Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson

This policy brief examines the number of children in California who miss school due to lack of affordable dental care.

Specifically, ...

Dylan H. Roby, Gina Nicholson, Gerald F. Kominski

This policy brief uses data from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to examine delays in fulfilling prescribed medication, delays in obtaining needed medical care, visits to emergency rooms and the presence of a usual source of care among insured African Americans in public and commercial HMOs.

Antronette Yancey, James F. Sallis

Physical inactivity is one of the leading causes of death, disability and health care costs, but resources and other investments in promoting physical activity are neither proportional, nor ideally suited, to address the problem, especially in the United States.

Virginia A. Stallings, Carol West Suitor, Christine L. Taylor, Gail G. Harrison

This report, co-authored by Center Senior Research Scientist Gail Harrison, recommends a new set of nutrient targets and standards for menu planning for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program.

The ...

Sunghee Lee, E. Richard Brown, David Grant, Thomas Belin, J. Michael Brick

This study examines potential nonresponse bias in a large-scale, population-based, random-digit-dialed telephone survey in California and its association with the response rate.

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown

This fact sheet looks at the likely implications of national health care reform efforts on health insurance coverage in California.

Steven P. Wallace, Paula Leite, Xóchitl Castañeda, Marc Schenker

This report highlights the challenges faced by the 6.3 million children whose parents migrated to the U.S.

Steven P. Wallace, A. E. Benjamin, Valentine M. Villa, Nadereh Pourat

This policy brief examines the likely effects of the sweeping 2009 cuts to California's safety-net programs for low-income and disabled seniors.

Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey

Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, the authors examine the association between dietary behaviors and the number of days that adolescents bring lunch to school.

Antronette Yancey

The author studies how substantive and sustainable population-wide improvements in physical activity can be achieved only through the large-scale adoption and implementation of policies and practices that make being active the default choice and remaining inactive difficult.

Nadereh Pourat

Although structured similarly to health insurance, dental insurance is often more limited in scope and availability.

Nadereh Pourat

Dental insurance plays a key role in oral health. However, while dental insurance typically covers preventive services and significantly reduces the costs for services such as fillings, crowns, and dentures, dental benefits often are not comprehensive and come with significant cost-sharing requirements and annual caps, which may lead to unaffordable out-of-pocket expenditures.

Susan H. Babey, Malia Jones, Hongjian Yu, Harold Goldstein

This study reports geographic variations in consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages among children, adolescents, and adults and examines the correlation between soda consumption and obesity.

E. Richard Brown, Richard Kronick, Ninez A. Ponce, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham

This comprehensive, biennial report provides an overview of insurance trends throughout the state and looks specifically at coverage of California's working adults, elderly as well as children's coverage.

Nadereh Pourat

Dental hygienists can increase dentists' productivity, yet nationwide, one-third of dentists do not employ a hygienist.

California Pan-Ethnic Health Network

This report examines a range of indicators, from education to housing, to neighborhood safety, to food access, to criminal justice as well as health insurance, among other topics to explore how health inequities can be eliminated in communities of color.

Sunghee Lee, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Jennifer Tsui

The authors examined health status and access to care among Asian Americans by the following acculturation indicators -- nativity, percent lifetime in the U.S., ...

Nadereh Pourat, Cori Reifman, Dylan H. Roby, Ying-Ying Meng, Allison L. Diamant, Gerald F. Kominski

Only 27 percent of non-elderly adults in the United States have a "medical home" –- a place where they regularly receive medical care and advice.

Elizabeth Ozer, Elaine Zahnd, Sally Adams, Sheila Husting, Charles J. Wibbelsman, Kim P. Norman, Susan M. Smiga

This study evaluates how often primary care providers screen adolescent patients for emotional distress.

Nadereh Pourat, Gina Nicholson

California has about 14% of the total number of dentists nationwide–the largest percentage of any state.

