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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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Newsweek

Mar 25, 2024

California Food Program in Danger

California has a significant food insecurity problem, with UCLA’s Center for Health Policy and Research finding 3.4 million residents went hungry in 2021, and 39 percent of adults could not afford enough food for themselves.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Gazette (Iowa)

Mar 24, 2024

A cadre of lobbyists fight nursing home staffing rules at the federal level

Ashvin Gandhi, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and his expertise on the problems with nursing home care is cited in this opinion column about staffing shortages at nursing homes.
Features: Ashvin Gandhi

Nguoi Viet Daily News (Orange County)

Mar 22, 2024

Mental illness: 'The invisible enemy' for half a century of Vietnamese people

According to the 2021 California Health Interview Survey, 62% of Vietnamese people in California have fear of gun violence; 22% have been victims of hate crimes; 13% live in constant fear of being victims of a hate crime.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Times

Mar 21, 2024

How do you help homebound, hungry seniors? These services deliver free meals

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's Kathryn Kietzman and Imelda Padilla-Frausto are cited in this article about hunger among older adults.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Kathryn G. Kietzman, California Elder Index, Food Insecurity

CalMatters

Mar 20, 2024

California offers health insurance for as little as $10 a month. Some pay more in tax penalties

About 600,000 uninsured Californians are eligible for subsidized insurance through Covered California, according to estimates by the UCLA Health Policy Research Center cited by the agency.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

WGN.com (Chicago TV station)

Mar 20, 2024

Data Equity Advocate Ninez A. Ponce Receives 2024 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award

Ponce is known for her expertise in health policy and health disparities. She has made a significant impact on the field of public health through her research, teaching and advocacy efforts. [Picked up in more than 200 outlets from PR Newswire news release issued by CDC Foundation.]
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Mar 18, 2024

Undocumented immigrants of all ages can now access Medi-Cal. Will they sign up and get care?

About one in four Californians are immigrants, and half are from Latin America. Nearly 10% of California’s workforce are undocumented. Nearly three times more Hispanics/Latinx (about 12%) compared to their white peers were uninsured in California, according to a 2020 report from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Shana Charles, Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC), California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Final Call

Mar 18, 2024

Mental health concerns rise among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities

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.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

China Daily

Mar 14, 2024

Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report

"Asian American communities have faced a long history of discrimination, racism and inequitable US policies that have significant implications for their mental health today."
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project