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Policy Brief

Parks After Dark Evaluation Brief, November 2025

UCLA CHPR researchers summarize information from their evaluation of the 2024 Parks After Dark (PAD) program in Los Angeles County, including innovative “spotlights” that made PAD unique.
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Fact Sheet

Hate Acts in California: Using the 2024 California Health Interview Survey

This fact sheet presents new statewide 2024 estimates of how often people experienced or witnessed an act of hate in the past year. These hate acts included physical attacks, verbal abuse, cyberbullying, property damage, and other types of incidents (e.g., emotional abuse). Criminal hate acts are a subset of these incidents and include physical attacks and property damage.
Cover of report shows a Black man and a woman being pointed at by two women and infographic shows Muslim woman being shouted at by man.

Policy Brief

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Adults’ Mental Health, Access to Care, and Unmet Need for Care in California

Using data from the 2023 CHIS, this policy brief examines the mental health needs of LGBT adults.
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Research Report

The Health of California: A Regional Perspective

Using data from the 2021–2022 California Health interview Survey (CHIS), researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research have identified key differences and similarities in seven selected regions across the state concerning demographics, health status, healthcare experiences, access to food and housing, and civic engagement.
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External Publication Policy Alert

California’s Aging Population – Anticipating Dramatic Growth in the Number of Older Californians

This report examines and projects characteristics of the state’s older population and offers policy insights to help state leaders and stakeholders plan for this demographic shift.

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Journal Article Policy Alert

Assessing the Effects of Enhanced Multicomponent Proactive Navigator-Assisted Cessation of Tobacco Use Within a Federally Qualified Health Center (EMPACT-Us): A Protocol

Authors will conduct a controlled trial of Enhanced Multicomponent Proactive Navigator-Assisted Cessation of Tobacco Use (EMPACT-Us), a suite of tobacco cessation services supported by patient navigators, designed in close partnership with patients, providers, and community stakeholders.

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Policy Alert

What Accounts for California's Low Employment-Based Coverage?

Over 3.8 million working adults in California have no health insurance. Authors examine three important factors that affect job-based coverage in both California and the United States.

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Policy Alert

Smoking, Work and Health: Increasing Access to Effective Smoking Cessation Treatments

Cigarette smoking remains the single most preventable cause of disease and premature death in the U.S. and California. Smoking cessation treatments that have proven to be both effective and cost-effective include nicotine replacement therapy (NRT gum and patch), Zyban, and behavioral interventions.

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Policy Alert

California's Uninsured Children: A Closer Look at the Local Level

More than 2 million children in California do not have any form of health insurance. The proportion of uninsured children in the state has increased over the past several years (from 17% in 1995 to 21% in 1998) and is significantly higher than in the rest of the nation (15% in 1998).