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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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Barriers keep NHPI and LGBTQ smokers from breathing free

Two groups that have high rates of smoking and vaping — the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander community and the LGBTQ community — have specific hurdles that prevent them from quitting

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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

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Report identifies barriers to accessing dental care for low-income Californians

A policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research identifies three of the most important factors that have led to disparities in Californians’ access to dental care

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Breaking down barriers to care for metastatic breast cancer patients

UCLA team recommends state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care

Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care

Nearly 2 million California adults don’t get needed mental health care

UCLA researchers recommend expansion of Proposition 63 services to address unmet needs Of the 3 million California adults who have recently experienced psychological distress and are eligible for public mental health services, 1.8 million say they have received no treatment or support, according to a policy brief released today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

How California can break down barriers to breast cancer treatment

How California can break down barriers to breast cancer treatment

UCLA fact sheets recommend changes to help patients and survivors – particularly low-income women – who face serious obstacles to care More than 29,000 women in California will be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. Many of them — especially low-income women, who suffer the worst survival rates — will face economic, emotional and structural obstacles to getting treatment and follow-up care.

January 12 legislative briefing on barriers to breast cancer care in California

January 05, 2017

January 12 legislative briefing on barriers to breast cancer care in California

'Breaking the Barriers to Breast Cancer Care: Exploring Policy Options''. One in eight women will develop breast cancer. Yet from narrow provider networks to cultural and linguistic obstacles, serious barriers exist for women seeking breast cancer treatment in California.

Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance

Affordability and eligibility were the biggest barriers for Californians without health insurance

UCLA–UC Berkeley research finds that many who were eligible for Medi-Cal in 2014 didn’t realize they could apply. Two-thirds of the Californians who didn’t have health insurance in 2014 were actually eligible for coverage, but many did not enroll because of the high cost, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education.

April 30 Webinar: Confronting Communication Barriers for Limited English Proficient Populations on the Eve of Health Care Reform

April 30 Webinar: Confronting Communication Barriers for Limited English Proficient Populations on the Eve of Health Care Reform

What language barriers might impede California's diverse population from enrolling in health care reform -- and what can be done to help? An April 30 webinar featured California's leading experts on the health of the state's often marginalized ethnic and racial groups and expand upon a recent Center study that found significant barriers for HMO enrollees with limited English skills.

STUDY: Over 100,000 Californians Likely to Miss Out on Health Care Due to Language Barriers

February 29, 2012

STUDY: Over 100,000 Californians Likely to Miss Out on Health Care Due to Language Barriers

Los Angeles, Calif - Language barriers could deter more than 100,000 Californians from enrolling in the Health Benefit Exchange (Exchange), according to a study released today by the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN), the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education.