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NPR's Planet Money: The Indicator (podcast)

A baby bonds bonanza

Naomi Zewde, fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, spoke to Planet Money's "The Indicator" podcast about the federally funded $1,000 accounts for newborns in the recently adopted budget and how they measure up to baby bonds in addressing wealth inequality.
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LAist

Childcare is a key issue in NYC's mayoral race. Advocates in California are taking note

A study based on California Health Interview Survey data about the availability of regular child care (and lack of it) for kids in the state was cited in this article.
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The San Diego Voice & Viewpoint

Pride 2025: Black LGBTQ+ Californians lean on history — and each other — in the face of growing hate

Data about Californians' experiences with hate incidents from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that lesbian, gay, bisexual, and pansexual (12%) and transgender (19%) adults were more likely to experience hate than Californians overall was cited. Syndicated across outlets that are part of California Black Media.
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Shasta Scout

Nov 24, 2025

After spate of alleged hate crimes and incidents, California Civil Rights Department holds forum in Shasta

This story references how the California Civil Rights Department worked with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research to catalong hate incidents in the annual California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

AsAmNews

Nov 10, 2025

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.
Features: Riti Shimkhada, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Lookout Santa Cruz

Nov 06, 2025

Santa Cruz looks like paradise but we’re the most distressed county in the Bay Area – I blame housing

California Health Interview Survey data were cited in an opinion column about how the lack of affordable housing in Santa Cruz County is causing psychological stress among young and middle-aged residents.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

NewsBreak

Nov 04, 2025

S.F. nonprofit just began offering legal aid to trans immigrants. Requests are pouring in.

A story about Parivar, a local nonprofit that launched its first legal-aid program for transgender immigrants, cited a study from the Williams Institute that used population data from the California Health Interview Survey.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Orange County Register

Oct 31, 2025

Overweight in the Golden State (paywall)

California Health Interview Survey data were cited in a story that said nearly 61% of California adults are overweight or obese.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Sentinel

Oct 31, 2025

Prescribing prevention: Doctors turn to lifestyle, herbs and veggies to protect against chronic illness in Black Californians

This story cites UCLA Center for Health Policy Research California Health Interview Survey data and a study from UCLA CHPR's Health Economics and Evaluation Research program about diabetes in California.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program

South Kern Sol

Oct 27, 2025

California survey releases data on poverty, healthcare, and discrimination

Ninez A. Ponce, Phd, MPP, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and principal investigator of the California Health Interview Survey was quoted in this story about the 2024 CHIS data release. CHIS Director Todd Hughes was also quoted, along with Alex J. Bates, senior data analyst for CHIS.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Todd Hughes, Alex J. Bates, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Pasadena Now

Oct 25, 2025

From walk to witness, Pasadena confronts school hate today

California Health Interview Survey data about where adolescents experience hate incidents was cited in this announcement about an awareness walk to combat hate in the Pasadena area.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

UCLA Newsroom

Oct 20, 2025

3 UCLA faculty members elected to the National Academy of Medicine

UCLA neurologist S. Thomas Carmichael, lung specialist Paul W. Noble and public health pioneer Ninez A. Ponce have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, the academy announced today.

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

Pasadena Now

Oct 19, 2025

Confronting Hate: Pasadena Mobilizes as Schools Face Rising Incidents

California Health Interview Survey data from 2022 and 2023 were cited in this story about Pasadena’s “United Against Hate Week,” the city's response to discrimination and division in education and in the community. 

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)