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China Daily — Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report — March 18, 2024

Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report — Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report — March 18, 2024

"Asian American communities have faced a long history of discrimination, racism and inequitable US policies that have significant implications for their mental health today."
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project

KRCR TV (Humboldt) — Humboldt County's Food for People sees increased demand amid inflation, cuts — March 18, 2024

Humboldt County's Food for People sees increased demand amid inflation, cuts — Humboldt County's Food for People sees increased demand amid inflation, cuts — March 18, 2024

In California, 39% of adults experience food insecurity, according to the UCLA Center for Health and Policy Research. That includes Humboldt County.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

AsAm News — UCLA looks to boost use of mental health services by AAPIs — March 6, 2024

UCLA looks to boost use of mental health services by AAPIs — UCLA looks to boost use of mental health services by AAPIs — March 6, 2024

“Historically, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian people have been viewed as a monolithic group, which mistakenly led others to generalizing their experiences,” said Ninez Ponce, director at the CHPR and an author of the report. “By disaggregating the data for the different groups, we’re learning important information that could help lawmakers craft policy that does a better job reaching the people who need it.” The perception of a monolithic AAPI group directly affects access to mental health services in different Asian languages.

Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Healio — Tobacco smokers, women more likely to have asthma attack — March 11, 2024

Tobacco smokers, women more likely to have asthma attack — Tobacco smokers, women more likely to have asthma attack — March 11, 2024

Cooper and colleagues assessed 4,260 individuals (69.2% women) who reported having current asthma on the 2021 Adult California Health Interview Survey to find out if smoking status, self-identified male or female gender, education level, e-cigarette use and marijuana smoke exposure are linked to asthma attacks in a fully adjusted logistic regression model.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Times en Español — El cuidado de enfermos en el hogar es posible con entrenamiento gratis y estipendio en California — February 7, 2024

El cuidado de enfermos en el hogar es posible con entrenamiento gratis y estipendio en California — El cuidado de enfermos en el hogar es posible con entrenamiento gratis y estipendio en California — February 7, 2024

En todo California, un estimado de 6.7 millones de cuidadores familiares ayudaron a sus padres, cónyuges y amigos en tareas cotidianas para vivir bien en sus hogares y comunidades en el 2020. Estos debían cumplir tanto tareas de enfermería como proporcionar inyecciones, alimentación por sonda y cambio de catéteres, todo ello con poco apoyo y entrenamiento, según un estudio de UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, dado a conocer en noviembre del 2021. 

Across California, an estimated 6.7 million family caregivers helped their parents, spouses, and friends with everyday tasks to live well in

Features: Communications Team, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

LA Blade — Medical debt increases in LA County to more than $2.9 billion — February 5, 2024

Medical debt increases in LA County to more than $2.9 billion — Medical debt increases in LA County to more than $2.9 billion — February 5, 2024

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has released an update for its report, Medical Debt in LA County: Baseline Report and Action Plan, which found that total medical debt burden now exceeds $2.9 billion with an approximate $300 million increase from 2021 to 2022 ... This analysis used data from the 2017–2022 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the nation’s largest state-level health survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles. 

Features: Communications Team, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Medical Xpress — Three strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women's risk of breast cancer — February 5, 2024

Three strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women's risk of breast cancer — Three strategies to break down barriers to breastfeeding and lower women's risk of breast cancer — February 5, 2024

When it comes to encouraging women in California to breastfeed, health care providers, insurance companies and employers need to be doing more, according to recommendations in a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Features: AJ Scheitler, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

SCVNews.com (Santa Clarita Valley) — Public Health Analysis Shows Medical Debt Burden Increases in L.A. County to More Than $2.9 billion in 2022 — March 11, 2024

Public Health Analysis Shows Medical Debt Burden Increases in L.A. County to More Than $2.9 billion in 2022 — Public Health Analysis Shows Medical Debt Burden Increases in L.A. County to More Than $2.9 billion in 2022 — March 11, 2024

This analysis used data from the 2017-2022 California Health Interview Survey, the nation’s largest state-level health survey conducted by the University of California, Los Angeles. Most of the analyses were based on 2019-2022 survey responses from a representative sample of 18,002 adults (18+) in Los Angeles County who were asked if they have had problems paying medical bills for themselves or their household members in the past 12 months.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

India Education Diary — Rising Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Takes Toll: Recent Immigrants Experience Sharp Increase In Mental Distress — January 29, 2024

Rising Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Takes Toll: Recent Immigrants Experience Sharp Increase In Mental Distress — Rising Anti-Immigrant Sentiment Takes Toll: Recent Immigrants Experience Sharp Increase In Mental Distress — January 29, 2024

Anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies are widely known to have harmful impacts on mental health, but a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research revealed large disparities in rates of serious psychological distress across immigrant subgroups in California.

Features: Sean Tan, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)