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The Real Cost Measure in California 2023
To determine how many households struggle to meet the Real Cost Measure, the authors’ demographic analysis compares household income data to basic needs budgets for over 1,200 household configurations for each of California’s 58 counties, and up to 19 adults in a household.
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The Real Cost Measure in California 2023
To determine how many households struggle to meet the Real Cost Measure, the authors’ demographic analysis compares household income data to basic needs budgets for over 1,200 household configurations for each of California’s 58 counties, and up to 19 adults in a household.
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Long-Term Air Pollution Exposures on Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence and Medication Use (Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances)

Summary: Type 2 diabetes has raised great public health concerns due to its association with the increased risk of several adverse health outcomes. Authors aimed to investigate the association of criteria air pollutants and traffic density with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and antidiabetic medication use in California.

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Long-Term Air Pollution Exposures on Type 2 Diabetes Prevalence and Medication Use (Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances)

Summary: Type 2 diabetes has raised great public health concerns due to its association with the increased risk of several adverse health outcomes. Authors aimed to investigate the association of criteria air pollutants and traffic density with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes and antidiabetic medication use in California.

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The Association Between Vision and/or Hearing Impairment and COVID-19 Prevention Measures in California Adults (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science)
Researchers explore associations between sensory (vision and/or hearing) impairment and COVID-19 infection and its prevention strategies using data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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The Association Between Vision and/or Hearing Impairment and COVID-19 Prevention Measures in California Adults (Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science)
Researchers explore associations between sensory (vision and/or hearing) impairment and COVID-19 infection and its prevention strategies using data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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Merced County 2023 Community Health Assessment
The Merced County Department of Public Health collected both qualitative and quantitative data for this local health assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Merced County 2023 Community Health Assessment
The Merced County Department of Public Health collected both qualitative and quantitative data for this local health assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Developing a Robust Mental Health System in Long Beach
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services and local mental health agencies collaborated with the County of Los Angeles to explore the feasibility of establishing a more robust mental health services infrastructure.
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Developing a Robust Mental Health System in Long Beach
The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services and local mental health agencies collaborated with the County of Los Angeles to explore the feasibility of establishing a more robust mental health services infrastructure.
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Comparison of Hospital Outcomes for Patients Treated by Allopathic Versus Osteopathic Hospitalists - An Observational Study (Annuals of Internal Medicine)
The United States has 2 types of degree programs that educate physicians: allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Authors determine whether quality and costs of care differ between hospitalized Medicare patients treated by allopathic or osteopathic physicians.
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Comparison of Hospital Outcomes for Patients Treated by Allopathic Versus Osteopathic Hospitalists - An Observational Study (Annuals of Internal Medicine)
The United States has 2 types of degree programs that educate physicians: allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Authors determine whether quality and costs of care differ between hospitalized Medicare patients treated by allopathic or osteopathic physicians.
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Comparison of Hospital Outcomes for Patients Treated by Allopathic Versus Osteopathic Hospitalists - An Observational Study (Annuals of Internal Medicine)
The United States has 2 types of degree programs that educate physicians: allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Authors determine whether quality and costs of care differ between hospitalized Medicare patients treated by allopathic or osteopathic physicians.
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Comparison of Hospital Outcomes for Patients Treated by Allopathic Versus Osteopathic Hospitalists - An Observational Study (Annuals of Internal Medicine)
The United States has 2 types of degree programs that educate physicians: allopathic and osteopathic medical schools. Authors determine whether quality and costs of care differ between hospitalized Medicare patients treated by allopathic or osteopathic physicians.
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Evolving Academic and Research Partnerships in Global Health: A Capacity-Building Partnership to Assess Primary Healthcare in the Philippines (Global Health Action)
Authors offer an example of an academic collaboration between the University of California Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy and Research and the University of Philippines, Manila, College of Public Health that sought to build an equitable partnership between research institutions.
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Evolving Academic and Research Partnerships in Global Health: A Capacity-Building Partnership to Assess Primary Healthcare in the Philippines (Global Health Action)
Authors offer an example of an academic collaboration between the University of California Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy and Research and the University of Philippines, Manila, College of Public Health that sought to build an equitable partnership between research institutions.
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Maternity Care at the Intersections of Language, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status: A Qualitative Study (Women's Health Issues)

Summary: Women of color and immigrant women are more likely than U.S.-born white women to report mistreatment and poor quality of care during their reproductive health care. Surprisingly, little research exists on how language access may impact immigrant women's experiences of maternity care, particularly by race and ethnicity.

Researchers conducted qualitative in-depth, one-on-one semi-structured interviews from August 2018 to August 2019 with 10 Mexican and eight Chinese/Taiwanese women living in Los Angeles or Orange County who gave birth within the past 2 years. Interviews were transcribed and translated, and data were initially coded based on the interview guide questions. Authors identified patterns and themes using thematic analysis methods.

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Maternity Care at the Intersections of Language, Ethnicity, and Immigration Status: A Qualitative Study (Women's Health Issues)

Summary: Women of color and immigrant women are more likely than U.S.-born white women to report mistreatment and poor quality of care during their reproductive health care. Surprisingly, little research exists on how language access may impact immigrant women's experiences of maternity care, particularly by race and ethnicity.

Researchers conducted qualitative in-depth, one-on-one semi-structured interviews from August 2018 to August 2019 with 10 Mexican and eight Chinese/Taiwanese women living in Los Angeles or Orange County who gave birth within the past 2 years. Interviews were transcribed and translated, and data were initially coded based on the interview guide questions. Authors identified patterns and themes using thematic analysis methods.

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The Relationship Between Homeownership and Health by Race/Ethnicity Since the Foreclosure Crisis: California Health Interview Survey 2011-2018 (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Studies conducted before, during, and immediately after the 2007–2010 foreclosure crisis found that while homeownership is associated with better health-related outcomes for white households, that association is weaker or non-existent for African-American and Latinx households. Authors examine the relationship between homeownership and health and whether that relationship differs by race/ethnicity in the period since the foreclosure crisis.
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The Relationship Between Homeownership and Health by Race/Ethnicity Since the Foreclosure Crisis: California Health Interview Survey 2011-2018 (Journal of General Internal Medicine)
Studies conducted before, during, and immediately after the 2007–2010 foreclosure crisis found that while homeownership is associated with better health-related outcomes for white households, that association is weaker or non-existent for African-American and Latinx households. Authors examine the relationship between homeownership and health and whether that relationship differs by race/ethnicity in the period since the foreclosure crisis.