Walter Zelman, Alex Melamed

The purpose of this issue brief is to enhance understanding of the politics of health insurance coverage expansion efforts, thereby increasing the probabilities that such expansions may be achieved.

Walter Zelman

This report provides a comprehensive examination of political, policy, and economic factors that contributed to the failure of California's 2007 health care reform effort.

Namratha Kandula, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Jason A. Thompson, E. Richard Brown, David W. Baker

The authors of this study wanted to determine if perceived experiences of discrimination (both in general and in medical care) were associated with comfort providing race/ethnicity information, and conversely, to worry about providing the information.

Steven P. Wallace, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Xóchitl Castañeda

Driven by rising healthcare costs at home, nearly one million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according to this article in the journal Medical Care.

An ...

Yaniv Hanoch, Thomas Rice, Janet Cummings, Stacey Wood

Researchers study the impact of the number of choices and age on measures of performance in choosing a Medicare prescription drug plan.

Ninez A. Ponce, Winston Tseng, Paul Ong, Yen Ling Shek, Selena Ortiz, Melissa S. Gatchell

Despite their reputation as a healthy, successful minority group, Asians in the United States have serious health problems.

Alexander N. Ortega, Sarah M. Horwitz, Hai Fang, Alice A. Kuo, Steven P. Wallace, Moira Inkelas

Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, the authors examine parental concerns about development, learning and behavior for young children of Mexican origin and identify whether these reports differ by families' citizenship/documentation status.

B. Josea Kramer, Rebecca L. Vivrette, Delight E. Satter, Stella Jouldjian, Leander Russell McDonald

Many American Indian and Alaska Native veterans are eligible for healthcare from the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and from the Indian Health Service (IHS).

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown

The authors examined how children ages 0-18 who enrolled into or disenrolled from California's Medicaid program (called Medi-Cal,"MC") and State Children's Health Insurance Program (called Healthy Families, "HF") are affected in their access to physician services.

Sunghee Lee, David Grant

This study examines whether there is an order effect associated with self-rated health for interviews conducted in English and Spanish languages.

Deborah Koniak-Griffin, Rong Huang, Janna Lesser, Evelyn Gonzlez-Figuero, Sumiko Takayanagi, William G. Cumberland

Rising rates of heterosexually transmitted HIV among youth and young adults, particularly from ethnic minorities, create an urgent need to understand risk factors and perceptions of risk within the context of couple relationships.

Janet Cummings, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, E. Richard Brown

Many studies have documented the adverse consequences of uninsurance for children, but less is known about the differential effects of varying periods of uninsurance.

Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Winnie Huang, E. Richard Brown

Active commuting (non-motorized transport) to school can be an important source of physical activity for children and adolescents.

Anish P. Mahajan, Lara Stemple, Martin Shapiro, Jan B. King, William E. Cunningham

In September 2006, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the "Revised Recommendations for HIV Testing of Adults, Adolescents, and Pregnant Women in Health-care Settings" to improve screening and diagnosis.

Steven P. Wallace, Susan E. Smith

Using the Elder Economic Security Standard™ Index (Elder Index), the authors of this policy brief find that nearly half a million elders (495,000) living alone in California in 2007 could not make ends meet—lacking sufficient income to pay for a minimum level of housing, food, health care, transportation and other basic expenses.

David Grant, Nicole Kravitz-Wirtz, Nancy Breen, Jasmin A. Tiro, Jennifer Tsui

This policy brief looks at awareness and utilization of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine among girls age 13 years and older as well as among young women.

Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Malia Jones, E. Richard Brown

Every day, over two million California adolescents (62%) drink soda and 1.4 million (43%) eat fast food, but only 38% eat five or more servings of fruits and vegetables.

This ...

Judy Y. Chen, Sharon Swonger, Gerald F. Kominski, Honghu Liu, Ji Eun Lee, Allison L. Diamant

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of different school-based health insurance strategies to provide coverage to uninsured Korean American children.

