Journal Article
Authors aim to assess the accuracy of GPT-4, the conversational artificial intelligence, in the diagnosis and triage of health conditions and whether its performance varies by patient race and ethnicity.
Journal Article
Authors aim to assess the accuracy of GPT-4, the conversational artificial intelligence, in the diagnosis and triage of health conditions and whether its performance varies by patient race and ethnicity.
Policy Brief
Latino and Asian immigrants represent the two largest immigrant populations in California, yet little is known about firearm ownership and storage practices among individuals in these groups. This policy brief explores firearm ownership and storage practices among Latino and Asian adults in California. Using the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this brief reports findings by self-reported citizenship status among adult respondents ages 18 years and older.
Policy Brief
Latino and Asian immigrants represent the two largest immigrant populations in California, yet little is known about firearm ownership and storage practices among individuals in these groups. This policy brief explores firearm ownership and storage practices among Latino and Asian adults in California. Using the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this brief reports findings by self-reported citizenship status among adult respondents ages 18 years and older.
Journal Article
This study describes a computer-mediated peer support program that centers around sharing circles: spaces for personal, narrative storytelling to encourage home care workers (HCWs) to collaboratively reflect on their home care experiences and build rapport with their peers. Authors describe program design and a 12-week deployment to evaluate the program with 42 HCWs in New York City.
Journal Article
This study describes a computer-mediated peer support program that centers around sharing circles: spaces for personal, narrative storytelling to encourage home care workers (HCWs) to collaboratively reflect on their home care experiences and build rapport with their peers. Authors describe program design and a 12-week deployment to evaluate the program with 42 HCWs in New York City.
Journal Article
Researchers assess trends in food insecurity between 2005 and 2017 — a period including the Great Recession — by participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Journal Article
Researchers assess trends in food insecurity between 2005 and 2017 — a period including the Great Recession — by participation in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).
Journal Article
The relation between obesity and asthma in Asian American (AsA) ethnic groups remains unclear. Authors evaluate asthma prevalence and the relation of obesity to asthma risk among children in seven AsA ethnic groups.
Journal Article
The relation between obesity and asthma in Asian American (AsA) ethnic groups remains unclear. Authors evaluate asthma prevalence and the relation of obesity to asthma risk among children in seven AsA ethnic groups.
External Publication
Based on 2022 CHIS data, the percentage of nonelderly Californians without health insurance dropped to 6.2% in 2022, a statistically significant decline from 2021 (7.4%). The rate of nonelderly people without coverage for a year or more also reached a historic low in 2022. significant decline. However, Latino/x Californians continue to be uninsured at rates triple that of their white counterparts. Black and Asian Californians are uninsured at twice the rate of white Californians.
External Publication
Based on 2022 CHIS data, the percentage of nonelderly Californians without health insurance dropped to 6.2% in 2022, a statistically significant decline from 2021 (7.4%). The rate of nonelderly people without coverage for a year or more also reached a historic low in 2022. significant decline. However, Latino/x Californians continue to be uninsured at rates triple that of their white counterparts. Black and Asian Californians are uninsured at twice the rate of white Californians.
External Publication
While mental health needs are on the rise for all Californians, low-income adults continue to experience distress at higher rates than middle and high-income adults.
External Publication
While mental health needs are on the rise for all Californians, low-income adults continue to experience distress at higher rates than middle and high-income adults.
Journal Article
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Parkinson's Disease in Central California (Environmental Research)
Researchers investigated the long-term impacts of traffic-related and multiple sources of particulate air pollution on Parkinson's Disease in central California. They assessed exposure at residential and occupational locations from 1981 to 2016, estimating annual average carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations.
Journal Article
Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Parkinson's Disease in Central California (Environmental Research)
Researchers investigated the long-term impacts of traffic-related and multiple sources of particulate air pollution on Parkinson's Disease in central California. They assessed exposure at residential and occupational locations from 1981 to 2016, estimating annual average carbon monoxide (CO) concentrations.
External Publication
Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) created the Climate and Health Outlook, a publication series to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming months by climate events and to provide resources for proactive action.
External Publication
Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) created the Climate and Health Outlook, a publication series to inform health professionals and the public on how our health may be affected in the coming months by climate events and to provide resources for proactive action.
Journal Article
Authors describe awareness about the modified “public charge” rule among Oregon’s Mexican-origin Latino/a population and if concerns about the rule influenced disenrollment from state-funded programs.
Journal Article
Authors describe awareness about the modified “public charge” rule among Oregon’s Mexican-origin Latino/a population and if concerns about the rule influenced disenrollment from state-funded programs.