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A new survey says nearly a third of adults in California say they would decline any additional COVID vaccine doses. The poll conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that 22% of adults who completed the primary vaccine series have not received any additional doses, and 33% of adults say they do not have an N95 or KN95 mask more than half of them saying they would not be able to get one because they are too expensive.
The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.
Ninety-two percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in Los Angeles county parks in the summer of 2022 felt safe, according to a new evaluation by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Ninety-two percent of people who attended a nighttime events program in Los Angeles county parks in the summer of 2022 felt safe, according to a new evaluation by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Schools without green coverage tend to be in neighborhoods that lack shade, and those communities are disproportionately home to people of color. A peer-reviewed study by UCLA public health researchers published in the journal Environment International in March found that two-thirds of Los Angeles County's Black and Latinx populations live in places with scant green coverage and lower average life expectancies.
A new study from the Center for Health Policy Research at the University of California, Los Angeles finds that adults who identify as Black and at least one other race are more likely to need mental health services than those who identify only as Black.
A California program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex medical needs and chronic conditions reduced the number of emergency department visits and hospital stays among its enrollees, according to an evaluation published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
A California program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex medical needs and chronic conditions reduced the number of emergency department visits and hospital stays among its enrollees, according to an evaluation published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Our findings suggest that the pandemic stole precious time from parents to interact with their young children,” said Sean Tan, senior public administration analyst at the center and co-author of the study.
Nearly 5 million adults and 2 million children across California live in low-income households affected by food insecurity, according to a California Health Interview Survey conducted by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.