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A California program for Medi-Cal beneficiaries with complex medical needs and chronic conditions reduced the number of emergency department visits and hospital stays among its enrollees, according to an evaluation published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Our findings suggest that the pandemic stole precious time from parents to interact with their young children,” said Sean Tan, senior public administration analyst at the center and co-author of the study.
Nearly 5 million adults and 2 million children across California live in low-income households affected by food insecurity, according to a California Health Interview Survey conducted by UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research held a symposium in February titled "Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Epidemic. Experts at the symposium took an approach reminiscent of how health officials approach epidemics of disease. They discussed "expanding our lens beyond prosecuting gun crime to prevention, harm reduction and even culture-shifting.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research held a symposium in February titled "Addressing Gun Violence as a Public Health Epidemic. Experts at the symposium took an approach reminiscent of how health officials approach epidemics of disease. They discussed "expanding our lens beyond prosecuting gun crime to prevention, harm reduction and even culture-shifting.
California adults who identify as Black and at least one other race or more likely to need mental health services than those who identify as Black, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
Health equity is when everyone has access to the highest level of health possible, regardless of factors such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, geography, or gender. ... The panelists—Dr. Ninez Ponce, Mark Savage, and Dr. Brittany Brown-Podgorski—discussed progress the Biden-Harris Administration has made to deliver on promises to advance racial and ethnic equity by improving data collection, dissemination, and utilization.
How will low-income, housing-insecure, and Black folks access the resources they deserve? Will mental health services be available in the aftermath? These were all questions that crossed Vickie Mays' mind as she watched news reports when New York City's skyline disappeared behind a cloud of grainy orange haze earlier this month.
Latino children and teens have the highest overweight and obesity rates of any ethnic group. Almost half of 10 to 17 year old Latinos in LA county are overweight or obese, according to the California Health Interview Survey, one of the sources in the report.
The survey's findings were similar to those from UCLA's California Health Interview Survey that found Millenials' individualistic behavior had left them engaging in far fewer physical relationships with people than older generations.