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94.7 THE WAVE — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Antelope Valley Times — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — Survey: 32% of Californians won't take COVID vaccine boosters — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KNX News — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — 1 in 3 Californians won't get another COVID booster: survey — August 7, 2023

The survey, published by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series against COVID-19 did not do so for several reasons: 48% think a vaccine for COVID is unnecessary, 45% worried about side effects, and 44% think the vaccine was developed too quickly.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

ABC 7 Los Angeles — Coronavirus: Socal Impact — August 7, 2023

Coronavirus: Socal Impact — Coronavirus: Socal Impact — August 7, 2023

A new survey says nearly a third of adults in California say they would decline any additional COVID vaccine doses. The poll conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research also found that 22% of adults who completed the primary vaccine series have not received any additional doses, and 33% of adults say they do not have an N95 or KN95 mask more than half of them saying they would not be able to get one because they are too expensive.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

JBHE — Biracial Black Adults Found to have more mental health needs than monoracial adults — August 7, 2023

Biracial Black Adults Found to have more mental health needs than monoracial adults — Biracial Black Adults Found to have more mental health needs than monoracial adults — August 7, 2023

A new study from the Center for Health Policy Research at the University of California, Los Angeles finds that adults who identify as Black and at least one other race are more likely to need mental health services than those who identify only as Black.

Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Indian Education Diary — University Of California, Los Angeles Research Shows Less Parent-Child Interaction During COVID-19 — August 7, 2023

University Of California, Los Angeles Research Shows Less Parent-Child Interaction During COVID-19 — University Of California, Los Angeles Research Shows Less Parent-Child Interaction During COVID-19 — August 7, 2023

Our findings suggest that the pandemic stole precious time from parents to interact with their young children,” said Sean Tan, senior public administration analyst at the center and co-author of the study.

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

San Gabriel Valley Tribune — Covina-Valley Unified offer free breakfast, lunch to San Gabriel Valley students — July 7, 2023

Covina-Valley Unified offer free breakfast, lunch to San Gabriel Valley students — Covina-Valley Unified offer free breakfast, lunch to San Gabriel Valley students — July 7, 2023

Nearly 5 million adults and 2 million children across California live in low-income households affected by food insecurity, according to a California Health Interview Survey conducted by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

UCLA Newsroom — Multiracial Black adults more likely to need mental health services than monoracial Blacks — July 5, 2023

Multiracial Black adults more likely to need mental health services than monoracial Blacks — Multiracial Black adults more likely to need mental health services than monoracial Blacks — July 5, 2023

California adults who identify as Black and at least one other race or more likely to need mental health services than those who identify as Black, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

LAist — More than 3 in 10 teens in LA are overweight or obese — July 5, 2023

More than 3 in 10 teens in LA are overweight or obese — More than 3 in 10 teens in LA are overweight or obese — July 5, 2023

Latino children and teens have the highest overweight and obesity rates of any ethnic group. Almost half of 10 to 17 year old Latinos in LA county are overweight or obese, according to the California Health Interview Survey, one of the sources in the report.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Business & Politics — Young employees fed up with 'Boomer' workplace habits like replying 'all' on emails, tech inquiries — July 5, 2023

Young employees fed up with 'Boomer' workplace habits like replying 'all' on emails, tech inquiries — Young employees fed up with 'Boomer' workplace habits like replying 'all' on emails, tech inquiries — July 5, 2023

The survey's findings were similar to those from UCLA's California Health Interview Survey that found Millenials' individualistic behavior had left them engaging in far fewer physical relationships with people than older generations.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)