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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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Shasta Scout

Nov 24, 2025

After spate of alleged hate crimes and incidents, California Civil Rights Department holds forum in Shasta

This story references how the California Civil Rights Department worked with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to catalong hate incidents in the annual California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Spectrum News1

Nov 17, 2025

A decade after Aliso Canyon gas leak, new UCLA findings link blowout exposure to lower birth weights

Nearly 10 years after the massive Aliso Canyon gas leak forced thousands of Porter Ranch residents from their homes, new preliminary findings from a UCLA study suggest the blowout may have had long-term health consequences for pregnant women living nearby.
Features: Aliso Canyon Health Study

HipLatina

Nov 17, 2025

How cuts to SNAP benefits affected the Latine community

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Arturo Vargas Bustamante was quoted in this story about how cuts to California's CalFresh program could disproportionately affect farmworkers in the state.
Features: Arturo Vargas Bustamante

El Observador

Nov 14, 2025

Covered California leadership sits with local Bay Area Latino community leaders to discuss solidarity and open enrollment at 'Connectors for Coverage' campaign event

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research statistics about who is eligible for government financial assistance to pay for health care coverage whether via Medi-Cal or Covered California was cited in this story.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

AsAmNews

Nov 10, 2025

Why 1000’s of Asian American seniors skip basic healthcare

Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained what effects the linguistic and cultural barriers to getting health care can do to older Asian adults, including things like not getting timely appointments, nor getting access to primary care or specialty care.
Features: Riti Shimkhada, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Associated Press

Nov 08, 2025

College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

AJ Scheitler, director of the Data Equity Center at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided important context about how college students and their academic success are affected by food insecurity.
Features: AJ Scheitler, Food Insecurity

Lookout Santa Cruz

Nov 06, 2025

Santa Cruz looks like paradise but we’re the most distressed county in the Bay Area – I blame housing

California Health Interview Survey data were cited in an opinion column about how the lack of affordable housing in Santa Cruz County is causing psychological stress among young and middle-aged residents.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

NewsBreak

Nov 04, 2025

S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.

A story about Parivar, a local nonprofit that launched its first legal-aid program for transgender immigrants, cited a study from the Williams Institute that used population data from the California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

EdSource

Nov 03, 2025

California colleges brace for food aid delays, offer assistance to students

A UCLA CHPR study about college students and food insecurity on campus is cited in a story about California colleges preparing for delays in CalFresh benefits because of the government shutdown.

Features: Food Insecurity