Over the last few decades, the measurement and reporting of health care quality outcomes has grown significantly. As health care evolves, it is important to continue to monitor and report on the quality of care delivered to patients in California and across the US. This set of quality measures is part of a series CHCF publishes on the quality of care in our state. Topics range from maternal to end-of-life care, and include measures on behavioral health, chronic conditions, and providers.

According to 2021 California Health Interview Survey data, nearly one in two Latino/x adolescents and nearly two in five California adolescents overall were overweight or obese. One in five Latino/x and Black children was overweight for their age. Black children were more likely to have asthma and had much higher rates of asthma-related ED visits than children of other races/ethnicities.