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Two of Wallace’s mentees and colleagues, Lourdes Guerrero and Jacqueline Torres, wrote an introduction about his impact as a trailblazing researcher for disparaged populations, a policy maker to improve public health, and a mentor and warm presence.
About one-third of California adolescents age 12–17 experienced serious psychological distress between 2019 and 2021, according to the California Health Interview Survey.
According to BMC Public Health, the prevalence of obesity among Asian Americans is especially high among Asian Americans who live in California. In a 2013-2014 California Health Interview Survey, researchers looked at factors such as age, sex, family income, marital status, education level, physical activity, and fast food consumption.
The “glitch” is gone. Working Ventura County families who previously couldn’t get health insurance subsidies can now receive the aid to shrink their premiums. In Ventura County, about 39,000 people, or about 5% of the population, were uninsured in 2021, according to the California Health Interview Survey.
In general, the cost of keeping someone at home with a program like IHSS, is far less than if we end up in institutional care."
"For the first time, there are two studies on obesity that differentiates between Asian American subgroups."
For the Community-Based Adult Services (CBAS) program in 2020, just 15.8% of the estimated 243,400 eligible recipients were served by the program. For the Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP), just 9.7% of the estimate 106,700 eligible recipients were served by the program. Of individuals currently using CBAS services, the greatest percentage reside in Los Angeles, where 38% of eligible adults are using these services. This . . .
An analysis by the ABC7 News I-Team identified 600 neighborhoods across the San Francisco metro area with low food access, also referred to as "food desert." According to the California Health Interview Survey, over the past five years more than one-third of adults 18 years and older living below the federal poverty line in Alameda County haven't been able to afford enough food.
University of California Los Angeles Reports Findings in Telepsychiatry
Enrollment, claims, and depression and anxiety score data were obtained from the medical group. The implementation process and self-reported outcomes were examined.
"Gun violence kills people. It also injures many more people and maims people and provides them with disabilities for life."