Amy E. Bonomi, Melissa L. Anderson, Elizabeth A. Cannon, Natasha Slesnick, Michael A. Rodriguez

No single study has delineated the prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) over multiple time periods for Latina versus non-Latina women and compared the health of abused Latina women to the health of abused non-Latina women using multiple health indicators.

David P. Eiserman, Erin Richardson, Lekeisha Sumner, Sawssan R. Ahmed, Honghu Liu, Jeannette Valentine, Michael A. Rodriguez

Health care providers are advised to refer abused women to needed community services. However, little is known about abused women's perceived need for services, particularly among Latina women.

Lingqi Tang, Naihua Duan, Ruth Klap, Joan Rosenbaum Asarnow, Thomas Belin

Using a health-services study as an illustrative example of longitudinal randomized field research with the potential for participants to be lost to follow-up, the researchers applied a permutation test where the treatment indicator variable is randomly permuted in the context of regression models with covariates and attrition weighting.

Arleen A. Leibowitz, Katherine Desmond, Thomas Belin

Researchers sought to determine whether lack of state Medicaid coverage for infant male circumcision correlates with lower circumcision rates.

Paula Yoon, Maren T. Scheuner, Cynthia Jorgensen, Muin J. Khoury

Family health history reflects the effects of genetic, environmental and behavioral factors and is an important risk factor for a variety of disorders including coronary heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

Susan H. Babey, Ying-Ying Meng, Malia Jones

In California, 90,000 adults with current asthma have experienced problems understanding their doctors.

Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown

In this policy brief, the authors examine why low-income teenagers are almost three times more likely to be obese than teens from more affluent households.

Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat

This article explores the barriers to dealing with chronic illness and other factors faced by disease management programs for Medicaid populations.

Sally Adams, Sheila Husting, Elaine Zahnd, Elizabeth Ozer

The authors studied rates and disparities in preventive health topics covered during routine medical care for adolescents, using a California sample.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Erin Peckham, Y. Jenny Chia

This policy brief draws upon CHIS 2007 data to examine latest trends in health insurance for the state of California.

Tanya G. K. Bentley, Rachel M. Effros, Kartika Palar, Emmett B. Keeler

This article divides health care waste into administrative, operational, and clinical waste and provides an overview of each.

Amardeep Thind, Kathryn A. Atchison, Ronald M. Andersen, Terry T. Nakazono, John J. Gutierrez

In 2002–03 the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) established the Pipeline, Profession, and Practice: Community-Based Dental Education program to change dental education in the United States.

Barbara Greengold, Adeline M. Nyamathi, Gerald F. Kominski, Dorothy Wiley, Mary Ann Lewis, Felicia Hodge, Mendel Singer, Brennan Spiegel

The authors examined the cost-effectiveness of three behavioral interventions provided to enhance hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) joint vaccination (HAV/HBV) compliance among homeless persons living in Los Angeles County.

Jim E. Banta, Peter Przekop, Mark G. Haviland, M. Pereau

Using 2005 California Health Interview Survey data, this study calculated binge drinking rates among California adults and describe the characteristics of female and male binge drinkers.

Nadereh Pourat

Although many Californians have dental insurance, even those with coverage may not be getting the dental care they need, and this is also the case among people who get dental benefits under Medi-Cal.

Steven P. Wallace, Jennifer Lee, May Jawad Aydin

California's population is getting older. By 2026 the elderly population will double to nearly 8 million.

David Grant, Samantha Kurosky

This policy brief compares three CHIS survey cycles –- 2001, 2003 and 2005 –- to examine key indicators of children’s health in California.

Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda

This landmark report describes patterns and trends associated with Latin American, in particular, Mexican migration to the United States.

Shana Alex Lavarreda, Melissa S. Gatchell, Ninez A. Ponce, E. Richard Brown, Y. Jenny Chia

This study examines the factors associated with discontinuous health insurance coverage without periods of uninsurance during the past year (ie, switching coverage), and whether it has a detrimental effect on basic access to care.

