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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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Barriers keep NHPI and LGBTQ smokers from breathing free

Two groups that have high rates of smoking and vaping — the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community and the LGBTQ community — have specific hurdles that prevent them from quitting

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UCLA survey quantifies COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Californians

More than half who aren’t vaccinated are still worried about side effects, report finds

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New report on the health, mental health and social service needs of Asian Americans, NHPIs

Data from the California Health Interview Survey and the American Community Survey highlight diversity and needs of California’s fastest growing population groups

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UCLA and MolinaCares announce 10 finalists in the Health Equity Challenge

UCLA and MolinaCares announce 10 finalists in the Health Equity Challenge: Finalists will develop proposals to address a health equity issue in California and two organizations will be awarded $50,000.

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California malpractice cap on noneconomic losses associated with 16% more adverse events

UCLA-led study finds cap imposed in 1975 may be costing the state Medi-Cal program $245 million a year.

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New UCLA evaluation shows improved outcomes for Medi-Cal patients under a demonstration program

Decreased use of emergency department visits and hospitalizations and slower growth in estimated Medi-Cal payments found for patients of public hospitals compared with patients of other hospitals

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California Health Interview Survey featured at the 77th Annual AAPOR Conference

California Health Interview Survey featured at the 77th Annual AAPOR Conference: Presenters to share how CHIS is advancing inclusion and equity through data collection, measurement and community.

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Reimagining the Future of Health and Wellness in California

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report helps point the way toward greater access and equity as part of statewide initiative

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Health coverage for nearly 1 million Californians will be affected by Medi-Cal expansion

New research released by the UC Berkeley Labor Center and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research examines policy decisions that will affect health coverage for nearly one million Californians.

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Citizenship, policy barriers limit access to health care for some Latino, Asian immigrants

UCLA study finds those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions