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More online resources needed for Californians with disabilities requiring help making critical decisions

UCLA analysis calls for providing supported decision-making materials tailored for more languages, cultures, employment sectors, and disability types

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Community organizations awarded $200,000 to implement UCLA students’ health equity projects

Four proposals each receive $50,000 to support Black male trauma recovery, foster youth resilience, autism-friendly emergency departments, and accessible playgrounds

The 2025 UCLA Health Equity Challenge finalists

Ask the Expert

Ask the Expert: Calvin Chang on what community-engaged research means for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

The director of the Native Hawaiian and Pacific islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab explains how good intentions haven’t always produced good collaborations

Calvin Chang Ask the Expert

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October 23, 2023

Half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID

New data from the July 2023 California Health Interview Survey revealed half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID.

COVID's economic fallout

November 17, 2022

COVID’s economic fallout increased risks for poor mental health

In this UCLA CHPR study, Californians reported struggles with employment, finances and child care during pandemic

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August 29, 2022

More than 40% of unvaccinated Californians went maskless in May 2022 as state's summer wave looms

New May 2022 data show drop in risk reduction behaviors, and one third of Californians experiencing long COVID

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⁠Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab Featured on PBS NewsHour

⁠The Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab, housed at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was featured on PBS NewsHour. The NHPI Data Policy Lab was created to address gaps in national COVID-19 data reporting and research in overlooked Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities.

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February 08, 2021

UCLA study suggests looking beyond area vulnerability indicators to identify at-risk populations

Researchers propose that using models may help find the most high-risk groups for pandemic relief and other vital resources