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Route Fifty — REPORT: How states can help close growing gaps in LGBTQ+ data — June 29, 2026

REPORT: How states can help close growing gaps in LGBTQ+ data — REPORT: How states can help close growing gaps in LGBTQ+ data — June 29, 2026

This story, published in the government news focused website Route Fifty, cites researchers who praise the California Health Interview Survey for its inclusion of data about LGBTQ+ populations.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KFF Health News — Newsom vowed to transform kids' mental health. Many California schools are waiting — June 25, 2026

Newsom vowed to transform kids' mental health. Many California schools are waiting — Newsom vowed to transform kids' mental health. Many California schools are waiting — June 25, 2026

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showing how many California youth weren't receiving needed mental healthcare was used in this news story to illustrate the urgent mental health crisis facing the state. Syndicated in the Redding Record Searchlight (paywall).
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

CalMatters — Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way — June 22, 2026

Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way — Single-payer healthcare in California is possible. An economic and political thicket stands in the way — June 22, 2026

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report on a unified financing model for healthcare in California examined the role of health plans, provider payments, and benefits, and how they could affect access, quality, and equity.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, Petra Rasmussen, Mark Peterson, Dylan H. Roby, Srikanth Kadiyala, Thomas Rice, Gerald F. Kominski, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

San Bernardino Sun — New initiative fights ‘alarming’ heart disease rates in San Bernardino area — June 17, 2026

New initiative fights ‘alarming’ heart disease rates in San Bernardino area — New initiative fights ‘alarming’ heart disease rates in San Bernardino area — June 17, 2026

California Health Interview Survey data were cited in a story about a new program aimed at lowering rates of cardiovascular disease among Inland Empire residents.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Daily Californian — 2.2M Californians will lose health insurance by 2030, UC Berkeley and UCLA report finds — June 15, 2026

2.2M Californians will lose health insurance by 2030, UC Berkeley and UCLA report finds — 2.2M Californians will lose health insurance by 2030, UC Berkeley and UCLA report finds — June 15, 2026

The story features a report from the UC Berkeley Labor Center and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that estimates the number of uninsured people living in the state will reach 4.6 million by 2030. 

Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

LAist — How to choose a preschool in Los Angeles — June 12, 2026

How to choose a preschool in Los Angeles — How to choose a preschool in Los Angeles — June 12, 2026

The story cited childcare 2023 data from a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study which estimated that nearly half of young children in the state do not receive childcare on a regular basis (10 or more hours per week). 

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Buffalo's Fire — Survey finds Native Americans report higher rates of long COVID (paywall) — June 13, 2026

Survey finds Native Americans report higher rates of long COVID (paywall) — Survey finds Native Americans report higher rates of long COVID (paywall) — June 13, 2026

The story featured a study from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota that was based on data from the California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Public Policy Institute of California — Testimony: teen mental health and school-based support — June 13, 2026

Testimony: teen mental health and school-based support — Testimony: teen mental health and school-based support — June 13, 2026

A blog post about teen mental health support in schools cited California Health Interview Survey data about the percentage of teens who said they had need for mental health versus the percentage who received counseling. The author testified before the Assembly Select Committee on Youth Mental Health Treatment and Accessibility.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

News Break — Report examines important considerations for a unified health care financing plan in California — June 15, 2026

Report examines important considerations for a unified health care financing plan in California — Report examines important considerations for a unified health care financing plan in California — June 15, 2026

The story features a report by the UCLA CHPR’s Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program that identified and assessed the elements needed to reform health care in California under a unified financing model. Nadereh Pourat, associate center director of the UCLA CHPR and lead author of the study, is quoted.

Features: Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program