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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
Woman helps a man older than her read information on a tablet computer.

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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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Ask the Expert: Calvin Chang on what community-engaged research means for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

The director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab explains how good intentions haven’t always produced good collaborations
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September 27, 2018

Three Questions with Susan Babey on Physical Activity

​Susan H. Babey is co-director of the Center’s Chronic Disease Program and lead author of new studies on child/teen physical activity and adult walking. In this brief interview, Babey discusses why many children are sedentary, why adults should put in even more steps walking, and other benefits of physical activity.

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July 27, 2011

Three Questions with ​Susan Babey on Food Consumption

Susan Babey is a Center senior research scientist and co-author of a new policy brief on the increase in teen junk food consumption in neighborhoods that are crowded with fast food and other unhealthy food outlets. In this interview, Babey describes how junk food remains abundant even in places (like schools) that have ostensibly banned it, how having a healthier option matters, and why zoning – and not just education – is important in keeping Californians healthy.