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City News Service — UCLA survey: 20% of Californians concerned about ability to pay housing costs — October 13, 2025

UCLA survey: 20% of Californians concerned about ability to pay housing costs — UCLA survey: 20% of Californians concerned about ability to pay housing costs — October 13, 2025

Ninez Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Alex Bates, senior data analyst for the California Health Interview Survey, were quoted in this article about the release of the 2024 CHIS data.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce, Alex J. Bates, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

ABC News — How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown — October 13, 2025

How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown — How Affordable Care Act subsidies became a sticking point in the government shutdown — October 13, 2025

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.
Features: Naomi Zewde

LAist — New UCLA data shows wildfires hurt our health and our wallets — October 13, 2025

New UCLA data shows wildfires hurt our health and our wallets — New UCLA data shows wildfires hurt our health and our wallets — October 13, 2025

Todd Hughes, director of the California Health Interview Survey at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in this story about new CHIS data showing the number of people affected by California wildfires or some from a fire. Also mentioned by PBS SoCal and California Healthline.
Features: Todd Hughes, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette — Health survey of Arkansans shows ‘concerning’ issues, researchers say — October 6, 2025

Health survey of Arkansans shows ‘concerning’ issues, researchers say — Health survey of Arkansans shows ‘concerning’ issues, researchers say — October 6, 2025

This story references the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's California Health Interview Survey for its role as an early leader in gathering state-wide health and health access data.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

Transvitae — UCLA report warns of unmet mental health needs in LGBT community — October 2, 2025

UCLA report warns of unmet mental health needs in LGBT community — UCLA report warns of unmet mental health needs in LGBT community — October 2, 2025

This story cited a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research policy brief showing that LGBT adults in California experience disproportionately high rates of mental health challenges compared to their non-LGBT peers.
Features: D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Health Equity Program

CalMatters — Feds end tracking for food insecurity — October 2, 2025

Feds end tracking for food insecurity — Feds end tracking for food insecurity — October 2, 2025

The CalMatters' WhatMatters newsletter included a mention of the California Health Interview Survey and its 20-plus years of work tracking food security.
Features: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

L.A. Public Press — Forget the feds, California has its own vaccine guidance and delivery plan — October 13, 2025

Forget the feds, California has its own vaccine guidance and delivery plan — Forget the feds, California has its own vaccine guidance and delivery plan — October 13, 2025

Ninez A. Ponce, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, shared how outreach about vaccine recommendations and availability is crucial to ensuring that people get the vaccinations they're entitled to.
Features: Ninez A. Ponce

Bay City News — Regional: New study on Latino Californians reveals health care obstacles — September 26, 2025

Regional: New study on Latino Californians reveals health care obstacles — Regional: New study on Latino Californians reveals health care obstacles — September 26, 2025

Using data from the California Health Interview Survey and other sources, the California Health Care Foundation released the 2025 California Latino Health Almanac. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in an article about the almanac.
Features: Arturo Vargas Bustamante

Inside Climate News — Toxic plumes from Aliso Canyon gas blowout harmed babies, study shows — September 25, 2025

Toxic plumes from Aliso Canyon gas blowout harmed babies, study shows — Toxic plumes from Aliso Canyon gas blowout harmed babies, study shows — September 25, 2025

Professors Michael Jerrett and Kimberly Paul were quoted in this story about the UCLA Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study team's first peer-reviewed study on birth outcomes in the area of the Aliso Canyon gas blowout.
Features: Michael Jerrett, Kimberly C. Paul, Aliso Canyon Health Study