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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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Press Releases

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

Ask the Expert

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

Calvin Chang Ask the Expert

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November 28, 2023

Despite stronger fears of being a victim of gun violence, California immigrants far less likely to own firearms than citizens

Among Latinos and Asians living in California, immigrants are less likely than citizens to own a firearm and more likely to report being afraid of becoming a victim of gun violence, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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November 09, 2023

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research represented at the 2023 APHA conference

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) will be at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo on November 12–15 in Atlanta.

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October 23, 2023

Half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID

New data from the July 2023 California Health Interview Survey revealed half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID.

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October 11, 2023

Health Equity Challenge invites UCLA graduate students to create change in their communities

Are you a UCLA graduate student with an original idea for improving health equity? Do you want to help a community organization win $50,000 to make your project come to life?

Telehealth Press Release

October 04, 2023

Use of telehealth among California adults rises significantly during pandemic and remains high after, UCLA study shows

California Health Interview Survey estimates show that 46.7% of California adults used telehealth in the past year

2022 CHIS DATA RELEASE

October 04, 2023

California Health Interview Survey reveals alarming rates of food insecurity, hate incidents, mental health concerns, and challenges in accessing needed care

Comprehensive data from the 2022 California Health Interview Survey highlights persistent health inequities impacting Californians

June CHIS Preliminary Dashboard

September 28, 2023

Nearly one-third of California adults will not get additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

Data from the California Health Interview Survey highlights vaccine hesitancy, ongoing personal impacts

2023 CHIS Data Dashboard

August 25, 2023

California Health Interview Survey finds more than half of California adults have ever received a positive test result for COVID-19

More than half — or 55% — of California adults said they have received a positive COVID-19 test result, according to May 2023 data released today by the California Health Interview Survey.

2023 CHIS Dashboard

August 02, 2023

UCLA survey reveals extent of at-home COVID-19 testing, and attitudes toward vaccination and masks in California

Data from the California Health Interview Survey finds one third of California adults will not get additional COVID-19 vaccine doses if recommended by health guidelines.

Parks After Dark

92% of attendees feel safe at long-running L.A. County parks program

Ninety-two percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in Los Angeles County parks in the summer of 2022 felt safe, according to a new evaluation by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.