Center in the News
Feb 27, 2025
Daily Bruin
Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and principal investigator of the center's California Health Interview Survey, provides insight into some of the key findings from the most recent edition. “Measurement is what detects where the needs are, and then policies can help shape programs,” Ponce said.
Ninez A. Ponce
Feb 18, 2025
KUSI (Fox 5, San Diego)
30% of Asian Americans in California reported having difficulty accessing health services, according to California Health Interview Survey data used in a 2024 report by AAPI Data and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
Feb 13, 2025
LAist
Research and data from the California Health Interview Survey were cited in a news story showing how vulnerable undocumented children in California are to food insecurity, and how they could especially benefit for expanded access to CalFresh assistance in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity
Ninez A. Ponce
Feb 09, 2025
Daily Bruin
Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said she hopes Frenk can provide seminars or lectures at the School of Public Health and motivate UCLA’s researchers and students to contribute more on a global stage.
Ninez A. Ponce
Jan 27, 2025
California Black Media
Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that one in four Black respondents said they could have received better medical care if they were a different race or ethnicity.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Jan 22, 2025
WebMD
Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was cited in an article about the mental health impact of wildfires and climate change.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Nov 29, 2024
Daily Mail (UK)
Backing up Dr Hill's observations, UCLA has been tracking behavioural trends for years, including sex, through its annual California Health Interview Survey - the largest state health survey in the nation. In 2021, the number of young Californians aged 18 to 30 who’d had no sexual partners in the past year reached a decade high of 38 per cent. This compares to 22 per cent in 2011.
Ninez A. Ponce
Nov 01, 2024
Crossings TV (Asian-focused broadcast outlet and syndicator)
The need for help and information about Covered California is even greater when English is a second language. According to data from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), approximately 2 million Californians have limited English proficiency, and they are more than twice as likely to be uninsured. (Syndicated in 5 additional outlets.)
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Oct 21, 2024
American Council on Science and Health
Ninez A. Ponce, Phd, MPP, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was quoted in a column about the value of data disaggregation, particularly for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Ninez A. Ponce
Oct 11, 2024
The Week
The op-ed written by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, led The Week's newsletter of top opinion pieces.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce