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New California Health Interview Survey data highlight urgent need for mental health services, challenges in accessing medical care
October 05, 2022
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New California Health Interview Survey data highlight urgent need for mental health services, challenges in accessing medical care
October 05, 2022
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UCLA researchers find coverage and health care access disparities continue to persist: Black and Latinx Californians had the lowest rates of employer-based insurance across all groups, especially among women.
January 31, 2022
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UCLA researchers find coverage and health care access disparities continue to persist: Black and Latinx Californians had the lowest rates of employer-based insurance across all groups, especially among women.
January 31, 2022
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Why are hundreds of thousands of the state's ''dual eligibles'' — fragile older seniors and disabled young people who receive both Medi-Cal and Medicare benefits — rejecting the new state-managed health care pilot program? That's the question being posed by researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, who have received a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
November 30, 2015
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Why are hundreds of thousands of the state's ''dual eligibles'' — fragile older seniors and disabled young people who receive both Medi-Cal and Medicare benefits — rejecting the new state-managed health care pilot program? That's the question being posed by researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, who have received a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
November 30, 2015
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Health disparities persist for California's 9.8 million Latino adults, whose rates for obesity, fair or poor health, food insecurity and uninsurance are much higher than the state average, according to updated Race and Ethnicity Health Profiles that use 2012-2013 California Health Interview Survey data. African-Americans have the highest rates of high blood pressure, obesity and current smoking, the data show.
October 29, 2015
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Health disparities persist for California's 9.8 million Latino adults, whose rates for obesity, fair or poor health, food insecurity and uninsurance are much higher than the state average, according to updated Race and Ethnicity Health Profiles that use 2012-2013 California Health Interview Survey data. African-Americans have the highest rates of high blood pressure, obesity and current smoking, the data show.
October 29, 2015
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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
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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
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research cordially invites graduate and upper-division undergraduate students to attend a FREE conference, "Research Opportunities to Reduce Health Disparities: The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)." The event is on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Read more about the conference.
July 27, 2009
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The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research cordially invites graduate and upper-division undergraduate students to attend a FREE conference, "Research Opportunities to Reduce Health Disparities: The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)." The event is on Thursday, October 8, 2009. Read more about the conference.
July 27, 2009
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November 20, 2008 - Senior citizens in California's central valley region have the worst health in the state and may provide a snapshot of the challenges California faces over the next two decades - a time in which the elderly population is projected to double.
November 20, 2008
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November 20, 2008 - Senior citizens in California's central valley region have the worst health in the state and may provide a snapshot of the challenges California faces over the next two decades - a time in which the elderly population is projected to double.
November 20, 2008
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October 20, 2008 - There are some positives - the number of overweight children in California declined slightly and preschool enrollment increased. Yet the overall health picture, especially for California's low-income kids, is grim according to a new research brief, Trends in the Health of Young Children in California, by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and sponsored by First 5 California.
October 20, 2008
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October 20, 2008 - There are some positives - the number of overweight children in California declined slightly and preschool enrollment increased. Yet the overall health picture, especially for California's low-income kids, is grim according to a new research brief, Trends in the Health of Young Children in California, by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and sponsored by First 5 California.
October 20, 2008
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August 7, 2008 - A comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research looks at a broad range of women’s health issues and finds a common theme: disparity.
August 07, 2008
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August 7, 2008 - A comprehensive new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research looks at a broad range of women’s health issues and finds a common theme: disparity.
August 07, 2008