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Variation in Psychological Distress, Life Impairment, and Unmet Need for Care Among Groups of American Indian/Alaska Native Adults in California

This brief uses five years of pooled data from the 2019 to 2023 CHIS to analyze data for all AIAN adults as a single population and as then as multiple populations with diverse Latino ethnic and racial identities.
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Addressing Gaps in Digital Supported Decision-Making (SDM) Resources for the Disability Community in California

This policy brief presents findings from a gap analysis of digital supported decision-making (SDM) resources in California.
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Child Care Among California Households With Young Children Ages 0-5

This brief uses data from the 2019–2023 California Health Interview Survey to describe the child care experiences of households with young children aged 0–5 years old, including unmet need for child care, and household spending on child care.
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Barriers and Facilitators to Video Telehealth Use in Low-Income Hispanic Patients: A Theory of Planned Behavior Perspective

This study utilizes the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) to assess correlates of the intention to utilize video consultations among low-income Hispanic patients.

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Real-World Adoption of Mental Health Support Among Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Analysis of the California Health Interview Survey

Authors aim to examine the extent to which patterns of adoption of counseling services and digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) shifted in recent years (2019–2021), the impact of distress on adoption of mental health support; and reasons related to adolescents' low adoption of DMHIs when experiencing distress.

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Help@Hand Statewide Evaluation: Year 5 Annual Report/Preliminary Final Report

Help@Hand, a project that brought mental health technologies into the public mental health system, aimed to increase access to mental health care and support for each county/city who participated in the project.

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Understanding Mental Health App Use Among Community College Students: Web-Based Survey Study

This study aimed to understand facilitators of and barriers to mental health app use among community college students.

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Food Insecurity and Healthcare Access, Utilization, and Quality Among Middle and Later Life Adults in California (Journal of Aging and Health)

This study examined the association between food insecurity status and health care access, utilization, and quality among adults aged 55 years and older. Data collected between 2011 and 2016 for the California Health Interview Survey were used. The sample included 72,212 individuals who were divided into three groups: food secure (FS), low food security (L-FS), and very low food security (VL-FS).

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Where Do Patients Go? How Patients Choose Between Care Settings for Minor Illnesses and Injuries

Authors created a publicly available simulation model that allows users to understand what care settings are most likely to be chosen by different populations when faced with different clinical situations.

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Barriers to Mental Health Care for an Ethnically and Racially Diverse Sample of Older Adults (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

This study examined potential barriers to mental healthcare use of older adults from diverse ethnic and racial backgrounds using data from 2007, 2009, 2011–12, and 2013–14 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) for non-Hispanic white, Black, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic adults aged 55 and older. The study revealed ethnic and racial differences in reasons for not seeking treatment and for terminating treatment.

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Differences in Self-Reported Physical Activity and Body Mass Index Among Older Hispanic and Non-Hispanic White Men and Women: Findings from the 2009 CHIS (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Older Hispanic Americans are a rapidly growing minority group who are disproportionately affected by diabetes mellitus and obesity.

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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Healthcare Use, Delayed Care, and Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Older Adults in California (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

This study examined racial and ethnic differences in healthcare use, delayed care, and management of care of older adults with a self-reported diagnosis of diabetes mellitus.

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Food Insecurity, Processes of Care, and Self-Reported Medication Underuse in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the California Health Interview Survey (Health Services Research)

Objective. To assess the independent association of food insecurity with processes of care and delays in filling prescriptions. Data Source. 2007 California Health Interview Survey. Study Design. Associations of food insecurity with processes of care and delays infilling prescriptions were examined using multivariable logistic regression analysesadjusted for sociodemographic characteristics, barriers to accessing care, and healthstatus. Data Extraction.