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A Study of the California Healthy Youth Act and Youth Sexual Health Outcomes

The California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA), which took effect January 1, 2016, requires school districts to provide students with integrated, comprehensive, accurate, and inclusive Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (CSHE) once in middle school and once in high school.

Principal Investigator: Ian W. Holloway

Analyzing Multiracial Populations in CHIS and Covered California

Most data collection practices aggregate multiracial respondents together into one category, hindering the assessment of health disparities.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

Neighborhood Risk and Resilience for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Respiratory Health Disparities

This study examines exposure to neighborhood inequities in the form of environmental and social stressors among AAs and NHPIs.

Principal Investigator: Brittany Morey

Latino Youth Health Study

Paper 1 examines the role of language concordance between the parent and the child’s health care provider, including the use of professional interpreters and availability of Spanish-speaking providers, on the health care utilization of Latino children.

Principal Investigator: Clara Barajas

Examining the association between the political-economic structure of the U.S. agriculture industry and Latino health

This study applies a fundamental cause lens to examine the association between the political-economic structure of the agriculture industry and Latinx population.

Principal Investigator: Fabiola Moncerrat Perez-Lua

Investigating Intergenerational Trauma: Do parental childhood experiences, along with other mediating or moderating factors, predict the health of their children?

Our research seeks to investigate under-recognized mediators and moderators of risk in the intergenerational transmission of ACEs and define possible pathways of influence on children's health outcomes.

Principal Investigator: Katherine Saxton

O3 Exposure and Respiratory Effects – School absenteeism, Asthma­ related Symptoms, and Asthma-related Emergency Department (ED) visits and Hospitalizations

To investigate both short-term and long-term O3 exposures on school absenteeism due to health issues and the frequency of asthma-related symptoms, the UCLA investigators will conduct a study linking the CHIS 2011- 2019 data to daily O3 concentrations generated from the chemical transport model (CMT) developed by Dr, Michael Kleeman from UC Davis -California Institute of Technology (UCD-CIT), based on the respondents’ geo-coded residential addresses and interview dates.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

The association between concern about firearm violence and psychological distress and suicidality among adolescents in California

This study will explore the association between concern about firearm violence and psychological distress and suicidality among adolescents ages 12-17.

Principal Investigator: Dr. Daniel Eisenberg

Health and Well-Being of California Families With Young Children

This project aims to examine child care in California using CHIS 2019 to 2022 data and children's mental health using CHIS 2018 to 2022 data.

Principal Investigator: Ninez Ponce

California Health Interview Survey: Long-Term Services and Supports Study

This project is a CHIS follow-on survey. The LTSS (long-term services and supports) Follow-On Study has been funded by the State of California and is being administered through a contract with the Department of Health Care Services.

Principal Investigator: Kathryn Kietzman