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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal
April 23, 2024
Emergency department hospital sign
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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal
April 23, 2024
Headshot of Ying-Ying Meng, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
In Memoriam
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Meng’s work over more than two decades contributed to making UCLA CHPR a ‘vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and journalists’
April 16, 2024
Headshot of Ying-Ying Meng, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
In Memoriam
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Meng’s work over more than two decades contributed to making UCLA CHPR a ‘vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and journalists’
April 16, 2024
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
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Ying-Ying Meng
Ying-Ying Meng is a Center senior research scientist and a co-author of the new report, Income Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California. In this short interview, she discusses why asthma is increasing in California, the impacts on low-income residents and society at large, as well as tips for policymakers on how to reduce asthma in their communities.
December 16, 2010
Q&A
Ask the Expert
Communications Team
Ying-Ying Meng
Ying-Ying Meng is a Center senior research scientist and a co-author of the new report, Income Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California. In this short interview, she discusses why asthma is increasing in California, the impacts on low-income residents and society at large, as well as tips for policymakers on how to reduce asthma in their communities.
December 16, 2010
Many asthma patients don't understand their doctor
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​ Los Angeles - Nearly 90,000 California adults with asthma experience problems understanding their doctors - a barrier that contributes to thousands of unnecessary and frightening emergency room visits each year.
January 22, 2009
Many asthma patients don't understand their doctor
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​ Los Angeles - Nearly 90,000 California adults with asthma experience problems understanding their doctors - a barrier that contributes to thousands of unnecessary and frightening emergency room visits each year.
January 22, 2009
Californians miss 3.9 million days of work or school a year due to asthma
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California's children missed 1.9 million days of school and the state's adult workers missed 2 million days of work due to asthma, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
July 08, 2008
Californians miss 3.9 million days of work or school a year due to asthma
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California's children missed 1.9 million days of school and the state's adult workers missed 2 million days of work due to asthma, according to new research from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
July 08, 2008