David Miller, Lillian Gelberg, Lorna Kwan, Sevan Stepanian, Arlene Fink, Ronald M. Andersen, Mark S. Litwin

What impact do racial and ethnic disparities have on disadvantaged men in a prostate cancer public-assistance program? In this examination of California's IMPACT program, the authors evaluated racial and ethnic differences in health services utilization and patient-reported health care outcomes.

Deborah Koniak-Griffin, Janna Lesser, Tanya Henneman, Rong Huang, Rong Huang, Xin Huang, Jerry Tello, Barbara Kappos, Evelyn Gonzalez-Figueroa, William G. Cumberland

This study evaluates the outcomes of a theory-based, couple-focused HIV prevention program for Latino adolescent mothers and their male partners.

John Song, Melanie M. Wall, Edward R. Ratner, Dianne M. Bartels, Nancy Ulvestad, Lillian Gelberg

This study demonstrates that people living in dire economic and social situations will complete an advance directive (AD) when offered the opportunity.

Michelle Wilhelm, Ying-Ying Meng, Rudolph P. Rull, Paul English, John Balmes, Beate Ritz

Despite extensive evidence that air pollution affects childhood asthma, state-level and national-level tracking of asthma outcomes in relation to air pollution is limited.

Constance A. Gewa, Robert E. Weiss, Nimrod O. Bwibo, Shannon Whaleya, Marian Sigman, Suzanne P. Murphy, Gail G. Harrison, Charlotte G. Neumann

With the exception of iodine and Fe, there is still very limited information on the effect of micronutrients on cognitive function, especially among school-age children.

Jennifer N. Sayles, Ron D. Hays, Catherine A. Sarkisian, Anish P. Mahajan, Karen L. Spritzer, William E. Cunningham

There is a need for a psychometrically sound measure of the stigma experienced by diverse persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA).

Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Y. Jenny Chia, Nicole Lordi, David Grant, Mirabai Rao

This report provides a summary of the statewide findings from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), with highlights of changes from 2003 to 2005.

Roberta Wyn, Theresa A. Hastert, Erin Peckham

This report examines important health concerns of nonelderly women (ages 18-64) in California, including their health status, selected health behaviors, health insurance coverage, usual source of care and access to health care.

Sunghee Lee, Hoang Anh Nguyen, May Jawad Aydin, John Kurata

Survey interview languages not only determine who is eligible to participate in certain surveys but may also influence survey estimates.

Corita R. Grudzen, Gerry Ryan, William Margold, Jacqueline Torres, Lillian Gelberg

Despite being part of a large and legal industry in Los Angeles, little is known about adult film performers' exposure to health risks and when and how these risks might occur.

Jennifer Lee, Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash

Researchers have found that immigrants in the United States gradually relinquish cultural practices and adopt health behaviors similar to native born individuals as they acculturate.

William E. Cunningham, Mitchell D. Wong, Ron D. Hays

HIV/AIDS is a condition characterized by a variety of medical and social needs that vary between individuals and over time.

Ronald M. Andersen

National health surveys have played an important role in the development of health services research.

Hala Tamim, Gail G. Harrison, Maria Atoui, Ghina Mumtaz, Faisal El-Kak, Muhieddine Seoud, Khaled Yunis

The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence and determinants of preconceptional folic acid supplement use among pregnant women in Lebanon.

Analysis ...

Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Christina Lombardi, E. Richard Brown

Despite advances in therapy, asthma remains a disease that is not optimally controlled in many Californians.

Susan Baldwin, M. Rosa Solorio, Donna L. Washington, Hongjian Yu, Yii-Chieh Huang, E. Richard Brown

Emergency contraception reduces women's risk for pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, and women’s awareness of the method is increasingly important for expanding access.

Michael V. Kline, Robert M. Huff, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer

This second edition grounds readers in the understanding that health promotion programs in multicultural settings require an in-depth knowledge of the cultural group being targeted.

