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![Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/blog_placeholder.png.webp?itok=LU25HGu2)
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
![Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/ucla-campus-logo.jpg.webp?itok=GWmjMwfl)
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
![More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/blog_placeholder.png.webp?itok=LU25HGu2)
Approximately 1.1 million Californians have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases of adult asthma, according to a new Center study that’s the first to detail the characteristics of adults with COPD in the state.
![More than one million Californians suffer from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/ucla-campus-logo.jpg.webp?itok=GWmjMwfl)
Approximately 1.1 million Californians have Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), which includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and some cases of adult asthma, according to a new Center study that’s the first to detail the characteristics of adults with COPD in the state.
![Out of reach? Rural elders have high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/blog_placeholder.png.webp?itok=LU25HGu2)
Despite living in the countryside, where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agricultural production, California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
![Out of reach? Rural elders have high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/ucla-campus-logo.jpg.webp?itok=GWmjMwfl)
Despite living in the countryside, where open space is plentiful and there is often significant agricultural production, California's more than half a million rural elders are far more likely to be overweight or obese, physically inactive and food insecure than their suburban counterparts, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
![Aging alone: Older lesbians, gays have higher rates of chronic disease, mental distress, isolation](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/blog_placeholder.png.webp?itok=LU25HGu2)
Members of California's aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, even as they wrestle with the challenges of living alone in far higher numbers than the heterosexual population, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
![Aging alone: Older lesbians, gays have higher rates of chronic disease, mental distress, isolation](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/ucla-campus-logo.jpg.webp?itok=GWmjMwfl)
Members of California's aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, even as they wrestle with the challenges of living alone in far higher numbers than the heterosexual population, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
![New study finds California neighborhoods "designed for disease"](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/blog_placeholder.png.webp?itok=LU25HGu2)
![New study finds California neighborhoods "designed for disease"](https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/two_column_card/public/ucla-campus-logo.jpg.webp?itok=GWmjMwfl)