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‘Hate is not felt equally’: study reveals who is more likely to experience hate acts

California Health Interview Survey data show which groups of Californians are among the most targeted

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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research receives grant to support data equity work

The $800,000 grant will help the Data Equity Center provide assistance to projects across the country.

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Ninez Ponce urges people to sign up for health insurance before the January deadline

The director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was a featured speaker at an event hosted by Covered California encouraging people to choose their plan before the enrollment deadline

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An ‘invisible disaster’: Aliso Canyon gas blowout is affecting residents’ long-term mental health

The study calls for inclusion of unseen but real health risks in understanding effects of disasters

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Cecile Yama: The Answer to Poverty Isn’t Food Banks — It’s Money

As a pediatrician, I specialize in caring for premature babies born facing impossible odds — babies that can weigh less than a ripe cantaloupe at birth, and require meticulous and deliberate care by teams of specialists to help them overcome difficulties with everything from breathing to moving. Even with all of this care, only two out of three of some of our most premature infants survive the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Alma Lopez (center left) with check for 50K to Shields for Families

January 03, 2023

Alma Lopez: Addressing disparities in prenatal depression

As a dual-degree MD and Master of Public Policy student, I was excited for this opportunity to combine both my fields through the Health Equity Challenge. I aspire to become an obstetrician/gynecologist and to work with vulnerable patient populations, which prompted me to center my proposal around disparities in perinatal depression.

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January 03, 2023

Angelica Johnsen: Integrating mental health into the primary care setting

I’m Angelica! I’m one of the winners of the 2022 Health Equity Challenge for my project titled “Step Up, Stand Down: Developing a Mental Health De-Escalation Toolkit for Providers” in partnership with the Charles R. Drew University. I am in my fourth and final year of medical school with the Charles R. Drew/UCLA Medical Education Program applying into Family Medicine, with the future goal of becoming a primary care provider.

Health Equity Challenge

December 22, 2022

UCLA announces finalists in health equity competition for graduate students

Student finalists will develop a proposal to address a health equity issue and up to four projects will be awarded $50,000 in funding

Michelle Nakphong: Justice for pregnant Latina immigrant women

December 20, 2022

Michelle Nakphong: Justice for pregnant Latina immigrant women

Failure to inform or consent for procedures. Being mocked by a provider during labor. Unwanted sterilization. These were just some of the negative maternal health care experiences described by immigrant women in a study I worked with as a student.

UCLA Health Equity Challenge

October 12, 2022

UCLA competition provides funding to students to address health inequity

UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties

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UCLA Health Equity Challenge awards $100,000 in funding to student projects

UCLA Health Equity Challenge awards $100,000 in funding to UCLA student projects. Winning projects provide mental health crises de-escalation and maternal mental health support.

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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.

Grad Competition

January 13, 2022

New UCLA graduate student competition invites ideas to improve health equity in California

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is leading the Health Equity Challenge, in collaboration with The MolinaCares Accord.