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NPR's Planet Money: The Indicator (podcast)

A baby bonds bonanza

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, spoke to Planet Money's "The Indicator" podcast about the federally funded $1,000 accounts for newborns in the recently adopted budget and how they measure up to baby bonds in addressing wealth inequality.
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LAist

Childcare is a key issue in NYC's mayoral race. Advocates in California are taking note

A study based on California Health Interview Survey data about the availability of regular child care (and lack of it) for kids in the state was cited in this article.
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The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

Pride 2025: Black LGBTQ+ Californians lean on history — and each other — in the face of growing hate

Data about Californians' experiences with hate incidents from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and pansexual (12%) and transgender (19%) adults were more likely to experience hate than Californians overall was cited. Syndicated across outlets that are part of California Black Media.
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LAist

Jul 01, 2025

How immigration sweeps are impacting California’s agriculture sector

In appearance on the public radio show "AirTalk," UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young spoke about a recent study she co-authored that projected the economic impact of mass deportations on California's economy. The estimated cost: $275 billion in gross domestic product. Also covered in the Fresno Bee.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

KTLA

Jun 18, 2025

Mass deportations could cost California's economy $275 billion, according to new study

A report co-authored by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena de Trinidad Young was the focus of a story about how the state's economy could be affected by mass deportations. The report was also covered the San Francisco Chronicle, Newsweek and by several broadcast outlets across California, including CBS News Bay Area and ABC7 News.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

KNX News (97.1 FM)

May 14, 2025

'Trump Slump': Gov. Newsom blames President Trump for CA's projected $12B budget deficit

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research affiliate Maria-Elena Young was interviewed about Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposal to no longer provide Medi-Cal health insurance for undocumented immigrants in Calfornia.
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Chicago Tribune (paywall)

Feb 08, 2025

A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’

Maria-Elena Young, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, provided context on how President Trump’s immigration policies can add paranoia to every aspect of life for people without U.S. citizenship. “The way our immigration laws work in this country is that they function essentially to criminalize (noncitizen) peoples’ day-to-day activities.”
Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Merced Sun-Star

Aug 18, 2022

Opinion and Commentary: To improve public health, the entanglement between local sheriffs and ICE agents must end

But studies show that, for immigrant families, the presence of policing, arrests and deportations in their communities does not go hand-in-hand with good physical or mental health. It is destructive to their well-being.

Features: Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, RIGHTS Study