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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
Woman helps a man older than her read information on a tablet computer.

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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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Income inequality affects who gets an underutilized breast cancer test
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April 06, 2015

Income inequality affects who gets an underutilized breast cancer test

UCLA-led study shows that economic factors may influence the adoption of new technologies Wealthier women who live in communities with the greatest income divide between rich and poor had better access to a new genetic test that can determine the most effective form of treatment for early-stage breast cancer, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Harvard Medical School’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Aetna.

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December 16, 2010

Three Questions with Ying-Ying Meng on Asthma

Ying-Ying Meng is a Center senior research scientist and a co-author of the new report, Income Disparities in Asthma Burden and Care in California. In this short interview, she discusses why asthma is increasing in California, the impacts on low-income residents and society at large, as well as tips for policymakers on how to reduce asthma in their communities.

Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
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June 18, 2009

Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone

In Los Angeles County, being disabled can cost a year's income. That's because the annual cost of in-home care services for seniors living alone is now $319 more than this group's median income of $17,029.