Center in the News
Jul 13, 2024
Galileu Magazine (Brazil)
In 2021, the California Health Interview Survey, conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) — Billie Eilish's hometown — also showed that the percentage of people aged 18 to 30 who reported having no sexual partner in the previous year reached 38%, the highest peak in ten years.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Jul 09, 2024
NextShark
Mental health challenges affect Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) communities disproportionately, yet they are less likely to seek help, a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study found.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
Jul 02, 2024
AsAmNews
Data from a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study of mental health among Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders, and Asian Americans was cited in an article about mental health stigma among AANHPI groups.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
Jun 21, 2024
Medical Xpress
Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, participated in a discussion about the recently announced revisions to federal guidelines for collecting race and ethnicity data.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab, Data Equity Center
Ninez A. Ponce
May 30, 2024
Crosscurrents (public radio show)
Crosscurrents host Hana Baba and Helen H. Hsu, bi-cultural, bi-lingual clinical psychologist founder of Hella Mental Health and outreach director at Stanford University, discussed a UCLA CHPR report about the importance of culturally competent mental health for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
May 24, 2024
Daily Mail
Despite the positive attachment to sex, a 2021 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study found that 38 percent of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 reported they hadn't had any sexual partners in the previous year.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
May 23, 2024
UCLA Newsroom
Two articles about the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were included in a curated selection of stories spotlighting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices, histories and research.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
May 01, 2024
Sierra Sun Times
1 in 4 California adolescents ages 15–17 and nearly 1 in 3 Californians ages 18–24 said they had suicidal thoughts at least once in their lifetime.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Gun Violence and Gun Safety
Ninez A. Ponce
Mar 18, 2024
The Final Call
To increase awareness of mental health issues in AANHPI communities, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and AAPI Data, based at UC Riverside, published a 67-page report detailing the psychological toll burdening these communities.
AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce
Mar 08, 2024
KRCR TV (Humboldt)
In California, 39% of adults experience food insecurity, according to the UCLA Center for Health and Policy Research. That includes Humboldt County.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce