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Are discrimination, citizenship, and immigrant status linked in the states? How does state policy affect immigrant health? How is nonresponse to citizenship and immigrant questions addressed in surveys? Center researchers will address these immigrant-focused questions during a special session on measuring immigration status at APHA 2017.
September 27, 2017
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Are discrimination, citizenship, and immigrant status linked in the states? How does state policy affect immigrant health? How is nonresponse to citizenship and immigrant questions addressed in surveys? Center researchers will address these immigrant-focused questions during a special session on measuring immigration status at APHA 2017.
September 27, 2017
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Fear and lack of information may impede sign up University of California researchers today released two reports that indicate high need and potential for health coverage among undocumented teens and young adults in the Golden State. The findings trail a bill recently introduced in the California Legislature that calls for healthcare coverage for all Californians regardless of their immigration status.
February 25, 2014
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Fear and lack of information may impede sign up University of California researchers today released two reports that indicate high need and potential for health coverage among undocumented teens and young adults in the Golden State. The findings trail a bill recently introduced in the California Legislature that calls for healthcare coverage for all Californians regardless of their immigration status.
February 25, 2014
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Restrictions on eligibility for health care reform programs will result in the potential exclusion of up to 220,000 children from affordable health care coverage in California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The number represents approximately 20 percent of all uninsured children in California.
June 30, 2011
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Restrictions on eligibility for health care reform programs will result in the potential exclusion of up to 220,000 children from affordable health care coverage in California, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. The number represents approximately 20 percent of all uninsured children in California.
June 30, 2011
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Two immigrant communities tackle air pollution in Boyle Heights, Long Beach under new CDC-funded pro
The Los Angeles basin has some of the worst air quality in the nation, and two immigrant communities will develop plans to take action against the dangerous emissions generated by ship, train and truck traffic in their neighborhoods under a new project that kicks off in April: "Turning Data into Action (TDA): Fighting Air Pollution in Two Immigrant Communities."
March 29, 2011
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Two immigrant communities tackle air pollution in Boyle Heights, Long Beach under new CDC-funded pro
The Los Angeles basin has some of the worst air quality in the nation, and two immigrant communities will develop plans to take action against the dangerous emissions generated by ship, train and truck traffic in their neighborhoods under a new project that kicks off in April: "Turning Data into Action (TDA): Fighting Air Pollution in Two Immigrant Communities."
March 29, 2011
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Although more than half are uninsured and receive less care when they need it, Mexican immigrant women have a lower prevalence of chronic diseases than U.S.-born women, according to a new report, Migration and Health: Mexican Immigrant Women in the United States. Yet high rates of obesity and diabetes, little physical activity and significant barriers to health care, among other factors, may make it difficult for Mexican immigrant women to maintain their comparatively good health in the future.
October 04, 2010
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Although more than half are uninsured and receive less care when they need it, Mexican immigrant women have a lower prevalence of chronic diseases than U.S.-born women, according to a new report, Migration and Health: Mexican Immigrant Women in the United States. Yet high rates of obesity and diabetes, little physical activity and significant barriers to health care, among other factors, may make it difficult for Mexican immigrant women to maintain their comparatively good health in the future.
October 04, 2010
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Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care.
May 26, 2009
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Driven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues published today in the journal Medical Care.
May 26, 2009