The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) invites you to a research symposium highlighting the innovations and impact that have made CHPR one of the nation’s leading health policy research centers and to envision the future of health policy through advances in research, evaluation, and community engagement.
In celebration of our 30th anniversary, this year’s E.R. Brown Symposium will feature panels and presentations with CHPR researchers, faculty, and staff. Come hear about the CHPR's:
- Exciting new projects advancing equity locally with the Health Equity Challenge and nationally through our Data Equity Center.
- Innovations in survey science and our constantly evolving and award-winning California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
- Expertise in evaluating the impact of federal programs, statewide demonstrations, local initiatives, environmental disasters, and state and legislative policies through our Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program.
- Community-centered projects like our groundbreaking Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab.
- Policy-driven research and analysis on food insecurity, breast cancer, older adult care, health insurance, and more.
- Commitment to data democratization, including our free tools, dashboards, and trainings.
- Collaborations and partnerships with community organizations and research centers around the country.
- ...and more!
Keynote address
Defending the Future of Health Policy Research
Dr. Aaron Carroll, President and CEO, AcademyHealth
Dr. Aaron Carroll is a nationally recognized thought leader, pediatrician, health services researcher, and a New York Times contributor. As president and CEO of AcademyHealth, he directs the leading national organization for health services researchers, policymakers, and health care practitioners and stakeholders that works to increase the understanding of methods and data used in the field. He is also the author of several books, including “The Bad Food Bible.”
The event will kick off with a welcome by UCLA CHPR Director Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP, followed by a special message from Ritu Sadana, ScD, head of ageing and health at the World Health Organization (WHO).
The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Register by Monday, October 21. If you have not registered in time and would like to attend, email us.
The E.R. Brown Symposium, named after UCLA CHPR founder E. Richard "Rick" Brown, is an annual event that honors the life of Rick Brown, who spent his life building evidence and advocating for a health-care-for-all system and improving social factors that assure equitable opportunities for people to achieve the best health possible.
Agenda
10:00 a.m.–10:10 a.m.
WELCOME
- Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR)
Professor and Fred W. & Pamela K. Wasserman Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
10:10 a.m.–10:15 a.m.
SPECIAL MESSAGE
- Ritu Sadana, ScD
Head of Ageing and Health, World Health Organization (WHO)
10:15 a.m.–10:20 a.m.
AGENDA AND SESSION OVERVIEW
10:20 a.m.–10:45 a.m.
POLICY IMPACTS
Featuring: California Simulation of Insurance Markets (CalSIM), California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP), California Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP), and food insecurity projects.
- Sue Babey, PhD
Director of Research, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Researcher, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - Garen Corbett
Director, California Health Benefits Review Program (CHBRP) - Srikanth Kadiyala, PhD
Senior Economist, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
10:45 a.m.–11:05 a.m.
DATA WORK AND SURVEY SCIENCE
Featuring: California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab.
- Richard Calvin Chang, JD
Director, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (NHPI) Data Policy Lab, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Todd Hughes
Director, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Royce Park
Assistant Director, Survey Planning and Operations, California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
11:10 a.m.–11:35 a.m.
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Featuring: Health Equity Challenge, NHPI Data Policy Lab, CBCRP, and collaborations with MLK Community Healthcare.
- Kathryn Kietzman, PhD
Director, Health Equity Program, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Associate Researcher, Department of Community Health Sciences, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - AJ Scheitler, EdD
Director, Data Equity Center and National Network of State and Local Health Surveys, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Sue Babey, PhD
- Richard Calvin Chang, JD
11:40 a.m.–Noon
EVALUATIONS
Featuring: Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program.
- Nadereh Pourat, PhD
Director, Health Economics and Evaluation Research (HEER) Program, and Associate Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
12:05 p.m.–12:50 p.m.
LUNCH AT LULU
1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Defending the Future of Health Policy Research
- Dr. Aaron Carroll
President and CEO, AcademyHealth
1:35 p.m.–2:00 p.m.
TOOLS AND TRAININGS
Featuring: AskCHIS, AskCHIS Neighborhood Edition, Elder Index, and NHPI Data Policy Lab publicly available online tools, dashboards, and trainings.
- Kathryn Kietzman, PhD
- Jacob Rosalez
Data Dissemination Manager, California Health Interview Survey, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research - Richard Calvin Chang, JD
2:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m.
DEMOCRATIZING KNOWLEDGE
Featuring: Data Equity Center, National Network of Health Surveys, and NHPI Data Policy Lab.
- Richard Calvin Chang, JD
- AJ Scheitler, EdD
2:30 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
CLOSING
- Ninez A. Ponce, PhD, MPP
- Garen Corbett
