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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)

Public Health Institute — Brief: Experiences of families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 to 2021 — July 7, 2023

Brief: Experiences of families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 to 2021 — Brief: Experiences of families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 to 2021 — July 7, 2023

A study from the Public Health Institute, in partnership with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that challenges with child care and financial stress during the COVID pandemic may have greatly diminished opportunities for California parents to interact with their young children.

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

Medical Xpress — Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — July 5, 2023

Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — Study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — July 5, 2023

Child care challenges and financial stressed during the pandemic may have greatly diminished opportunities for California parents to interact with their youngest children, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

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

UCLA Newsroom — UCLA study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — July 5, 2023

UCLA study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — UCLA study shows less parent-child interaction during COVID-19 — July 5, 2023

Child care challenges and financial stressed during the pandemic may have greatly diminished opportunities for California parents to interact with their youngest children, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Communications Team, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Lown Institute — How hospitals can help solve our medical crisis debt — July 5, 2023

How hospitals can help solve our medical crisis debt — How hospitals can help solve our medical crisis debt — July 5, 2023

The LA DPH used county specific data from the California Health Interview Survey of 4,000+ people from 2017-2021 to better understand the burden of medical debt.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)