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USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism — Undocumented immigrants of all ages can now access Medi-Cal. Will they sign up and get care? — March 19, 2024

Undocumented immigrants of all ages can now access Medi-Cal. Will they sign up and get care? — USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism — March 19, 2024

About one in four Californians are immigrants, and half are from Latin America. Nearly 10% of California’s workforce are undocumented. Nearly three times more Hispanics/Latinx (about 12%) compared to their white peers were uninsured in California, according to a 2020 report from UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: Shana Charles, Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), State of Health Insurance in California (SHIC)

The Final Call — Mental health concerns rise among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities — March 19, 2024

Mental health concerns rise among Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities — The Final Call — March 19, 2024

To increase awareness of mental health issues in AANHPI communities, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and AAPI Data, based at UC Riverside, published a 67-page report detailing the psychological toll burdening these communities.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

China Daily — Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report — March 18, 2024

Asian Americans face stigma on mental health: Report — China Daily — March 18, 2024

"Asian American communities have faced a long history of discrimination, racism and inequitable US policies that have significant implications for their mental health today."
Features: AAPI Data Project, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KRCR TV (Humboldt) — Humboldt County's Food for People sees increased demand amid inflation, cuts — March 18, 2024

Humboldt County's Food for People sees increased demand amid inflation, cuts — KRCR TV (Humboldt) — March 18, 2024

In California, 39% of adults experience food insecurity, according to the UCLA Center for Health and Policy Research. That includes Humboldt County.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Moneywise — 'It's going to get worse before it gets better’: Seniors in this major California city are aging without a home — here's why — March 11, 2024

'It's going to get worse before it gets better’: Seniors in this major California city are aging without a home — here's why — Moneywise — March 11, 2024

More than 40% of seniors in the city do not have enough money to cover basic housing, food, health care and transportation, according to The Elder Index, developed by the University of California Los Angeles’ Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: California Elder Index™ (CEI)

AsAm News — UCLA looks to boost use of mental health services by AAPIs — March 6, 2024

UCLA looks to boost use of mental health services by AAPIs — AsAm News — March 6, 2024

“Historically, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Asian people have been viewed as a monolithic group, which mistakenly led others to generalizing their experiences,” said Ninez Ponce, director at the CHPR and an author of the report. “By disaggregating the data for the different groups, we’re learning important information that could help lawmakers craft policy that does a better job reaching the people who need it.” The perception of a monolithic AAPI group directly affects access to mental health services in different Asian languages.

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

Mirage News (Australia) — UCLA Data Equity Center to Offer Expertise to Needy — March 6, 2024

UCLA Data Equity Center to Offer Expertise to Needy — Mirage News (Australia) — March 6, 2024

The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has launched the Data Equity Center to help ensure that historically marginalized populations and their needs are more accurately represented in the vast pools of information government, business and philanthropy are using to make crucial decisions.

Features: AJ Scheitler, Data Equity Center

Healio — Tobacco smokers, women more likely to have asthma attack — March 11, 2024

Tobacco smokers, women more likely to have asthma attack — Healio — March 11, 2024

Cooper and colleagues assessed 4,260 individuals (69.2% women) who reported having current asthma on the 2021 Adult California Health Interview Survey to find out if smoking status, self-identified male or female gender, education level, e-cigarette use and marijuana smoke exposure are linked to asthma attacks in a fully adjusted logistic regression model.

Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine (podcast) — The positive and negative ways ‘American Culture’ affects public health — February 21, 2024

The positive and negative ways ‘American Culture’ affects public health — Dr. Greg Davis on Medicine (podcast) — February 21, 2024

Interview with Frederick J. Zimmerman, PhD, faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and a professor of health policy management in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Based on a Health Affairs article Zimmerman co-wrote in 2022, “Population Health In America: Is Culture Stopping Us Dead In Our Tracks?”

Features: Frederick J. Zimmerman

Los Angeles Times en Español — El cuidado de enfermos en el hogar es posible con entrenamiento gratis y estipendio en California — February 7, 2024

El cuidado de enfermos en el hogar es posible con entrenamiento gratis y estipendio en California — Los Angeles Times en Español — February 7, 2024

En todo California, un estimado de 6.7 millones de cuidadores familiares ayudaron a sus padres, cónyuges y amigos en tareas cotidianas para vivir bien en sus hogares y comunidades en el 2020. Estos debían cumplir tanto tareas de enfermería como proporcionar inyecciones, alimentación por sonda y cambio de catéteres, todo ello con poco apoyo y entrenamiento, según un estudio de UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, dado a conocer en noviembre del 2021. 

Across California, an estimated 6.7 million family caregivers helped their parents, spouses, and friends with everyday tasks to live well in

Features: Communications Team, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)