Journal Article
A Portrait of Older Californians With Disabilities Who Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent
Low-income older adults with disabilities in California depend on a variety of public programs to help them remain in their own homes. The availability of those services has been in flux since 2009 because of cuts caused by the recession. This article in Home Health Care Services Quarterly reports on the Center's qualitative study of 33 California seniors who depend on these fragile arrangements of paid and unpaid assistance.
Journal Article
A Portrait of Older Californians With Disabilities Who Rely on Public Services to Remain Independent
Low-income older adults with disabilities in California depend on a variety of public programs to help them remain in their own homes. The availability of those services has been in flux since 2009 because of cuts caused by the recession. This article in Home Health Care Services Quarterly reports on the Center's qualitative study of 33 California seniors who depend on these fragile arrangements of paid and unpaid assistance.
Journal Article
This study examines health-risk behaviors among "Baby Boomer" caregivers and non-caregivers and uses data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey of the state's non-institutionalized population provided individual-level, caregiving, and health behavior characteristics for 5,688 informal caregivers and 12,941 non-caregivers.
Journal Article
This study examines health-risk behaviors among "Baby Boomer" caregivers and non-caregivers and uses data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey of the state's non-institutionalized population provided individual-level, caregiving, and health behavior characteristics for 5,688 informal caregivers and 12,941 non-caregivers.
Policy Brief
This policy brief profiles California's informal caregivers -- adults who provide care to a family member or friend coping with an illness or disability. Although caregivers appear to be as healthy as noncaregivers of the same age, they report higher levels of psychological distress and engagement in poor health-related behaviors, such as smoking. Middle-aged caregivers may be at greatest risk for poor health outcomes such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.
Policy Brief
This policy brief profiles California's informal caregivers -- adults who provide care to a family member or friend coping with an illness or disability. Although caregivers appear to be as healthy as noncaregivers of the same age, they report higher levels of psychological distress and engagement in poor health-related behaviors, such as smoking. Middle-aged caregivers may be at greatest risk for poor health outcomes such as high blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.
Policy Note
Low-income older Californians with disabilities depend on a variety of public programs to remain in their own homes. This policy note provides the first findings from a project that is following a group of seniors who depend on a fragile arrangement of paid and unpaid help to maintain their independence. The analysis finds that the disability needs of these older adults are often unstable, with both their physical and mental health status sometimes changing day to day.
Policy Note
Low-income older Californians with disabilities depend on a variety of public programs to remain in their own homes. This policy note provides the first findings from a project that is following a group of seniors who depend on a fragile arrangement of paid and unpaid help to maintain their independence. The analysis finds that the disability needs of these older adults are often unstable, with both their physical and mental health status sometimes changing day to day.
Policy Note
In this "Policy Note" analysis paper, the authors examine the likely impact of budget cuts to the state's community-based and home care services on low-income older and disabled Californians.
Policy Note
In this "Policy Note" analysis paper, the authors examine the likely impact of budget cuts to the state's community-based and home care services on low-income older and disabled Californians.
Journal Article
Driven by rising healthcare costs at home, nearly one million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according to this article in the journal Medical Care.An estimated 952,000 California adults sought medical, dental or prescription services in Mexico annually. Of these, 488,000 were Mexican immigrants, the authors found.The article is the first large-scale population-based research ever published on U.S. residents who travel to Mexico for health services.
Journal Article
Driven by rising healthcare costs at home, nearly one million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according to this article in the journal Medical Care.An estimated 952,000 California adults sought medical, dental or prescription services in Mexico annually. Of these, 488,000 were Mexican immigrants, the authors found.The article is the first large-scale population-based research ever published on U.S. residents who travel to Mexico for health services.
Journal Article
This article estimates the prevalence of asthma symptoms for California legislative districts. Using small area estimation (SAE) techniques, the article reports on findings not previously available at the sub-county level.
Journal Article
This article estimates the prevalence of asthma symptoms for California legislative districts. Using small area estimation (SAE) techniques, the article reports on findings not previously available at the sub-county level.
Journal Article
Objectives: To aid state and local policymakers, program planners, and community advocates, we created estimates of the percentage of the population lacking health insurance in small geographic areas of California. Methods: Finally, calibration ensured the consistency and stability of the estimates when they were aggregated. Results: Health insurance coverage among nonelderly persons varied widely across assembly districts, from 10% to 44%.
Journal Article
Objectives: To aid state and local policymakers, program planners, and community advocates, we created estimates of the percentage of the population lacking health insurance in small geographic areas of California. Methods: Finally, calibration ensured the consistency and stability of the estimates when they were aggregated. Results: Health insurance coverage among nonelderly persons varied widely across assembly districts, from 10% to 44%.
Policy Brief
This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in obesity and overweight rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts. The first of-its-kind sub-county data are useful for policy makers, advocates, and health professionals in understanding the severity of unhealthy weight among adults throughout California and within local communities.
Policy Brief
This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in obesity and overweight rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts. The first of-its-kind sub-county data are useful for policy makers, advocates, and health professionals in understanding the severity of unhealthy weight among adults throughout California and within local communities.
Policy Brief
This new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research presents diabetes prevalence rates among adults by California Assembly and Senate districts. These data are relevant to policymakers and advocates concerned with the impact of chronic conditions on the health of Californians. Estimating the prevalence of diabetes at the local level is increasingly important as rates continue to climb and the state's population continues to age and become more ethnically diverse.
Policy Brief
This new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research presents diabetes prevalence rates among adults by California Assembly and Senate districts. These data are relevant to policymakers and advocates concerned with the impact of chronic conditions on the health of Californians. Estimating the prevalence of diabetes at the local level is increasingly important as rates continue to climb and the state's population continues to age and become more ethnically diverse.