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Jan 22, 2025
Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was cited in an article about the mental health impact of wildfires and climate change.
Nov 29, 2024
Backing up Dr Hill's observations, UCLA has been tracking behavioural trends for years, including sex, through its annual California Health Interview Survey - the largest state health survey in the nation. In 2021, the number of young Californians aged 18 to 30 who’d had no sexual partners in the past year reached a decade high of 38 per cent. This compares to 22 per cent in 2011.
Nov 01, 2024
The need for help and information about Covered California is even greater when English is a second language. According to data from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), approximately 2 million Californians have limited English proficiency, and they are more than twice as likely to be uninsured. (Syndicated in 5 additional outlets.)
Oct 21, 2024
Ninez A. Ponce, Phd, MPP, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research was quoted in a column about the value of data disaggregation, particularly for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Oct 11, 2024
The op-ed written by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, led The Week's newsletter of top opinion pieces.
Oct 10, 2024
In an op-ed in The Hill, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, wrote about how having the right public health data helps policymakers pinpoint the needs of specific communities, allocate resources more appropriately and develop more effective solutions. Also published on MSN.
Oct 10, 2024
New data from the California Health Interview Survey show a connection between economic hardship, housing instability, and low civic engagement among vulnerable populations.
Oct 02, 2024
California Health Interview Survey data about the percentage of Latino adults who don't have health insurance was cited in a TV news feature about a free medical clinic in California's Central Valley that primarily serves Latinos.
Sep 23, 2024
According to research gathered across several countries, sex is at an all-time low. In 2021, the annual California Health Interview Survey found that the number of Californians between 18 and 30 with no sexual partners in 12 months had reached a decade high of 38 per cent; the last count was 36.3 per cent.
Sep 21, 2024
The Antelope Valley has the second highest rate in preventable hospitalizations, behind South Los Angeles, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study released earlier this year.