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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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Sonoma Sun

Feb 16, 2026

Under pressure: Mental wellness, access, and systems of care for women and girls in Sonoma County

This recap of a Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women panel references the definition of “serious psychological episode” used by the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Schwulissimo Magazine (Germany)

Feb 16, 2026

More and more women in the community are arming themselves out of fear

A German lifestyle magazine for gay men referenced a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about firearm ownership along LGB people in the United States.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Food Bank News

Feb 11, 2026

Small advocacy win would have big impact

This story is about how and why the San Francisco Marin Food Bank is asking California state government for $300,000 to fund the inclusion of food insecurity questions in the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Daily Bruin

Jan 08, 2026

Q&A: Ninez Ponce talks Asian American representation, equity in health care

UCLA Center for Health Policy Director Ninez Ponce was interviewed by the campus student newspaper about representation in health care, the California Health Interview Survey, and getting elected to the National Academy of Medicine,
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

The Center Square

Dec 26, 2025

California second in nation for child care costs, study shows

Data for the California Health Interview Survey was cited in this story about California's high child care costs.
Features: Nicole Lordi, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

Dec 03, 2025

The gaps in care: What SoCal Chinese mothers reveal about a system still learning to listen

This story references a report published jointly by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and AAPI Data that used California Health Interview Survey data to conduct a community analysis of mental health experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California.
Features: AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

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)

FedScoop

Nov 12, 2025

Save public health data to save American lives

The California Health Interview Survey is cited as an exemplar of state-level health data collection in this opinion piece by the vice president of research, evaluation, and learning and chief science officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the president and founder of the Center for Open Data Enterprise.
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)