Center in the News
May 23, 2024
MyNewsLA.com
A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research evaluation of the Los Angeles County Parks After Dark program found that the program has largely been successful.
Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Los Angeles County Parks After Dark (PAD) Evaluation
Nadereh Pourat
May 23, 2024
UCLA Newsroom
Two articles about the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were included in a curated selection of stories spotlighting Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander voices, histories and research.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), AAPI Data Project
Ninez A. Ponce
May 22, 2024
The Epoch Times
Telehealth use surged in California during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in October 2023. In 2022, 46.7 percent of California adults had used telehealth in the preceding year, a dramatic increase from the 12.4 percent figure in 2018.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Sean Tan
May 20, 2024
VoyageLA
In this Q&A, Imelda Padilla-Frausto shares her "non-traditional" journey from studying engineering and computer science at community college in central New Mexico to research scientist at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Mental Health Program
D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto
May 17, 2024
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Gerald Kominski helps a report factcheck Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin's claims that she "wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.” Syndicated on Politifact, Austin American Statesman, among others.
Gerald F. Kominski
May 16, 2024
AOL (via Stacker)
A 2021 report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showed enrollees [in California's Whole Person Care program] reported 45 fewer hospital stays and 130 fewer emergency room visits for every 1,000 beneficiaries compared to similar-profile Medicaid beneficiaries who did not participate in the program.
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Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, Whole Person Care (WPC) Program Evaluation
May 16, 2024
Daily Bruin
Ninez Ponce said in that in addition to being an excellent researcher, Ying-Ying Meng supported not just coworkers but mentees in becoming public health scholars. Yu Yu added that Meng was not only an advisor and mentor to her but also an inspiration.
Chronic Disease Program
May 15, 2024
Medical Xpress
Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences reported an unmet need for treatment.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
Sean Tan
May 13, 2024
Q Voice News
A new study about that examined health disparities among lesbian and bisexual women compared to heterosexual women published in the Journal of the American Medical Association cites a UCLA CHPR study.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), LGBTQ Health
Joelle Wolstein
May 10, 2024
HealthDay
Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital used data from the California Health Interview Survey to study the digital divide affects the virtual delivery of health care.
California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)