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The Healthiest (and Most Unhealthy) Places to Be an Undocumented Immigrant: A Review of State Health Policies

​A new joint report will be released that examines state health policies towards undocumented immigrants and ranks states with the most (and the fewest) public policies and laws that foster the health and welfare of undocumented immigrants. In this seminar, co-authors Steven P. Wallace, associate director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Michael Rodriguez, director of the Blum Center on Poverty and Health in Latin America, and Maria-Elena Young, a Center graduate student researcher, discuss the report's findings. The report was produced in collaboration with the UC Global Health Institute.

Speakers

Steven P. Wallace

Steven P. Wallace

Michael Rodri­guez

Michael Rodri­guez

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young

Affiliate, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

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California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Annual Data Release

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Join us on Tuesday, November 17, for the 2026 E.R. Brown Symposium, Nourishing the Future: Reimagining Nutrition Security in an Era of Change, being held in person in Sacramento. With changes in federal nutrition and social service programs, California stands at a crossroads. This event will bring together experts and changemakers to explore how the state can respond to growing challenges and help close gaps in access to nutritious food.

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