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UCLA researchers seeking volunteers impacted by Aliso Canyon gas leak

Dr. David Eisenman, a professor of medicine and public health at UCLA, told KNX News’ Pete Demetirou that researchers are looking to interview people between 18 and 34 years old who lived within five miles of the site.
Aliso Canyon Health Study
KSBY TV (Ch. 6 serving California's Central Coast)

It's World Asthma Day: How many people live with the disease in San Luis Obispo County?

Data from the California Health Interview Survey showed that 22% of adults in San Luis Obispo County were diagnosed with asthma from 2019–2021.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AskCHIS, Asthma (Smoking and Air Quality)
Standard-Examiner (Ogden, UT)

Me, Myself, as Mommy: Menopause journey exposes the limitations of women’s health care

The work of Yusuke Tsugawa, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, is cited for his research into how female doctors may communicate better with their female patients.
Yusuke Tsugawa
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism

How Can Health Care Do Better for LGBTQ+ Patients?

A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study about disparities in LGBTQ+ health care is cited as important reading in the promotion of an upcoming webinar about ways to improve health care for the LGBTQ+ community.
The California Endowment (TCE) Research Studies, LGBTQ Health
Susan H. Babey, Joelle Wolstein
Sierra Sun Times

New UCLA Study Finds Access to Firearms for Californians Ages 15–24 Associated with Increased Suicide Risk

1 in 4 California adolescents ages 15–17 and nearly 1 in 3 Californians ages 18–24 said they had suicidal thoughts at least once in their lifetime.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), Gun Violence and Gun Safety
Ninez A. Ponce
University of California Global Health Institute

Amplifying Asian Immigrant Women Voices through a Study on Sexual and Reproductive Health Experiences

This story which appeared on the University of California Newsroom highlights the work of Dr. May Sudhinaraset, associate professor of community health sciences and UCLA CHPR faculty associate. Sudhinaraset and her colleagues launched the first study to collect national data on the sexual and reproductive health care experiences of Asian immigrant women.
May Sudhinaraset
Los Angeles Times

As some nursing homes cry poverty, what can be done about increased staffing requirements?

Los Angeles Times' columnist Steve Lopez talks with Ashvin Gandhi, a professor and faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about how nursing home companies sometimes use “tunneling” practices to obscure true profitability.
Ashvin Gandhi
California Healthline

California Is Investing $500M in Therapy Apps for Youth. Advocates Fear It Won’t Pay Off.

Nearly half of California youths from the ages of 12 to 17 report having recently struggled with mental health issues, with nearly a third experiencing serious psychological distress, according to a 2021 study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Also published on KFF Health News.
Mental Health Program, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto
San Francisco Chronicle

Patients of female doctors — both men and women — have better outcomes, new study finds

A new study by Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, a faculty associate at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that patients who have a female doctor are less likely to die in the days after being admitted to the hospital than patients who have a male doctor.
Yusuke Tsugawa
New York Times

Take This Dance Class and Call Me in the Morning

Daniel Eisenberg, director of the mental health program at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, is quoted about reasons to be skeptical that social prescriptions will become widely adopted in the United States because of the traditional slow pace of chance in the U.S. health care system.
Daniel Eisenberg