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U.S. Immigrant sociodemographic and health care trends in the 00’s

As foreign-born individuals, immigrants are less likely to have health insurance, access to healthcare and consequently, poorer health outcomes than their U.S. born or naturalized counterparts.

Principal Investigator: Arturo Vargas-Bustamante

Lives of LGBT migrants

We hypothesize that there will be significant differences in socioeconomic and health characteristics between LGBT immigrants and non-LGBT immigrants, as well as differences between LGBT immigrants and U.S.-born LGBT adults. LGBT immigrants are expected to have the lowest SES and poorest mental health of all groups and plan to will produce information about the socioeconomic status and well-being of LGBT immigrants in relation to that of non-LGBT immigrants and US-born LGBT adults.

Principal Investigator: Kerith Conron

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to Mental Health Services under the ACA

The study aims to assess the effect of the ACA on mental health utilization in one state, and whether that effect differed among racial groups.

Principal Investigator: Lyoung Hee Kim

Linking state policies to Latino and Asian American immigrant health care access

The purpose of this study is to assess the association between access to health care and experiences of exclusion within the policy sectors of health care, social services, employment, education, and law enforcement among Asian and Latino immigrants.

Principal Investigator: Kathryn Kietzman

Youth and young adult suicidal thoughts and behaviors, mental health, and firearm proximity

Study how firearm proximity may be related to mental health concerns among youth and young adults, particularly those at risk for suicide.

Principal Investigator: Joan Asarnow

Attitudes and experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander Californians toward mental health, health, social services, and acts of discrimination

AANHPI Follow-on study with CHIS to explore AANHPI health access, mental health, social services, and acts of discrimination.

Principal Investigator: S. Karthick Ramakrishnan

Bias Analyses of Immigrant Documentation Status Estimation Methods in Survey Data

To test the validity of methods to estimate immigrant documentation status in recent data using 2015, 2016, and 2021 California Health Interview Survey.

Principal Investigator: Ye Ji Kim

Community Drinking Water Sources and Gestational Diabetes

Analyze community water sources as risk factors that may influence gestational diabetes rates.

Principal Investigator: Michael Kaminski

Deportation threat and public program participation

To study if California counties that experience increases in deportation threat over time will have a con-commitant decrease in respondents' who report not enrolling their citizen child/ren in a given public program.

Principal Investigator: Marci Ybarra

Investigating the Impact of Healthcare Access and Health Equity on Infant Mortality Rates Across California Counties

This study examines the relationship between healthcare access barriers and infant mortality rates across California counties, focusing on racial and ethnic disparities.

Principal Investigator: Mohammad Khorgamphar