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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

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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
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Collage of four photos of winners of the 2024 Health Equity Challenge. In each image the winners are posing with contest supporters and mentors.
Press Releases
June 07, 2024

Four UCLA students’ projects awarded $50,000 each to advance health equity in Los Angeles

The winning projects in the Health Equity Challenge support housing, mental health, and treating people experiencing homelessness

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Press Releases
April 17, 2024

Supportive housing program for Californians experiencing homelessness shows promise

The Housing for a Healthy California program moved 200-plus people into housing and lowered their medical costs

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April 11, 2022

New UCLA policy paper outlines evidence-based strategies to help address homelessness

In early 2020, more than 160,000 people experienced homelessness on any given day, representing a 40% increase since 2015. A new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research policy paper outlines evidence-based strategies to help address homelessness.