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Housing discrimination in California disproportionately affects historically marginalized communities

California Health Interview Survey data show notable differences by race and ethnicity, gender identity, disability status
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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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‘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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Report examines important considerations for a unified health care financing plan in California

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research studied the role of health plans, provider payments, and benefits, and how they could affect access, quality, and equity
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March 31, 2016

''Lack of physical activity and unhealthy eating often result from a lack of opportunity to make better choices.''

​Susan H. Babey is co-director of the Center's chronic disease program and lead author of a policy brief about high rate of prediabetes and undiagnosed diabetes among adult Californians. In this brief interview, Babey discusses why people are unaware they have prediabetes, how they can avoid prediabetes and type 2 diabetes, and how the lack of choice plays a role in health.

Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes
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March 10, 2016

Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes

And one-third of young adults are at risk of becoming diabetic. Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes — a precursor to type 2 diabetes — or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a UCLA studym released today.