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Crosscurrents (public radio show) — Connecting to AANHPI seniors on mental wellness — May 31, 2024

Connecting to AANHPI seniors on mental wellness — Connecting to AANHPI seniors on mental wellness — May 31, 2024

Crosscurrents host Hana Baba and Helen H. Hsu, bi-cultural, bi-lingual clinical psychologist founder of Hella Mental Health and outreach director at Stanford University, discussed a UCLA CHPR report about the importance of culturally competent mental health for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project

Daily Mail — Here's what happens to the human body when you don't have sex for months — May 29, 2024

Here's what happens to the human body when you don't have sex for months — Here's what happens to the human body when you don't have sex for months — May 29, 2024

Despite the positive attachment to sex, a 2021 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study found that 38 percent of young people between the ages of 18 and 30 reported they hadn't had any sexual partners in the previous year.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

UCLA Newsroom — IN FOCUS: AANHPI Heritage Month — May 23, 2024

IN FOCUS: AANHPI Heritage Month — IN FOCUS: AANHPI Heritage Month — May 23, 2024

Two articles about the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were included in a curated selection of stories spotlighting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices, histories and research.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project

The Epoch Times — Doctor, Patient Sue California Over Telehealth Restrictions — May 24, 2024

Doctor, Patient Sue California Over Telehealth Restrictions — Doctor, Patient Sue California Over Telehealth Restrictions — May 24, 2024

Telehealth use surged in California during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in October 2023. In 2022, 46.7 percent of California adults had used telehealth in the preceding year, a dramatic increase from the 12.4 percent figure in 2018.
Features: Sean Tan, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Q Voice News — Bisexual women, lesbians die sooner than heterosexual women, report says — May 14, 2024

Bisexual women, lesbians die sooner than heterosexual women, report says — Bisexual women, lesbians die sooner than heterosexual women, report says — May 14, 2024

A new study about that examined health disparities among lesbian and bisexual women compared to heterosexual women published in the Journal of the American Medical Association cites a UCLA CHPR study.
Features: Joelle Wolstein, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), LGBTQ Health

HealthDay — Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language — May 10, 2024

Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language — Telehealth Tougher When English Isn't First Language — May 10, 2024

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital used data from the California Health Interview Survey to study the digital divide affects the virtual delivery of health care.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KSBY TV (Ch. 6 serving California's Central Coast) — It's World Asthma Day: How many people live with the disease in San Luis Obispo County? — May 9, 2024

It's World Asthma Day: How many people live with the disease in San Luis Obispo County? — It's World Asthma Day: How many people live with the disease in San Luis Obispo County? — May 9, 2024

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that 22% of adults in San Luis Obispo County were diagnosed with asthma from 2019–2021.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AskCHIS, Asthma (Smoking and Air Quality)

Sierra Sun Times — New UCLA Study Finds Access to Firearms for Californians Ages 15–24 Associated with Increased Suicide Risk — May 1, 2024

New UCLA Study Finds Access to Firearms for Californians Ages 15–24 Associated with Increased Suicide Risk — New UCLA Study Finds Access to Firearms for Californians Ages 15–24 Associated with Increased Suicide Risk — May 1, 2024

1 in 4 California adolescents ages 15–17 and nearly 1 in 3 Californians ages 18–24 said they had suicidal thoughts at least once in their lifetime.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Gun Violence and Gun Safety

California Healthline — California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off. — April 25, 2024

California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off. — California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off. — April 25, 2024

Nearly half of California youths from the ages of 12 to 17 report having recently struggled with mental health issues, with nearly a third experiencing serious psychological distress, according to a 2021 study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Also published on KFF Health News.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Mental Health Program, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)