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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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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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California Healthline
Jan 10, 2025

Climate Change Threatens the Mental Well-Being of Youths. Here’s How To Help Them Cope.

Vickie May, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, points out that even crises can become opportunities for people to learn to become advocates or activists.
Features: Vickie Mays
California Healthline
Jan 06, 2025

Health Care Is Newsom’s Biggest Unfinished Project. Trump Complicates That Task.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Senior Fellow Mark Peterson provided his thoughts about how political bias can distort facts related to health care funding for immigrants.
Features: Mark Peterson
Imperial Valley Press (El Centro)
Jan 02, 2025

Study on Imperial County's challenges with women’s well-being

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used in creating the 2024 California Women’s Well-Being Index.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
North State Public Radio
Dec 27, 2024

Covered California urges North State residents to enroll for health care insurance

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)
Dec 24, 2024

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

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)
Dec 20, 2024

Aliso Canyon gas storage facility to stay open for now, state body decides

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
Shasta Scout
Dec 19, 2024

A Newly Formed “Youth Prevention Committee” Will Present Shasta County’s Board with a Rough Plan for $4 million in Opioid Settlement Funds

California Health Interview Survey data about teen mental health was used to contextualize the importance of figuring how to best use opioid settlement funds in Shasta County.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Los Angles Times (Boiling Point newsletter)
Dec 12, 2024

Gavin Newsom’s failure to close Aliso Canyon is hurting us all

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
San Francisco Chronicle (paywall)
Dec 07, 2024

What online vitriol after UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing says about attitudes toward health care

Gerald Kominski, a senior fellow at UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered context about the fatal shooting of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Features: Gerald F. Kominski
Los Angeles Daily News (paywalled)
Dec 06, 2024

Scientists urge Governor Gavin Newsom to close natural gas storage storage facility

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.