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Healthpayer Intelligence — Public Charge Rule Led to Delayed Healthcare Among CA Immigrants — March 10, 2023

Public Charge Rule Led to Delayed Healthcare Among CA Immigrants — Public Charge Rule Led to Delayed Healthcare Among CA Immigrants — March 10, 2023

Researchers used data from the 2019 California Health Interview Survey to assess the association between avoiding public programs and accessing healthcare services among low-income immigrant adults in California.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

State of Reform — 2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps — March 10, 2023

2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps — 2021 California Health Interview Survey data reveals health equity gaps — March 10, 2023

A new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research highlights the impact of the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) results, the nation’s largest state health survey.

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

Sierra Sun Times — Covered California Joins Behavioral Health Leaders to Promote Enrollment and Improve Access to Address Increased Need for Mental Health Care — March 10, 2023

Covered California Joins Behavioral Health Leaders to Promote Enrollment and Improve Access to Address Increased Need for Mental Health Care — Covered California Joins Behavioral Health Leaders to Promote Enrollment and Improve Access to Address Increased Need for Mental Health Care — March 10, 2023

A new report from the California Health Interview Survey, the nation’s largest state health survey, shows significant increases in the number of adults who sought behavioral health care and details the impact it has had on their lives.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Mental Health Program

Public Policy Institute of California — Investing in Schools to Address COVID 19's Toll on Youth Mental Health — March 10, 2023

Investing in Schools to Address COVID 19's Toll on Youth Mental Health — Investing in Schools to Address COVID 19's Toll on Youth Mental Health — March 10, 2023

About one-third of California adolescents age 12–17 experienced serious psychological distress between 2019 and 2021, according to the California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Inquirer — Study Finds Fil-Ams to be the most obese Asian subgroup — March 10, 2023

Study Finds Fil-Ams to be the most obese Asian subgroup — Study Finds Fil-Ams to be the most obese Asian subgroup — March 10, 2023

According to BMC Public Health, the prevalence of obesity among Asian Americans is especially high among Asian Americans who live in California. In a 2013-2014 California Health Interview Survey, researchers looked at factors such as age, sex, family income, marital status, education level, physical activity, and fast food consumption.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Ventura County Star — Changes open door to health insurance subsidies for working families in Ventura County — March 10, 2023

Changes open door to health insurance subsidies for working families in Ventura County — Changes open door to health insurance subsidies for working families in Ventura County — March 10, 2023

The “glitch” is gone. Working Ventura County families who previously couldn’t get health insurance subsidies can now receive the aid to shrink their premiums. In Ventura County, about 39,000 people, or about 5% of the population, were uninsured in 2021, according to the California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Asam News — Which Asian American subgroup is more likely to be obese? — March 10, 2023

Which Asian American subgroup is more likely to be obese? — Which Asian American subgroup is more likely to be obese? — March 10, 2023

"For the first time, there are two studies on obesity that differentiates between Asian American subgroups."

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

ABC 7 News — Food access gets worse in this Bay Area county as inflation hits 40 year high — March 10, 2023

Food access gets worse in this Bay Area county as inflation hits 40 year high — Food access gets worse in this Bay Area county as inflation hits 40 year high — March 10, 2023

An analysis by the ABC7 News I-Team identified 600 neighborhoods across the San Francisco metro area with low food access, also referred to as "food desert." According to the California Health Interview Survey, over the past five years more than one-third of adults 18 years and older living below the federal poverty line in Alameda County haven't been able to afford enough food.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity