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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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ProPublica

May 29, 2025

“The federal government is gone”: Under Trump, the fight against extremist violence is left up to the states

California Health Interview Survey data about hate incidents in California was cited in this story about how states are left on their own to collect important data as President Donald Trump guts the main federal office dedicated to preventing terrorism.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

CalMatters

May 14, 2025

Medi-Cal coverage of weight-loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal

Data from the California Health Interview Survey was used to contextualize the scale of obesity among adult Californians, who could be affected if GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are no longer covered by the state's health insurance for lower-income residents.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Sacramento Bee

May 13, 2025

Millions of Californians experienced ‘act of hate,’ many at businesses, survey says (paywall)

Data from the California Health Interview Survey about hate incidents in California was included in this story. Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and principal investigator of CHIS, was quoted, along with Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

California Healthline

May 09, 2025

Mental health and substance misuse treatment is increasingly a video chat or phone call away

KFF Health News reporters analyzed data from the California Health Interview Survey and found that about 24% of adults used a combination of face-to-face and teletherapy in 2023, while roughly 23% got help exclusively in person, according to the survey of about 20,000 California households. Syndicates include: Los Angeles Times and OregonLive.com.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

American Community Media

May 07, 2025

California Civil Rights Department launches program to combat discrimination in businesses

California Health Interview Survey data on people's experiences with hate was cited in this story about a new program from the California Civil Rights Department.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Capital & Main

May 05, 2025

How did farmers respond when the Trump administration suddenly stopped paying them to help feed needy Californians?

This column cites data from the 2023 California Health Interview Survey that showed that nine of 20 adults in the state with low incomes reported “limited, uncertain or inconsistent” access to food. Also picked up by MSN.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

San Diego Business Journal

Apr 02, 2025

Care Solace aiding expanded access to mental health care (paywall)

The article cites California Health Interview Survey data that showed more low-income adults in California reported serious psychological distress compared to high-income adults.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Washington Blade

Mar 31, 2025

On this Transgender Day of Visibility, we can’t allow this administration to erase us

This commentary lauds the longtime work of the California Health Interview Survey, among others, in data collection and preservation about trans people and their health.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)