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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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Against the Current: Navigating Health Equity Amidst Rollbacks

I find myself standing on a winding path, fraught with the fears and uncertainties that have long shadowed the dreams of my community.

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Uncovering the Healing Power of the Human-Dog Connection

When I first saw Brea at the LA animal shelter, her white-gray checkered fur was overgrown and severely matted.

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The Fields That Harvested My Purpose

My summer memories growing up don’t include trips to Disneyland or family vacations. Instead, every summer my family migrated to Oregon to work as cherry pickers, and from a young age, I joined them in the fields.

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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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New visualization tools provide California county-level data on health among NHPI communities

Advocates and communities will have free access to a new dashboard and data profiles that can help narrow gaps in data and research

CHIS presenting at AAPOR 2025. May 14-16, 2025. St Louis Union Station Hotel

UCLA CHPR research will be presented at the 80th Annual AAPOR Conference

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and California Health Interview Survey staff will present four sessions at the annual American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) Conference

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Regular child care remains out of reach for nearly half of young children in California

New report finds that Latinx and lower-income families are more likely to have difficulties accessing child care

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Donate to the Health Equity Challenge during Bruin Giving Day

Contributions can be made April 28–30 to help support the competition that provides UCLA graduate students the opportunity to turn their ideas into action

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UCLA CHPR researchers warn of threats to ‘data democracy’

In a Milbank Quarterly commentary, the authors of a journal article encourage state and local authorities to gather and share disaggregated population-level data to counteract moves made by the federal government

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State Civil Rights Department partners with UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to study extent of hate acts

The findings spotlight the potential prevalence of hate beyond hate crime data reported to law enforcement