The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s (CHPR) California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) today unveiled updates to its online health query tools, AskCHIS™ Neighborhood Edition (NE) and AskCHIS™.
Whether used by policymakers interested in understanding the health needs of their diverse legislative districts, journalists covering inequities in mental health care across marginalized communities, community organizations advocating for a healthy food program, or just concerned Californians, AskCHIS NE and AskCHIS have been providing insightful data for years.
AskCHIS NE has a revamped look and feel and is now located on the new UCLA CHPR website. The updated application still supports the same geographies — census tracts, ZIP codes, legislative districts, cities, and counties. Updates to the application were made to support updated geographic boundaries for the new 2022 small area estimates that will be released on Tuesday, July 30. Video tutorials are also available to help guide users on how to create tables and maps.
AskCHIS has been moved from its old location to the new UCLA CHPR website. All the same features in AskCHIS are available to users. This move was made in part to make upgrades to server and software configurations in the application.
Log onto AskCHIS NE and AskCHIS.
Users will need to create a new account to access the updated tools. Users who already have an account for the new CHPR website should use that to log onto either system.
UCLA CHPR will host a data user training in August. Dates will be finalized and announced when the AskCHIS NE 2022 small area estimates are released on Tuesday, July 30.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) is one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and the premier source of health policy information for California. UCLA CHPR improves the public’s health through high quality, objective, and evidence-based research and data that informs effective policymaking. UCLA CHPR is the home of the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and is part of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and affiliated with the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs.
The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) is the nation’s largest state health survey and a leading source of credible and comprehensive data on the health and health care needs of California’s large and diverse population.