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Implications and Insights on Federal Revisions to Race and Ethnicity Data Collection
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with experts to assess what the updated OMB race and ethnicity standards mean for census data, public health data, and beyond.
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Implications and Insights on Federal Revisions to Race and Ethnicity Data Collection
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with experts to assess what the updated OMB race and ethnicity standards mean for census data, public health data, and beyond.
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Social Media Use and Serious Psychological Distress Among Adolescents
This research letter describes the increasing trend of almost-constant social media use among California adolescents and the association with serious psychological distress, focusing on the influence of familial and experiential factors.
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Social Media Use and Serious Psychological Distress Among Adolescents
This research letter describes the increasing trend of almost-constant social media use among California adolescents and the association with serious psychological distress, focusing on the influence of familial and experiential factors.
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Without Data Equity, We Will Not Achieve Health Equity
Authors dicuss the importance of data equity in pursuing health equity and highlight the UCLA Data Equity Center (DEC), which supports organizations in implementing the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) updated standards by offering technical assistance and resources to turn data equity goals into concrete actions.
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Without Data Equity, We Will Not Achieve Health Equity
Authors dicuss the importance of data equity in pursuing health equity and highlight the UCLA Data Equity Center (DEC), which supports organizations in implementing the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) updated standards by offering technical assistance and resources to turn data equity goals into concrete actions.
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EHR Data and Inclusion of Multiracial Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander People-Opportunities for Advancing Data-Centered Equity in Health Research (JAMA Network Open)
This article highlights the underrepresentation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) individuals in health research due to insufficient data disaggregation and limited inclusion in electronic health record (EHR) systems.
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EHR Data and Inclusion of Multiracial Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander People-Opportunities for Advancing Data-Centered Equity in Health Research (JAMA Network Open)
This article highlights the underrepresentation of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) individuals in health research due to insufficient data disaggregation and limited inclusion in electronic health record (EHR) systems.
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Policy Brief
Geographic Disparities in Preventable Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Los Angeles County
This policy brief examines geographic disparities in rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits among adults ages 18 and older by Service Planning Areas (SPA) in Los Angeles County from 2016 to 2021. Authors look at three combinations of conditions that are typically preventable, given appropriate disease management: all conditions, chronic conditions, and diabetes-related conditions.
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Policy Brief
Geographic Disparities in Preventable Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits in Los Angeles County
This policy brief examines geographic disparities in rates of potentially preventable hospitalizations and emergency department visits among adults ages 18 and older by Service Planning Areas (SPA) in Los Angeles County from 2016 to 2021. Authors look at three combinations of conditions that are typically preventable, given appropriate disease management: all conditions, chronic conditions, and diabetes-related conditions.
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Health Care Access and Utilization and the Latino Health Paradox (Medical Care)
The Latino health paradox is the phenomenon whereby recent Latino immigrants have, on average, better health outcomes on some indicators than Latino immigrants who have lived in the United States longer and U.S.-born Latinos and non-Latino whites. This study examined whether the paradox holds after accounting for health care access and utilization.
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Health Care Access and Utilization and the Latino Health Paradox (Medical Care)
The Latino health paradox is the phenomenon whereby recent Latino immigrants have, on average, better health outcomes on some indicators than Latino immigrants who have lived in the United States longer and U.S.-born Latinos and non-Latino whites. This study examined whether the paradox holds after accounting for health care access and utilization.
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Policy Brief
State and Local Tobacco Control Policies Are Associated with Decreasing Cigarette Smoking Rates and Disparities
Using the 2014–2019 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) combined adult data and existing state, county, and city tobacco control policies and neighborhood-level data on social drivers of health, this brief examines variations in local tobacco policies and their relationship with smoking behaviors, particularly among priority populations disproportionately impacted by tobacco.
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Policy Brief
State and Local Tobacco Control Policies Are Associated with Decreasing Cigarette Smoking Rates and Disparities
Using the 2014–2019 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) combined adult data and existing state, county, and city tobacco control policies and neighborhood-level data on social drivers of health, this brief examines variations in local tobacco policies and their relationship with smoking behaviors, particularly among priority populations disproportionately impacted by tobacco.
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Advancing Equity at the JAMA Network — Self-Reported Demographics of Editors and Editorial Board Members
The editors of JAMA and the JAMA Network journals have affirmed a steadfast commitment to equity in the conduct of their work and the content published.
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Advancing Equity at the JAMA Network — Self-Reported Demographics of Editors and Editorial Board Members
The editors of JAMA and the JAMA Network journals have affirmed a steadfast commitment to equity in the conduct of their work and the content published.
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Health and Economic Cost Estimates of Short-Term Total and Wildfire PM2.5 Exposure on Work Loss: Using the Consecutive California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data 2015–2018 (BMJ Public Health)
Using 2015–2018 California Health Interview Survey data, authors evaluated the health and economic impacts of work loss due to sickness associated with daily all-source and wildfire-specific particulate matter exposures in California.
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Health and Economic Cost Estimates of Short-Term Total and Wildfire PM2.5 Exposure on Work Loss: Using the Consecutive California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) Data 2015–2018 (BMJ Public Health)
Using 2015–2018 California Health Interview Survey data, authors evaluated the health and economic impacts of work loss due to sickness associated with daily all-source and wildfire-specific particulate matter exposures in California.
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Research Report
Piecing the Puzzle of AANHPI Mental Health: A Community Analysis of Mental Health Experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California
Historically, Asian American and Native Hawaiian communities have been viewed as a monolithic group, and a lack of disaggregated data has masked the unique experiences and disparities faced by these communities. Published jointly by AAPI Data and the UCLA CHPR, this report aims to spur a more nuanced conversation about mental health among AA and NHPI populations by connecting survey data with community experiences as influenced by cultural nuances, U.S. foreign policy, and intergenerational trauma.
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Research Report
Piecing the Puzzle of AANHPI Mental Health: A Community Analysis of Mental Health Experiences of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders in California
Historically, Asian American and Native Hawaiian communities have been viewed as a monolithic group, and a lack of disaggregated data has masked the unique experiences and disparities faced by these communities. Published jointly by AAPI Data and the UCLA CHPR, this report aims to spur a more nuanced conversation about mental health among AA and NHPI populations by connecting survey data with community experiences as influenced by cultural nuances, U.S. foreign policy, and intergenerational trauma.