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Millions of Californians struggle with costs of housing, health care, latest California Health Interview Survey shows

The annual survey released by UCLA also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, and hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics

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Mental health care needs differ within LGBT community, UCLA study finds

Transgender and bisexual individuals had higher rates of thinking about suicide and of psychological distress

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More online resources needed for Californians with disabilities requiring help making critical decisions

UCLA analysis calls for providing supported decision-making materials tailored for more languages, cultures, employment sectors, and disability types

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Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

The 2025 UCLA Health Equity Challenge finalists

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The Center's FREE health policy seminar series: 2015

October 26, 2015

The Center's FREE health policy seminar series: 2015

From health care reform in the United States to health care costs around the world, the Center is pleased to host leading health policy experts at our lunchtime seminar series. Seminars take place once a month at the Center's offices for approximately one hour.

APHA 2015: More than 40 presentations feature Center research, CHIS data

September 30, 2015

APHA 2015: More than 40 presentations feature Center research, CHIS data

Associate Center Director Steven P. Wallace, Center Research Scientist Kathryn Kietzman, faculty associates, and a cast of statisticians and graduate student researchers will present more than 40 lectures, roundtables and poster sessions at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting in the Windy City October 31-November 4.

Three out of five California community clinics fail to provide easy access to oral health care

September 30, 2015

Three out of five California community clinics fail to provide easy access to oral health care

Many people are forced to travel miles to get oral care — or forgo it — when it’s not available on-site Low-income adults and children who are able to see a dentist at the same location as their primary care doctor are more likely to get dental care, yet almost three out of five community health clinics in California either don’t offer oral health services or, if they do, the nearest facility is sometimes too far for many patients to reach, according to a new

More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor

August 31, 2015

More Than Three-Quarters of a Million Older Californians Are “Unofficially” Poor

Nearly 1 in 5 adults over 65 in California — more than three-quarters of a million people — live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows

August 18, 2015

New 2013 and 2014 CHIS: Number of Californians without insurance declines, while Medi-Cal enrollment grows

Comparing the 2013 and 2014 California Health Interview Surveys shows that the Affordable Care Act is working to insure more adults in California. From 2013 to 2014, the number of Californians ages 19 to 64 without health insurance declined by 15.5 percent — more than 655,000 people — after full implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to new California Health Interview Survey data released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Can having role models help keep teens in shape?

Can having role models help keep teens in shape?

Adolescents and teens who have positive role models and who participate in after-school clubs tend to be more physically active and are less likely to be overweight, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Grant to study mental health services for seniors

Grant to study mental health services for seniors

Center Faculty Associate Janet C. Frank was awarded a $400,000 grant by the state Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) to assess progress made statewide in setting up a system of care for older adults with serious mental illness since the passage of California’s Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63) in 2004.

Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage

Medi-Cal patients' access to care “substantially” worse than those who have employer-based health coverage

A new California Healthcare Foundation report based on California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data found Medi-Cal patients face significant gaps in access to care compared with those who have employer-sponsored health insurance. Even within the Medi-Cal group, subgroups face access gaps depending on where they live, the language they speak, or their physical limitations.

Patients consistently treated by one primary care doctor visit the ER less often, UCLA study finds

Patients consistently treated by one primary care doctor visit the ER less often, UCLA study finds

Patients who are treated by the same primary care doctor on a regular basis go to the emergency room and are hospitalized less frequently than those who bounce between multiple providers, according to new research by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

UCLA study finds that one-quarter of California adults are obese

UCLA study finds that one-quarter of California adults are obese

Rate is up from 19.3% in 2001 More Californians than ever are obese, according to a new report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The study found that 24.8 percent of adults were obese in 2011–2012, compared to 19.3 percent a decade earlier. Nearly 18 million California adults and adolescents are considered overweight or obese, and about 7.4 million of them can be classified as obese.