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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

Ninez Ponce speaking at Covered California event

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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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Tres niños con camisetas de Parks After Dark

A medida que el programa de recreación nocturna del condado de Los Ángeles amplía su alcance, el éxito en gran medida continúa

Un estudio de UCLA muestra que Parks After Dark logró los objetivos previstos al ofrecer programación recreativa en un ambiente seguro

Samanta Deveaux

Maternal Methods: Empowering Pregnant Support in the Community

Coming from a low-income community of color, I personally witnessed how generations of systemic racism and economic corruption have led to a powerful mistrust in the health care system.

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Adults who had difficult childhoods are not receiving sufficient mental health care

Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences reported an unmet need for treatment

Bethlehem Michael

Growing Together: Cultivating Health for Older Adults Through Community Gardens

Grandma Lul and Grandpa Ghebreab first came to live with my family when I was three years old. They were my mother’s parents and traveled the same long path that brought my mother and father to the U.S. from a small country in the Horn of Africa, called Eritrea. I didn’t know it then, but over the years, my grandparents and I would form an unbreakable bond.

Katie Fruin

The Veteran’s Garden

During my fourth year of medical school, someone I loved passed away from suicide. While I cycled through different stages of grief, I realized I had to stop asking myself, “What could I have done differently?” and instead start asking, “What can I do differently?”

Supraja Saravanakumar

Spill the Chai Ma

Postpartum depression (PPD) is a silent struggle for many new mothers, but for South Asian women, cultural stigmas and generational pressures often exacerbate this already challenging condition. As a woman of color and a first-generation college graduate, I have walked a path shaped by the nuances of both my cultural heritage and my academic pursuits.

Angela Rose David

Empowering the Filipino-American Community Through Informed Caregiving

The scent of antiseptic and tapioca pudding wafted through the air. Placing the empty food tray on my borrowed cot, I glanced around my grandparents’ shared room. Clunky metal beds, a suitcase full of clothes, and a bulletin board on the wall filled with doctor notes and medication lists. Feeling a nudge, I turn to my right and see my grandpa’s toothless smile, his favorite card deck in hand.

Jose Segura-Bermudez

The Embers of My Life: The Path to the Radiate Health Initiative

Radiate Health is my UCLA Health Equity Challenge project that centers around an HIV self-testing kit tailored to the Latinx community that hopes to increase frequent testing, reduce the negative stigma around HIV, and increase HIV education.

Michelle Ko

Peaks and Valleys in the San Gabriel Valley: Addressing Mental Health Disparities in Asian American Youth

Steaming, juicy soup dumplings, spicy tender beef soup with thick knife-cut noodles, and refreshing iced boba milk tea with sugar adjusted so it’s not-too-sweet. These are some of the imagery that often pop into one’s mind when speaking about the San Gabriel Valley.

Monika Shankar

Living, Studying and Playing Near Industry: The Imperative of Planning for Healthier Communities

On a Monday morning in December 2002, the improper dismantling of a mortar shell by workers at a local metal recycler in Watts sent a 40-pound cannon round 1,000 feet into the air. On descent, it landed in the baseball field of David Starr Jordan High School, which stands directly adjacent to the facility. At the time, no students were present on the field (luckily).