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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) selected UCLA CHPR to evaluate the acute health impacts from short-term particulate matter exposure on work loss days in normal times, defined as times without recent wildfires, or during and after wildfires.

Through a grant from the Health Effects Institute, UCLA CHPR is studying whether air pollution improvements resulted in reductions in emergency department visits and hospitalizations among Medicaid fee-for-service enrollees with chronic conditions.

Nearly 6 million Californians have asthma. Researchers conduct studies on asthma rates, and contributing factors including first and secondhand tobacco smoke, air pollution, and more.

The Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Program uses data from CHIS to conduct wide-ranging research on chronic conditions — including asthma, cancer, diabetes, obesity, mental illness, and heart disease.

From data on cigarette, e-cigarette, and marijuana use, to examining state and local policies on smoking behaviors and disparities, to studying secondhand smoke exposure in multi-unit housing, learn more about UCLA CHPR's smoking research.