Center in the News List
Sep 05, 2024
UCLA Center for Health Policy Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, was quoted in a post on the California Health Care Foundation's website about the importance of data disaggregation.
“Disaggregating data offers a more accurate picture of the health needs of a community and allows for targeted interventions to improve outcomes,” said Ponce.
Sep 04, 2024
This story used Center for Health Policy Research data to show that the percentage of insured Californians has reached an all-time high.
Sep 03, 2024
Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, spoke to CalMatters to compare how Kamala Harris and Donald Trump presidencies could affect the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 03, 2024
Demonstrating the value of disaggregated data, the California Health Interview Survey showed disparities in food security among different Asian American groups.
Aug 30, 2024
Gerald Kominski, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered his thoughts about Donald Trump's proposal that in-vitro fertilization (IVF) be made free for wannabe parents.
Aug 25, 2024
A recent report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research used 2022 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data to show the mental health effects of housing instability on adults apart from the impact of being in and exiting the foster care system.
Aug 21, 2024
In a recent study, Hwong polled 24,000 people in the California Health Interview Survey, which added questions in 2021 about exposure to extreme weather events and mental health responses. More than half, 53%, said their mental health was affected by climate events.
Aug 14, 2024
Food insecurity disproportionately affects people of color. In California, mixed-race adults are the most food-insecure racial group, with 50% possessing that status, followed by African Americans, at about 49%, according to a 2023 report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Aug 14, 2024
Helen Attai, a resident of Granada Hills and co-founder of the Aliso Moms Alliance group, said she was shocked to hear about recent findings by UCLA researchers that pregnant women who lived near Aliso Canyon during and after the 2015 blowout had a higher chance of premature births and low-weight newborns compared to women from other communities.
Aug 13, 2024
Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was used by Daniel Zhao, M.D., from Maimonides Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues when they evaluated how individual factors and neighborhood social cohesion are associated with negative mental health effects of exposure to extreme weather events.