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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.