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Orange County Register (paywall)

My middle-schooler started Ozempic. I am not a failure at parenting!

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)
LAist

CalFresh has been temporarily expanded for fire victims who are undocumented

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
KFF Health News

Kaiser Permanente Back in the Hot Seat Over Mental Health Care, but It’s Not Only a KP Issue

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
Daily Bruin

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty share thoughts on Chancellor Frenk

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
Chicago Tribune (paywall)

A Chicagoan’s journey through incarceration, deportation and the fight for ‘A New Path’

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
Cato Institute

The Health and Employment Effects of Employer Vaccination Mandates

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
The Well News

California, US, Need to Improve Public Nutrition (commentary)

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
Newsweek

Health Care Premiums Will Go Up in 2025, Experts Say

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
Los Angeles Times

Federal judge blocks White House freeze on ‘financial assistance’ amid anger, confusion

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
California Black Media

Finding the Right Doctor: Black Californians Weigh the Burden and Benefits

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