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North State Public Radio — Covered California urges North State residents to enroll for health care insurance — January 2, 2025

Covered California urges North State residents to enroll for health care insurance — Covered California urges North State residents to enroll for health care insurance — January 2, 2025

Data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) explain the magnitude of impact that signing up eligible people for Medi-Cal coverage could have in the northern parts of California.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

San Jose Mercury News (paywall) — Wish Book: Healthier Kids Foundation brings life changes into focus with vision exams, aids — January 2, 2025

Wish Book: Healthier Kids Foundation brings life changes into focus with vision exams, aids — Wish Book: Healthier Kids Foundation brings life changes into focus with vision exams, aids — January 2, 2025

Data from the California Health Interview Survey about the percentage of uninsured Santa Clara County residents was cited in an article about a program that helps low-income and underserved children in Santa Clara County.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Daily News (paywall) — Aliso Canyon gas storage facility to stay open for now, state body decides — January 2, 2025

Aliso Canyon gas storage facility to stay open for now, state body decides — Aliso Canyon gas storage facility to stay open for now, state body decides — January 2, 2025

This article referenced work done by UCLA researchers who are studying the effects of the Aliso Canyon gas leak, specifically preliminary data about pregnant women living near the area during and after the blowout.
Features: Aliso Canyon Health Study

Los Angles Times (Boiling Point newsletter) — Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all — December 12, 2024

Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all — Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all — December 12, 2024

Dozens of researchers from UCLA and other universities are studying the health fallout of the Aliso Canyon leak, which between October 2015 and February 2016 spewed a then-record 109,000 tons of methane. Michael Jerrett, an environmental health sciences professor at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, who is leading the research, was quoted.
Features: Aliso Canyon Health Study

Los Angeles Daily News (paywalled) — Scientists urge Governor Gavin Newsom to close natural gas storage storage facility — December 12, 2024

Scientists urge Governor Gavin Newsom to close natural gas storage storage facility — Scientists urge Governor Gavin Newsom to close natural gas storage storage facility — December 12, 2024

According to UCLA researchers studying the health impacts of the gas leak, pregnant women living near the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during and after the blowout were more likely to have premature births and low-weight newborns compared to women in other communities.

California Healthline (KFF Health News) — How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California — December 4, 2024

How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California — How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California — December 4, 2024

“Medicaid is on the chopping block, and I don’t think that’s speculation,” says Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. “It is widely viewed by potential members of Trump’s administration as a program that is too broad and needs to be brought under control.”
Features: Gerald F. Kominski

Black Voice News — Caring for Aging Adults — December 4, 2024

Caring for Aging Adults — Caring for Aging Adults — December 4, 2024

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed that more than two-thirds (67.5%) of caregivers in California are middle aged, with nearly 40% between the ages of 45 and 64.
Features: Sean Tan, Sriya Kudaravalli, Kathryn G. Kietzman, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)