Center in the News
Feb 13, 2025
Orange County Register (paywall)
California Health Interview Survey data about adolescent obesity was cited in this column the value of prescription weight loss drugs in combatting a serious health problem facing youth.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Feb 13, 2025
LAist
Research and data from the California Health Interview Survey was cited in a news story showing how vulnerable undocumented children in California are to food insecurity, and how they could especially benefit for expanded access to CalFresh assistance in the wake of the Los Angeles fires.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Food Insecurity
Ninez A. Ponce
Feb 11, 2025
KFF Health News
Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, explained how the open-ended nature of mental health therapy can conflict with health plans’ focus on their bottom lines. “It may be once a week, it may be more than once a week and go on for years.”
Mark Peterson
Feb 09, 2025
Daily Bruin
Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and chair of the department of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, said she hopes Frenk can provide seminars or lectures at the School of Public Healt and motivate UCLA’s researchers and students to contribute more on a global stage.
Ninez A. Ponce
Feb 08, 2025
Chicago Tribune (paywall)
Maria-Elena Young, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, provided context on how President Trump’s immigration policies can add paranoia to every aspect of life for people without U.S. citizenship. “The way our immigration laws work in this country is that they function essentially to criminalize (noncitizen) peoples’ day-to-day activities.”
Maria-Elena Young
Feb 05, 2025
Cato Institute
Ashvin Gandi and his co-authors describe their study that showed that during the pandemic employer vaccine mandates significantly increased the number of staff at nursing homes who became vaccinated, which had life-saving effects on the health of nursing home residents.
Ashvin Gandhi
Feb 04, 2025
The Well News
This commentary cites California Health Interview Survey about rising obesity rates in California to illustrate the urgent need to reform nutrition programs in the United States.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Overweight and Obesity , Chronic Disease Program
Feb 01, 2025
Newsweek
Associate Center Director Nadereh Pourat said that consolidation in the health care market is usually associated with increasing costs and subsequent increases in premiums.
Nadereh Pourat
Jan 28, 2025
Los Angeles Times
Mark A. Peterson, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, offered helpful context about the Trump administration's executive order to freeze federal funding of a wide range of programs.
Mark Peterson
Jan 27, 2025
California Black Media
Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that one in four Black respondents said they could have received better medical care if they were a different race or ethnicity.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Ninez A. Ponce