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‘Hate is not felt equally’: study reveals who is more likely to experience hate acts

California Health Interview Survey data show which groups of Californians are among the most targeted

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UCLA Center for Health Policy Research receives grant to support data equity work

The $800,000 grant will help the Data Equity Center provide assistance to projects across the country.

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Ninez Ponce urges people to sign up for health insurance before the January deadline

The director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was a featured speaker at an event hosted by Covered California encouraging people to choose their plan before the enrollment deadline

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An ‘invisible disaster’: Aliso Canyon gas blowout is affecting residents’ long-term mental health

The study calls for inclusion of unseen but real health risks in understanding effects of disasters

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February 29, 2024

What prevents more Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans from seeking mental health care?

Tailoring outreach by cultures, languages, and nationalities could help increase utilization of services

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February 26, 2024

New UCLA Data Equity Center aims to ensure data expertise is available to those who need it

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and its network of partners will provide free assistance across the country

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January 31, 2024

3 strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women’s risk of breast cancer

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report recommends changes to laws and a more diverse lactation consultant workforce

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January 10, 2024

Challenge accepted: Graduate students answer the call to help boost health equity

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has announced the 15 Health Equity Challenge finalists, who will turn their ideas to solve a health inequity into a full project proposal that a community organization can implement

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January 10, 2024

New two-year California Health Interview Survey Public Use Files now available

The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) has released the 2021–2022 two-year cycle Public Use Files (PUFs).

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December 18, 2023

Recent immigrants saw biggest spike in mental distress as anti-immigrant sentiment increased

UCLA study shows rate of serious psychological distress more than doubled for those in U.S. fewer than five years

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November 29, 2023

1 in 3 California adults say they would not get any more COVID vaccines

One-third (32%) of adults in California said they would not get additional COVID-19 vaccine doses, even if recommended by health guidelines, according to August 2023 data from the California Health Interview Survey.

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November 28, 2023

Despite stronger fears of being a victim of gun violence, California immigrants far less likely to own firearms than citizens

Among Latinos and Asians living in California, immigrants are less likely than citizens to own a firearm and more likely to report being afraid of becoming a victim of gun violence, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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November 09, 2023

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research represented at the 2023 APHA conference

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) will be at the American Public Health Association (APHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Expo on November 12–15 in Atlanta.

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October 23, 2023

Half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID

New data from the July 2023 California Health Interview Survey revealed half of California adults with the lowest incomes experienced long COVID.