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Food insecurity among Latinos in Los Angeles County

Joelle Wolstein May, research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was interviewed on Univision 34 in Los Angeles, about what California Health Interview Survey data revealed about food insecurity among Latinx people in Los Angeles County and throughout California.
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Capital & Main

The least-bad option: A county sales tax to save California health clinics

California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) data showing that 3 million fewer Californians are expected to be enrolled in Medi-Cal by 2028 was cited in this story.
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U.S. News & World Report

Reckoning with state and federal cuts, L.A. safety-net clinics push for a new tax

Enrollment in Medi-Cal could drop by 3 million by 2028 as a result of the federal and state spending cuts, according to an analysis by CalSIM, a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the University of California-Berkeley Labor Center. Originally published by KFF Health News.
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KQED

Nov 20, 2024

Uninsured Californians Are Urged to Sign Up for Subsidized Health Care. Here’s How

Citing the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Jessica Altman, executive director of Covered California, highlighted that roughly 1.3 million Californians are uninsured despite being eligible for low-cost coverage through Covered California or free insurance through Medi-Cal, the state’s Medicaid program.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

LAist

Nov 15, 2024

Some immigrants in LA County struggle with post-election fear, anxiety. Here's where to seek help

According to a study published last year by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the percentage of immigrant adults in California with “serious psychological distress” increased by 50% between 2015 and 2021. The study defines serious psychological distress as severe, diagnosable mental health conditions, like depression and anxiety.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Mental Health Program

KFF Health News

Nov 01, 2024

California expanded Medi-cal to unauthorized residents. The results are mixed

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research found that 21% of California dentists saw Medi-Cal patients of all ages, according to data from 2019 to 2021. Often those dentists limit the number of Medi-Cal patients they will see; only 15% of adult enrollees might get dental care in a given year.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Crossings TV (Asian-focused broadcast outlet and syndicator)

Nov 01, 2024

Secretary Xavier Becerra Joins Covered California to Launch Its “Let’s Talk Health” Campaign as Open Enrollment Begins Nov. 1

The need for help and information about Covered California is even greater when English is a second language. According to data from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), approximately 2 million Californians have limited English proficiency, and they are more than twice as likely to be uninsured. (Syndicated in 5 additional outlets.)
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Tri-County Sentry (Ventura)

Oct 25, 2024

Oxnard youths behind State health stats

According to the California Health Interview Survey, 60% of 18 to 34-year-olds say they have excellent or very good health. The percentage is only around half in Oxnard.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Generations Now (American Society on Aging)

Oct 24, 2024

Data Should Drive Efforts to Improve Aging

This column in the American Society on Aging's online magazine touts the importance of working with key data sources like the California Health Interview Survey to bolster data collection efforts when building data dashboards.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Week

Oct 11, 2024

Nobody sees themselves in the word 'other'

The op-ed written by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, led The Week's newsletter of top opinion pieces.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KPBS

Oct 10, 2024

Health care providers push for voter engagement as part of public health campaign

New data from the California Health Interview Survey show a connection between economic hardship, housing instability, and low civic engagement among vulnerable populations.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Hill

Oct 10, 2024

Erase ‘other’: Accurate Census data matters for every American

In an op-ed in The Hill, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, wrote about how having the right public health data helps policymakers pinpoint the needs of specific communities, allocate resources more appropriately and develop more effective solutions. Also published on MSN.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KXTV-TV (Sacramento)

Oct 02, 2024

Clínica Tepati: Bridging the health care gap for Sacramento's Latino community

California Health Interview Survey data about the percentage of Latino adults who don't have health insurance was cited in a TV news feature about a free medical clinic in California's Central Valley that primarily serves Latinos.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)