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Fact Sheet
Using 2022 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data, this fact sheet outlines the current status of telehealth adoption among California adults, identifies disparities, and presents recommendations to maximize telehealth’s benefits in reducing health disparities outcomes. 
Fact Sheet
Using 2022 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data, this fact sheet outlines the current status of telehealth adoption among California adults, identifies disparities, and presents recommendations to maximize telehealth’s benefits in reducing health disparities outcomes. 
External Publication
This issue brief uses data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to explore how telehealth use varies across subpopulations of adults in the state and reports how people rate their telehealth experience compared to in-person care. The brief concludes with a discussion of potential policy implications of the findings, and areas for future data collection and research.
External Publication
This issue brief uses data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to explore how telehealth use varies across subpopulations of adults in the state and reports how people rate their telehealth experience compared to in-person care. The brief concludes with a discussion of potential policy implications of the findings, and areas for future data collection and research.
Journal Article
The Latino population is one of the largest immigrant groups in the United States, with the majority being of Mexican descent. Whether immigrating to the U.S. is positive for the well-being of Mexican immigrants and future generations is an important question. Authors examined how nativity status and quality of life indicators relate to life satisfaction among foreign-born and U.S.-born Mexican descent Latinos living in California.
Journal Article
The Latino population is one of the largest immigrant groups in the United States, with the majority being of Mexican descent. Whether immigrating to the U.S. is positive for the well-being of Mexican immigrants and future generations is an important question. Authors examined how nativity status and quality of life indicators relate to life satisfaction among foreign-born and U.S.-born Mexican descent Latinos living in California.
Journal Article
Little is known about food insecurity and the extent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in the heterogeneous Asian American population. Using California Health Interview Survey data from the period 2011–2020, authors examined both issues among low-income Asian American adults from six origin groups: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese.
Journal Article
Little is known about food insecurity and the extent of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation in the heterogeneous Asian American population. Using California Health Interview Survey data from the period 2011–2020, authors examined both issues among low-income Asian American adults from six origin groups: Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, South Asian, and Vietnamese.
External Publication
This set of quality measures, which is part of a series of measures CHCF publishes on the quality of care in California, focuses on a range of chronic conditions among adults, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.
External Publication
This set of quality measures, which is part of a series of measures CHCF publishes on the quality of care in California, focuses on a range of chronic conditions among adults, including diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and respiratory disease, and includes data by race/ethnicity, payer, and county.
Journal Article
Amid the successes of local sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, interest in state-wide policies has grown. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a hypothetical 2-cent-per-ounce excise tax in California and implications for population health and health equity.
Journal Article
Amid the successes of local sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, interest in state-wide policies has grown. This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of a hypothetical 2-cent-per-ounce excise tax in California and implications for population health and health equity.
Journal Article
While racial and ethnic disparities in unmet paid leave are well documented, little evidence of the intersecting role of citizenship status exists. Using data from the 2021 CHIS, this study examined disparities in unmet paid leave across race, ethnicity and citizenship status.
Journal Article
While racial and ethnic disparities in unmet paid leave are well documented, little evidence of the intersecting role of citizenship status exists. Using data from the 2021 CHIS, this study examined disparities in unmet paid leave across race, ethnicity and citizenship status.
Policy Brief
To better understand the mental health needs of the Black population in California, authors of this study used five years of pooled data (2017 to 2021) from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to evaluate differences between Black adults as a single population versus Black adults as multiple populations with diverse racial and ethnic identities. 
Policy Brief
To better understand the mental health needs of the Black population in California, authors of this study used five years of pooled data (2017 to 2021) from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to evaluate differences between Black adults as a single population versus Black adults as multiple populations with diverse racial and ethnic identities. 
Journal Article
Authors aimed to study the association of short-term daily total particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure with work loss due to sickness among adults living in California. They used 2015 to 2018 California Health Interview Survey data (CHIS) on adults in the workforce living in California.
Journal Article
Authors aimed to study the association of short-term daily total particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure with work loss due to sickness among adults living in California. They used 2015 to 2018 California Health Interview Survey data (CHIS) on adults in the workforce living in California.
Policy Brief
This policy brief uses California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data to describe the financial, employment, and child care–related stressors the pandemic placed on families with young children. In addition, we examine changes in parental involvement behaviors that may have long-term effects on children’s development and health, and look at the disproportionate impacts experienced by families of color.
Policy Brief
This policy brief uses California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data to describe the financial, employment, and child care–related stressors the pandemic placed on families with young children. In addition, we examine changes in parental involvement behaviors that may have long-term effects on children’s development and health, and look at the disproportionate impacts experienced by families of color.