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Associated Press

College students, stressed about federal food aid uncertainty, look to campuses for support

AJ Scheitler, director of the Data Equity Center at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provided important context about how college students and their academic success are affected by food insecurity.
young man looking into an empty refrigerator

ABC News

How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in this article about explaining who might be affected most by the discontinuation of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Syndicated on Yahoo, AOL.com, and dozens of ABC news affiliates.
African American boy getting a vaccine while being with his father at pediatrician's office.

AsAmNews

Why 1000’s of Asian American seniors skip basic healthcare

Riti Shimkhada, a senior research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained what effects the linguistic and cultural barriers to getting health care can do to older Asian adults, including things like not getting timely appointments, nor getting access to primary care or specialty care.
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AsAmNews

Aug 25, 2024

Asian foster kids face housing instability and homelessness as young adults

A recent report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research used 2022 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data to show the mental health effects of housing instability on adults apart from the impact of being in and exiting the foster care system.
Features: Joelle Wolstein, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

WebMD

Aug 21, 2024

Earth(quakes), Winds, and Fires Can Shake Your Mental Health

In a recent study, Hwong polled 24,000 people in the California Health Interview Survey, which added questions in 2021 about exposure to extreme weather events and mental health responses. More than half, 53%, said their mental health was affected by climate events.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

San Francisco Public Press

Aug 14, 2024

Budget cuts threaten San Francisco food programs for seniors and adults with disabilities

Food insecurity disproportionately affects people of color. In California, mixed-race adults are the most food-insecure racial group, with 50% possessing that status, followed by African Americans, at about 49%, according to a 2023 report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Medical Xpress

Aug 13, 2024

Experiencing climate-related events tied to negative impact on mental health

Data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey was used by Daniel Zhao, M.D., from Maimonides Medical Center in New York City, and colleagues when they evaluated how individual factors and neighborhood social cohesion are associated with negative mental health effects of exposure to extreme weather events.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KFF Health News

Aug 07, 2024

Medi-Cal’s Dental Care Gap: Getting a Tooth Pulled Is Easy — Much Harder To Get an Implant

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. Also published on California Health Line.
Features: Nadereh Pourat, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Madamenoir

Aug 01, 2024

Mýa Reveals She’s Been Celibate For 7 Years And It Changed Her Life

A story about singer Mýa’s choice to abstain from sex for seven year cites data from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Lookout Santa Cruz

Jul 25, 2024

New Dominican Hospital residency program aims to speed up local health care

In Santa Cruz County in 2022, 21.4% of people reported in a California Health Interview Survey that they had delayed medical care or didn’t receive the care they needed, compared to the statewide average of 16.5%.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

MB News (Manhattan Beach)

Jul 25, 2024

How's Your Health, Manhattan Beach?

The Beach Cities Health District, in its triannual survey of people's health in the L.A. County beach cities, includes indicators from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's California Health Interview Survey, among others.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Mirage News (Australia)

Jul 24, 2024

California Adults in Long-Term Care Struggle with Resource Access

Whether because of age or disability, California adults who require assistance with day-to-day activities reported their health as worse overall and experience higher rates of serious psychological distress, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Also picked up by MSN, Sierra Sun Times, Medical Xpress, and Health Medicine Network.
Features: Kathryn G. Kietzman, Lei Chen, Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS), California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)