Daniel J.B. Mitchell

In January, 2007, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed a state universal health care plan modeled after the Massachusetts individual mandate program.

Michael E. Ernst, Cynthia A. Weber, Jeffrey D. Dawson, Michelle A. O'Connor, Wenjiao Lin, Barry L. Carter, George R. Bergus

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) is useful in evaluating cardiovascular risk but requires significant time.

Kelly B. Haskard, Jim E. Banta, Summer L. Williams, Mark G. Haviland, M. Robin DiMatteo, Peter Przekop, Leonard S. Werner, Donald L. Anderson

Binge drinking and poor mental health may affect adherence to treatment for individuals with asthma. The purposes of this research were to:

Examine the relationship of self-reported binge drinking and mental health to adherence to daily asthma control medications; and,

Identify other demographic and health-related factors associated with asthma control medication adherence.

Secondary ...

Bowen Chung, Loretta Jones, Larry X. Campbell, Henrietta Glover, Lillian Gelberg, Donna T. Chen

The intricacies and time-sensitivity of conducting high-quality and clinically relevant health-related human subject research in post-disaster situations challenges traditional approaches to protecting study participants from exploitation and harm.

Shunichi Namiki, Lorna Kwan, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Akito Terai, Akito Terai, Mark S. Litwin

This study compares the evolution of urinary dysfunction and associated distress (bother) during the first two years after radical prostatectomy (RP) or external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) between Japanese and U.S.

Ying-Ying Meng, Michelle Wilhelm, Rudolph P. Rull, Paul English, Sheila Nathan, Beate Ritz

This study investigates whether frequent asthma symptoms (daily/weekly symptoms) can be attributed to traffic-related exposures, poverty, and/or vulnerabilities.

Linda Rosenstock, Gillian B. Silver, Karen Helsing, Connie Evashwick, Ruth Katz, Michael Klag, Gerald F. Kominski, Donna Richter, Ciro Sumaya

Today's public health workforce, faced with daunting public health challenges, has been forced to do more with fewer people.

Karen Meehan, Gail G. Harrison, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Nathan Nickel, Eloise Jenks, Anthony Ramirez

An electric pump loan program designed to facilitate breastfeeding for low-income mothers returning to full-time work was evaluated.

Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, Theresa A. Hastert, Stefan Harvey, Harold Goldstein, Rebecca Flournoy, Rajni Banthia, Victor Rubin, Sarah Treuhaft

People living in neighborhoods crowded with fast-food and convenience stores but relatively few grocery or produce outlets are at significantly higher risk of suffering from obesity and diabetes.

The ...

Nadereh Pourat

These two fact sheets show that nearly one-third of young children 11 years of age or younger have never visited a dental provider or have not visited a dental provider in more than one year.

Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown

The availability of places to engage in physical activity may influence physical activity levels. This study examined whether the relationship between physical activity and access to parks differs depending on adolescents’ sociodemographic, housing and neighborhood characteristics.

Nadereh Pourat, Guoyu A. Tao, Cathleen M. Walsh

This article examines the rates of self-reported Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) screening among young women and to examine the independent association of type of insurance and specific health plans with these rates.

Shunichi Namiki, Lorna Kwan, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Akito Terai, Takefumi Satoh, Shiro Baba, Yoichi Arai, Mark S. Litwin

The authors assessed the impact of bother with urinary and bowel dysfunction on social activities among men in Japan and the United States following primary therapy for localized prostate cancer.

Chizobam Ani, Mohsen Bazargan, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi, Ronald M. Andersen, David W. Hindman, Richard S. Baker

This study examines the correlates of self-diagnosis of chronic medical and mental health conditions in under-served minority populations.

Ninez A. Ponce, Susan D. Cochran, Vickie M. Mays, Y. Jenny Chia, E. Richard Brown

The health coverage of low-income workers represents an area of continuing disparities in the United States system of health insurance.

