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Check Out Imelda Padilla-Frausto’s Story

In this Q&A, Imelda Padilla-Frausto shares her "non-traditional" journey from studying engineering and computer science at community college in central New Mexico to research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Mental Health Program
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Yes, millions of young Americans got health care because of Wisconsin senator’s ACA efforts

Gerald Kominski helps a report factcheck Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin's claims that she "wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.” Syndicated on Politifact, Austin American Statesman, among others.
Gerald F. Kominski
AOL (via Stacker)

How access to affordable housing impacts public health

A 2021 report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed enrollees [in California's Whole Person Care program] reported 45 fewer hospital stays and 130 fewer emergency room visits for every 1,000 beneficiaries compared to similar-profile Medicaid beneficiaries who did not participate in the program. 14 additional pickups.
Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation
Daily Bruin

Ying-Ying Meng remembered as kind researcher who mentored public health scholars

Ninez Ponce said in that in addition to being an excellent researcher, Ying-Ying Meng supported not just coworkers but mentees in becoming public health scholars. Yu Yu added that Meng was not only an advisor and mentor to her but also an inspiration.
Chronic Disease Program
Medical Xpress

Adults who had difficult childhoods are not receiving sufficient mental health care, finds California study

Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences reported an unmet need for treatment.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Sean Tan
Q Voice News

Bisexual women, lesbians die sooner than heterosexual women, report says

A new study about that examined health disparities among lesbian and bisexual women compared to heterosexual women published in the Journal of the American Medical Association cites a UCLA CHPR study.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), LGBTQ Health
Joelle Wolstein
HealthDay

Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital used data from the California Health Interview Survey to study the digital divide affects the virtual delivery of health care.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
KNX News 97.1 FM

UCLA researchers seeking volunteers impacted by Aliso Canyon gas leak

Dr. David Eisenman, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, told KNX News’ Pete Demetirou that researchers are looking to interview people between 18 and 34 years old who lived within five miles of the site.
Aliso Canyon Health Study
KSBY TV (Ch. 6 serving California's Central Coast)

It's World Asthma Day: How many people live with the disease in San Luis Obispo County?

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that 22% of adults in San Luis Obispo County were diagnosed with asthma from 2019–2021.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AskCHIS, Asthma (Smoking and Air Quality)
Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT)

Me, Myself, as Mommy: Menopause journey exposes the limitations of women’s health care

The work of Yusuke Tsugawa, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, is cited for his research into how female doctors may communicate better with their female patients.
Yusuke Tsugawa