics
Royce Park, Assistant Director
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Brian M. Wells, Data Quality and Survey Methodology Manager
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Flor Vásquez, MPA, Administrator
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research