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A policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research identifies three of the most important factors that have led to disparities in Californians’ access to dental care
June 21, 2021
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A policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research identifies three of the most important factors that have led to disparities in Californians’ access to dental care
June 21, 2021
Low-income undocumented adults are largely locked out of health care in California
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Nine in 10 lack insurance Implementation of the Affordable Care Act cut in half the percentage of low-income, uninsured Californians under age 65, from 23 percent in 2013 to 11 percent in 2016-17. But federal law bars undocumented residents from federally funded Medicaid health services and from purchasing health insurance on the ACA Marketplaces. This leaves them the largest group of uninsured people in California, according to a
February 19, 2019
Low-income undocumented adults are largely locked out of health care in California
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Nine in 10 lack insurance Implementation of the Affordable Care Act cut in half the percentage of low-income, uninsured Californians under age 65, from 23 percent in 2013 to 11 percent in 2016-17. But federal law bars undocumented residents from federally funded Medicaid health services and from purchasing health insurance on the ACA Marketplaces. This leaves them the largest group of uninsured people in California, according to a
February 19, 2019
Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds
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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.
August 21, 2018
Rent burden strains more than three-quarters of low-income seniors in California, study finds
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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.
August 21, 2018
Eight South LA community groups awarded Center/DHHS grants to provide preventive health care to low-income seniors
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research awarded $140,000 in grants to eight community organizations whose outreach pilot projects will increase use of community preventive services among low-income African-Americans and Latinos age 50 and older in South Los Angeles.
September 27, 2016
Eight South LA community groups awarded Center/DHHS grants to provide preventive health care to low-income seniors
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research awarded $140,000 in grants to eight community organizations whose outreach pilot projects will increase use of community preventive services among low-income African-Americans and Latinos age 50 and older in South Los Angeles.
September 27, 2016
Asthma disproportionately affects low-income populations
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Almost 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, and those living in poverty suffer more severe consequences from the condition than those in higher income brackets, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

December 16, 2010
Asthma disproportionately affects low-income populations
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Almost 5 million Californians have been diagnosed with asthma, and those living in poverty suffer more severe consequences from the condition than those in higher income brackets, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

December 16, 2010
Obesity Rising Among Low-Income Teens
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Although recent research has shown that obesity rates are leveling off among children generally, a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that obesity prevalence significantly increased among lower-income California teens between 2001 and 2007.

September 30, 2010
Obesity Rising Among Low-Income Teens
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Although recent research has shown that obesity rates are leveling off among children generally, a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health finds that obesity prevalence significantly increased among lower-income California teens between 2001 and 2007.

September 30, 2010
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Nadereh Pourat
A journal article in Health Affairs by Nadereh Pourat, the Center’s director of research, garnered attention for its headline that one-quarter of Californian children have never seen a dentist. Beneath that statistic, however, are equally disturbing data about dental health inequities. Pourat and her co-author found that even with publically-funded insurance, low-income minority children were less likely to get regular dental care. Here Pourat discusses some of the reasons why, how health
July 28, 2010
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Nadereh Pourat
A journal article in Health Affairs by Nadereh Pourat, the Center’s director of research, garnered attention for its headline that one-quarter of Californian children have never seen a dentist. Beneath that statistic, however, are equally disturbing data about dental health inequities. Pourat and her co-author found that even with publically-funded insurance, low-income minority children were less likely to get regular dental care. Here Pourat discusses some of the reasons why, how health
July 28, 2010
Low-income women four times more likely to report fair or poor health
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Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

November 30, 2009
Low-income women four times more likely to report fair or poor health
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Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

November 30, 2009
Half-million low-income elderly affected by sweeping cuts to state safety net
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These are some of the hundreds of thousands of low-income seniors who are likely to lose income — and some of the tens of thousands who will also lose some or all of the in-home and supportive care they rely on — as budget cuts resulting from California's 2009 fiscal crisis go into effect starting Oct. 1, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. 
October 01, 2009
Half-million low-income elderly affected by sweeping cuts to state safety net
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These are some of the hundreds of thousands of low-income seniors who are likely to lose income — and some of the tens of thousands who will also lose some or all of the in-home and supportive care they rely on — as budget cuts resulting from California's 2009 fiscal crisis go into effect starting Oct. 1, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. 
October 01, 2009
Obesity among California's low-income teens nearly triple that of more affluent peers
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​ December 10, 2008 - California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise.

The result: low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
December 10, 2008
Obesity among California's low-income teens nearly triple that of more affluent peers
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​ December 10, 2008 - California's low-income teenagers have a lot in common: Sugary soda. Fast food restaurants. Too much television. Not enough exercise.

The result: low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
December 10, 2008