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Majority of LA rental units remain unprotected from secondhand smoke despite HUD ruling
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Renters living in approximately 780,000 privately owned rental units remain unprotected from secondhand smoke in the city of Los Angeles, despite the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement that public housing developments in the U.S. will be required to provide a smoke-free environment for their residents.
December 01, 2016
Majority of LA rental units remain unprotected from secondhand smoke despite HUD ruling
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Renters living in approximately 780,000 privately owned rental units remain unprotected from secondhand smoke in the city of Los Angeles, despite the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement that public housing developments in the U.S. will be required to provide a smoke-free environment for their residents.
December 01, 2016
Majority of California veterans who need mental health care receive inadequate or no treatment
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UCLA study finds that percentage of ex-military who need care is roughly the same as that of general population

Seventy-six percent of California veterans in need of mental health care from 2011 to 2013 either didn’t receive treatment or received inadequate care, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 27, 2016
Majority of California veterans who need mental health care receive inadequate or no treatment
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UCLA study finds that percentage of ex-military who need care is roughly the same as that of general population

Seventy-six percent of California veterans in need of mental health care from 2011 to 2013 either didn’t receive treatment or received inadequate care, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 27, 2016
Majority of L.A. tenants favor smoke-free apartments,  but 80 percent of units are still not protected
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UCLA-led coalition launches citywide effort to promote smoke-free apartments

Eight of 10 Los Angeles apartment dwellers are not protected from secondhand smoke, and an even bigger percentage — 82 percent — would support smoke-free policies in their buildings, according to a pair of new studies by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 06, 2016
Majority of L.A. tenants favor smoke-free apartments,  but 80 percent of units are still not protected
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UCLA-led coalition launches citywide effort to promote smoke-free apartments

Eight of 10 Los Angeles apartment dwellers are not protected from secondhand smoke, and an even bigger percentage — 82 percent — would support smoke-free policies in their buildings, according to a pair of new studies by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

April 06, 2016
Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes
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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 study released today.

March 10, 2016
Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes
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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 study released today.

March 10, 2016
Unhappy meals? Majority of very young children in California eat fast food at least once a week
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A surprisingly large percentage of very young children in California, including 70 percent of Latino children, eat fast food regularly, according to a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.   The study found that 60 percent of all children between the ages of 2 and 5 had eaten fast food at least once in the previous week.
November 25, 2013
Unhappy meals? Majority of very young children in California eat fast food at least once a week
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A surprisingly large percentage of very young children in California, including 70 percent of Latino children, eat fast food regularly, according to a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.   The study found that 60 percent of all children between the ages of 2 and 5 had eaten fast food at least once in the previous week.
November 25, 2013
Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
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UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012
Majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers live in poverty or near-poverty
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UCLA study finds that most lack access to health insurance, adequate food The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California's population ages, but the majority of the state's Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has found.
April 11, 2012