Center in the News List
Aug 02, 2024
Over the next six months, a UCLA team will continue collecting a massive amount of data that will help dozens of scientists and researchers investigate how residents have been impacted by the Aliso Canyon gas leak near Porter Ranch that went on for four months, forcing thousands of families to evacuate their homes.
Aug 02, 2024
Food insecurity is limited or inconsistent access to healthy food, according to UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research.
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Aug 02, 2024
California: One in Five Suffers Mental Illness Due to Extreme Weather
An Italian news website story about how climate change affected mental health, cited a new study that used data from the California Health Interview Survey. (No link available.)
Aug 01, 2024
A story about singer Mýa’s choice to abstain from sex for seven year cites data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s California Health Interview Survey.
Jul 25, 2024
In Santa Cruz County in 2022, 21.4% of people reported in a California Health Interview Survey that they had delayed medical care or didn’t receive the care they needed, compared to the statewide average of 16.5%.
Jul 25, 2024
The Beach Cities Health District, in its triannual survey of people's health in the L.A. County beach cities, includes indicators from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's California Health Interview Survey, among others.
Jul 24, 2024
Whether because of age or disability, California adults who require assistance with day-to-day activities reported their health as worse overall and experience higher rates of serious psychological distress, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Also picked up by MSN, Sierra Sun Times, Medical Xpress, and Health Medicine Network.
Jul 17, 2024
A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study revealed that Black people in California experiencing unstable housing are more likely to struggle with mental health.
Jul 17, 2024
The movement is part of a broader cultural conversation around celibacy: in 2021, a study by UCLA’s Center for Health Policy Research revealed that 4 in 10 people under 30 reported having no sexual partner in the past 12 months.
Jul 16, 2024
Results from the California Health Interview Survey (2005-2015) data showed that individuals with moderate to severe psychological stress had habits of eating less fruits and vegetables and an increased consumption of French fries, soda, and fast food.