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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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August 30, 2018

Three Questions with D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto on Rent Burden

D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto is a Center research scientist and co-author of a fact sheet on rent burden shouldered by low-income seniors in California. In this brief interview, Padilla-Frausto discusses the concept of rent burden and poverty, regional rent and senior budgets, and the image of “worry-free” retirement living.

Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds

August 21, 2018

Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds

More than three-quarters of California’s low-income seniors are financially burdened by rent, according to a new fact sheet from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

New Role for Nadereh Pourat: Associate Center Director

August 06, 2018

New Role for Nadereh Pourat: Associate Center Director

Nadereh Pourat has a new role as an associate center director at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Pourat joined the Center in 1996 as a senior research scientist and has served as the Center’s director of research since 2013.

New initiatives expand community benefits of L.A. County Parks’ innovative nighttime programs

New initiatives expand community benefits of L.A. County Parks’ innovative nighttime programs

UCLA study finds that employment opportunities, access to mental health services, and gang intervention are new keys to Parks After Dark. A County of Los Angeles Department of Parks and Recreation program called Parks After Dark provides a safe space for the community during evening hours.

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Three Questions with Ninez Ponce

Ninez Ponce, CHIS principal investigator and professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, became Center Director July 1. In a brief interview, Ponce discusses the path that led her to the Center, the roots of health inequality, and more.

New project will evaluate smoke-free housing in the city of Los Angeles

New project will evaluate smoke-free housing in the city of Los Angeles

Health impact of secondhand smoke on vulnerable Angelenos is focus. UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has been awarded a two-year project to evaluate smoke-free multi-unit housing throughout the city of Los Angeles.

California kids: Drinking less soda but getting more calories from sugary sports and energy products

California kids: Drinking less soda but getting more calories from sugary sports and energy products

African-American and low-income kids are most at risk for health problems as the biggest consumers of sweetened beverages Children and teenagers in California are filling up on sports and energy drinks that contain similar amounts of sweeteners and pose the same health risks as soda, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily

Nearly 1 in 3 California kids have a sugary drink daily

Nearly one-third of California children between the ages of 2 and 11 drink one or more sugary drinks per day, according to a UCLA fact sheet published today. That percentage represents an alarming increase since 2009, when just over one-quarter of the state’s children had one or more sugary drinks per day.

Ninez Ponce appointed new director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at the Fielding School of Public Health

Ninez Ponce appointed new director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at the Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Ninez Ponce, a UCLA professor and passionate advocate on behalf of evidence-based health policies that represent and serve the nation’s increasingly diverse population, has been appointed the new director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at the Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health, starting July 1.

How California can break down barriers to breast cancer treatment

How California can break down barriers to breast cancer treatment

UCLA fact sheets recommend changes to help patients and survivors – particularly low-income women – who face serious obstacles to care More than 29,000 women in California will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Many of them — especially low-income women, who suffer the worst survival rates — will face economic, emotional and structural obstacles to getting treatment and follow-up care.