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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal
April 23, 2024
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These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal
April 23, 2024
In Memoriam
Meng’s work over more than two decades contributed to making UCLA CHPR a ‘vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and journalists’
April 16, 2024
In Memoriam
Meng’s work over more than two decades contributed to making UCLA CHPR a ‘vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and journalists’
April 16, 2024
Press Releases
Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist Ying-Ying Meng and co-authors use 2011-2012 data from the California Health Interview Survey to examine five major chronic conditions -- asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and serious psychological distress.
April 28, 2015
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Four in 10 California adults -- 11.4 million people -- report having at least 1 of 5 top chronic conditions, according to a new "health care almanac" published by the California HealthCare Foundation. In the report, Center Senior Research Scientist Ying-Ying Meng and co-authors use 2011-2012 data from the California Health Interview Survey to examine five major chronic conditions -- asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and serious psychological distress.
April 28, 2015
Press Releases
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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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
Ask the Expert
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
Ask the Expert
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
Press Releases
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
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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
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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
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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