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KNX — California Health Interview Survey reveals how wildfires harmed mental health — October 19, 2026

California Health Interview Survey reveals how wildfires harmed mental health — KNX — October 19, 2026

Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey, was interviewed about recently released survey findings that provide an estimate of how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians' mental health.
Features: Todd Hughes, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Daily Bruin — California public college students now automatically meet some CalFresh requirements — October 19, 2026

California public college students now automatically meet some CalFresh requirements — Daily Bruin — October 19, 2026

Sue Babey, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and one of the authors of a study about food insecurity among California college students, was quoted in this story about changes to the CalFresh food assistance program that expand eligibility for college students.
Features: Susan H. Babey, AJ Scheitler, Food Insecurity

Parriva — Nearly 1 in 3 LA adults exposed to wildfires report mental-health harm — October 19, 2026

Nearly 1 in 3 LA adults exposed to wildfires report mental-health harm — Parriva — October 19, 2026

Data from the 2025 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) were cited in this story about how wildfires and smoke from wildfires has affected people's mental health. The 2025 CHIS measures the impact of the Palisades and Eaton fires that devastated parts of Los Angeles County in 2025.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Daily News — Wildfires, heat, food insecurity, lack of medical care affect Californians’ health: UCLA survey — October 16, 2026

Wildfires, heat, food insecurity, lack of medical care affect Californians’ health: UCLA survey — Los Angeles Daily News — October 16, 2026

This story features a range of newly released 2025 data from the California Health Interview Survey that was presented during the annual data release webinar. It appeared in all of the Southern California Newspaper Group newspapers (which include the Orange County Register and Riverside Press Enterprise) as well as Pasadena Now and MyNewsLA.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Todd Hughes, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Daily Bruin — Annual UCLA survey responses cover public health issues, including housing, heat — October 16, 2026

Annual UCLA survey responses cover public health issues, including housing, heat — Daily Bruin — October 16, 2026

This story spotlights California Health Interview Survey data documenting the impact of wildfires in California, usage of air conditioning during heat waves, immigrants' utilization of healthcare, and vaping among young adults.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Spectrum News 1: "In Focus SoCal" — Navigating changes to Medi-Cal; Making Long Beach more accessible — October 12, 2026

Navigating changes to Medi-Cal; Making Long Beach more accessible — Spectrum News 1: "In Focus SoCal" — October 12, 2026

This story cites a statistic about how the number of Californians without insurance may potentially double to almost 15% by 2030, according to a report by the California Simulation of the Insurance Markets (CalSIM) a project of the the UC Berkeley Labor Center and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

San Francisco Examiner — UCLA report estimates Latino households to be hit hard by safety-net changes — October 12, 2026

UCLA report estimates Latino households to be hit hard by safety-net changes — San Francisco Examiner — October 12, 2026

Arturo Vargas Bustamante, faculty research director at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered expert analysis on how many Latinos are expected to disenroll from social safety net programs. The report he co-authored cites data from the California Health Interview Survey.
Features: Arturo Vargas Bustamante, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Los Angeles Times/KFF Health News — Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansion (paywall) — October 9, 2026

Medicaid reckoning awaits next California governor after program’s rapid expansion (paywall) — Los Angeles Times/KFF Health News — October 9, 2026

CalSIM estimates about the number of Californians who could lose health insurance over the next four years were cited in this story. CalSIM is a joint project of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the UC Berkeley Labor Center.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)

Health IT Consultant — Telehealth was built for two. Interpreted care requires three — October 8, 2026

Telehealth was built for two. Interpreted care requires three — Health IT Consultant — October 8, 2026

Data from the California Health Interview Survey on how patients with limited English proficiency are less likely to use telehealth appointments was cited in this column from Philip Rosen.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

KFF Health News — ‘It’s triage’: California’s next governor will face destabilizing surge in uninsured — October 12, 2026

‘It’s triage’: California’s next governor will face destabilizing surge in uninsured — KFF Health News — October 12, 2026

A California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM) report that projects the uninsured rate among Californians under 65 to nearly double by 2030, was cited in this story about a key challenge for the governor who will success Gavin Newsom.
Features: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM)