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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
Calvin Chang Ask the Expert

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Press Releases
April 23, 2024

South L.A., Antelope Valley lead L.A. County in preventable hospitalizations

These areas also have the highest proportions of adults on Medi-Cal

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In Memoriam
April 16, 2024

In memoriam: Dr. Ying-Ying Meng, 68, scholar of environmental health

Meng’s work over more than two decades contributed to making UCLA CHPR a ‘vital resource for researchers, policymakers, and journalists’

Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes
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March 10, 2016

Majority of California adults have prediabetes or diabetes

And one-third of young adults are at risk of becoming diabetic. Nearly half of California adults, including one out of every three young adults, have either prediabetes — a precursor to type 2 diabetes — or undiagnosed diabetes, according to a UCLA studym released today.

Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition
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April 28, 2015

Californians and chronic disease: 11.4 million adults in state have a chronic condition

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 Ying-Ying Meng and co-authors use 2011-2012 data from the California Health Interview Survey to examine five major chronic conditions -- asthma, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and serious psychological distress.

Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs
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May 15, 2014

Diabetes linked to one-third of all California hospitalizations, driving increased health care costs

Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a comprehensive new study on the prevalence of diabetes in hospitals and its impact on providers and spiraling health care costs.  

Out of reach? Rural elders have high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease
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June 14, 2011

Out of reach? Rural elders have high rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease

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.

New report shows Mexican women immigrants are healthier than their U.S.-born counterparts
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October 04, 2010

New report shows Mexican women immigrants are healthier than their U.S.-born counterparts

Although more than half are uninsured and receive less care when they need it, Mexican immigrant women have a lower prevalence of chronic diseases than U.S.-born women, according to a new report, Migration and Health: Mexican Immigrant Women in the United States. Yet high rates of obesity and diabetes, little physical activity and significant barriers to health care, among other factors, may make it difficult for Mexican immigrant women to maintain their comparatively good health in the future.

Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California
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August 31, 2010

Obesity, diabetes epidemics continue to grow in California

A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both conditions — which are related to each other as well as to heart disease — increased significantly in just six years, with the prevalence of diabetes alone jumping nearly 26 percent between 2001 and 2007.

New Report: San Joaquin Valley center of emerging elder-health crisis
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November 20, 2008

New Report: San Joaquin Valley center of emerging elder-health crisis

November 20, 2008 - Senior citizens in California's central valley region have the worst health in the state and may provide a snapshot of the challenges California faces over the next two decades - a time in which the elderly population is projected to double.

New study finds California neighborhoods "designed for disease"
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July 07, 2008

New study finds California neighborhoods "designed for disease"

DAVIS, CA -- Californians face an added challenge as they battle expanding waistlines and obesity-related diseases - their address. A landmark study released today shows the state's first direct correlation between where you live and your risk for obesity or diabetes.