Center in the News List
Feb 24, 2025
Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used in compiling the 2025-2028 Beach Cities Health District Community Health Report, which examined health and well-being in the cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach.
Feb 21, 2025
This story cited 2021 California Health Interview Survey data showing that that patients with limited English proficiency were less likely to report telehealth use and more likely to rate video visit experience as worse than in-person appointments.
Feb 18, 2025
This story cites 2019 California Health Interview Survey data about differences between girls' and boys' experiences with serious psychological distress.
Feb 18, 2025
30% of Asian Americans in California reported having difficulty accessing health services, according to California Health Interview Survey data used in a 2024 report by AAPI Data and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Feb 13, 2025
California Health Interview Survey data about adolescent obesity was cited in this column the value of prescription weight loss drugs in combatting a serious health problem facing youth.
Feb 13, 2025
Research and data from the California Health Interview Survey were cited in a news story showing how vulnerable undocumented children in California are to food insecurity, and how they could especially benefit for expanded access to CalFresh assistance in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
Feb 11, 2025
Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained how the open-ended nature of mental health therapy can conflict with health plans’ focus on their bottom lines. “It may be once a week, it may be more than once a week and go on for years.”
Feb 09, 2025
Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, said she hopes Frenk can provide seminars or lectures at the School of Public Health and motivate UCLA’s researchers and students to contribute more on a global stage.
Feb 08, 2025
Maria-Elena Young, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, provided context on how President Trump’s immigration policies can add paranoia to every aspect of life for people without U.S. citizenship. “The way our immigration laws work in this country is that they function essentially to criminalize (noncitizen) peoples’ day-to-day activities.”
Feb 05, 2025
Ashvin Gandi and his co-authors describe their study that showed that during the pandemic employer vaccine mandates significantly increased the number of staff at nursing homes who became vaccinated, which had life-saving effects on the health of nursing home residents.