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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.

A study from the Public Health Institute, in partnership with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found that challenges with child care and financial stress during the COVID pandemic may have greatly diminished opportunities for California parents to interact with their young children.

Child care challenges and financial stressed during the pandemic may have greatly diminished opportunities for California parents to interact with their youngest children, according to a study published today by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

The LA DPH used county specific data from the California Health Interview Survey of 4,000+ people from 2017-2021 to better understand the burden of medical debt.

There's a vulnerability that happens when there are disasters and wildfires, even at a distance," Dr. Vickie Mays, a professor of psychology at UCLA College of Letters and Sciences, told ABC News. 'You need to kind of just check in with yourself and say, 'Wow, am I having a response to this? If so, do I need to do something about this? Don't just ignore it.'