Our Work
Data Equity Center
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research has launched the Data Equity Center, which focuses on equity in all aspects of the design, collection, production, and dissemination of population health data.
HEER Program
Dental Anesthesia and Sedation Study
The HEER Program was contracted by the California Department of Public Health Office of Oral Health to write a report for the legislature on dental anesthesia and sedation services across California.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program
Diabetes
Nearly 3.5 million adults in the state have diagnosed diabetes (primarily Type 2). The Center has comprehensive data on diabetes, and has hosted events and conducted studies.E.R. Brown Symposium
The E.R. Brown Symposium, named after UCLA CHPR founder E. Richard "Rick" Brown, is an annual event that honors Rick Brown, who spent his life advocating for a health-care-for-all system that would ensure health services for every Californian.
Health Equity Program
Elder Index
The California Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index (CA Elder Index) is a tool that measures the actual cost that older adults pay for basic necessities (food, medical care, housing, transportation) in each of California's 58 counties.
HEER Program
Evaluation of CalAIM's PATH Initiative
UCLA CHPR’s Health Economics and Evaluation Research Program was contracted by California’s Department of Health Care Services to evaluate CalAIM’s Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Initiative.
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program
Food Insecurity
UCLA CHPR researchers conduct various studies on food insecurity. In 2022, Nourish California and CIPC used CHIS data to advocate for a Food4All bill to provide non-citizens without legal permanent resident status with access to food assistance.Gun Violence and Firearm Safety
The UCLA CHPR conducts research on gun violence as a public health issue. Current studies relate to firearm ownership, storage practices, perceptions of gun safety, and gun violence among understudied groups in California.Health DATA Program
The Health DATA Program hosts in-person and online workshops and trainings that help policymakers, community groups, health and advocacy organizations, and others understand and use credible health data in their program and policy development work.Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program
The Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program examines the economic and financial impacts of health care policies and programs.
Health Equity Program
Health Equity Challenge
The UCLA Health Equity Challenge provides an opportunity for graduate students to develop their own projects to address health equity.Health Equity Program
The Health Equity Program at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is known for its work highlighting gaps in health status/access to care along racial, ethnic & socioeconomic lines, including older adults, immigrants, sexual & gender minoritiesA
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
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