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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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October 05, 2022

Immigrants living in California less likely to have guns at home, more likely to fear gun violence

Findings from a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) report reveal that immigrants living in California are much less likely than others to have a gun in their home — just 7.7% of immigrants had a firearm in 2021 versus 22.2% of all California adults. But 24.0% of immigrants report being “very worried” about being a victim of gun violence, while 12.9% of the adult population overall said they were very worried. 

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April 13, 2022

Citizenship, policy barriers limit access to health care for some Latino, Asian immigrants

UCLA study finds those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions

Most states’ policies put the health of undocumented immigrants — and their families — at risk
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April 02, 2015

Most states’ policies put the health of undocumented immigrants — and their families — at risk

Ohio rules create the greatest health risk for undocumented residents; California the fewest California scored the highest in a new ranking of U.S. states’ public policies and laws that support the health and well-being of undocumented immigrants.

Hundreds of thousands of California immigrants could gain health insurance under President’s executive actions
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March 26, 2015

Hundreds of thousands of California immigrants could gain health insurance under President’s executive actions

But experts from UCLA, UC Berkeley say many undocumented residents will remain uncovered Between 360,000 and 500,000 immigrants living in California would become eligible for Medi-Cal if they receive temporary protection from deportation and permission to work as a result of recent executive actions by President Barack Obama.

State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents
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May 05, 2014

State's undocumented immigrants use fewer health services than U.S.-born residents

Rate for undocumented adults' emergency department visits is significantly lower. Undocumented immigrants in California see the doctor and visit emergency rooms significantly less often than U.S. citizens and documented immigrants, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research published in the May issue of the journal Health Affairs.

Young immigrants less likely to use medical care, despite being more likely to report poor health
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March 26, 2014

Young immigrants less likely to use medical care, despite being more likely to report poor health

The estimated 300,000 young California immigrants who are eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) use less medical care than their U.S.-born peers in spite of being more likely to report poor health, according to a new report from the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UCSF Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.

New report shows children of Mexican immigrants face severe barriers to health insurance and care in the U.S.
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October 05, 2009

New report shows children of Mexican immigrants face severe barriers to health insurance and care in the U.S.

More than six million children of Mexican immigrants face significant challenges with access to health insurance and health care, according to a new report, Migration & Health: The Children of Mexican Immigrants in the United States.