Richard E. Kratz, Ninez A. Ponce, Antronette Yancey

This study evaluated the Los Angeles Unified School District Nutrition Network, a large multicomponent nutrition and physical activity program in an ethnically diverse school district, launched in 2000.

Thirty-six ...

May Jawad Aydin, Abla M. Sibai, Monique Chaaya

Gerontological literature utilizes the life stress paradigm to understand the impact of stress on psychological well-being, as well as the protective role that social resources play in buffering those effects; however these relationships are not well understood within various historical and social contexts.

Maren T. Scheuner, Pauline Sieverding, Paul G. Shekelle

The objective of this article was to synthesize current information on genetic health services for common adult-onset conditions by examining studies that have addressed the outcomes, consumer information needs, delivery, and challenges in integrating these services.

Gerald F. Kominski, Donald E. Morisky, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman

This study measured possible racial/ethnic differences in a Florida disease management (DM) program on utilization of selected healthcare services for four chronic illnesses.

Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron

Using interviews with 965 California workers injured on the job, the authors examined the factors associated with their return to work as well as their self-reported degree of recovery.

Steven P. Wallace, L. Cricel Molina

The federal poverty guideline, used to determine income eligibility for many public programs, covers less than half of the basic costs experienced by adults age 65 and older in the state.

Nadereh Pourat

This report examines dental care utilization of California children and finds that disparities in dental visits exist, including lower rates of visits for Latino and African American children and those without dental insurance.

Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Jenny B. Kotlerman

Premature morbidity and mortality from chronic diseases account for a major proportion of expenditures for health care cost in the United States.

Jim E. Banta, Mark G. Haviland, Peter Przekop

An estimated 3.2 million Californian men engage in binge drinking, according to the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).

Judy Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Amardeep Thind, Rose C. Maly

Among women with breast cancer (BC), greater BC knowledge has been associated with greater participation in treatment decision-making, patient satisfaction, and survival.

Lillian Gelberg, Michael C. Lu, Barbara D. Leake, Ronald M. Andersen, Hal Morgenstern, Adeline M. Nyamathi

This study of 974 homeless women surveyed in Los Angeles County in 1997 included 457 who were at risk for unintended pregnancy.

Dena R. Herman, Gail G. Harrison, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Eloise Jenks

This study tested the effectiveness of a subsidy for fruits and vegetables to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC).

Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nadereh Pourat, Nancy Breen, Steven Coughlin, Teresa Abend McLean, Timothy S. McNeel

Wide variations in these screening rates were found among the seven different subgroups of Asian American women studied, holding demographic and socioeconomic characteristics constant.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This article estimates the prevalence of asthma symptoms for California legislative districts. Using small area estimation (SAE) techniques, the article reports on findings not previously available at the sub-county level.

Erum Nadeem, Jane M. Lange, Dawn Edge, Marie Fongwa, Thomas Belin, Jeanne Miranda

This study examines the extent to which stigma-related concerns about mental health care account for the underuse of mental health services among low-income immigrant and U.S.-born ...

Alexander N. Ortega, Hai Fang, Victor H. Perez, John A. Rizzo, Olivia Carter-Pokras, Steven P. Wallace, Lillian Gelberg

This article uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey to show that undocumented Mexicans and other Latinos used fewer health care services, and reported poorer experiences with care, compared to their U.S.-born ...

Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron

A 2006 survey of injured workers in California found that injured workers reported high levels of satisfaction and quality of care.

Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda, Sylvia Guendelman , D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, Emily Felt

A collaboration of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Health Initiative of the Americas, this report explores the health care challenges faced by Latin American immigrants, and Mexican immigrants in particular.

Loan Pham Kim, Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer

This journal article reports the findings of a qualitative study designed to inform the development of a proposed community-wide campaign to promote increased physical activity and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income Hmong families.

Rosemarie Kobau, Hatice Zahran, David Grant, David J. Thurman, Patricia H. Price, Matthew M. Zack

Using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this article assesses the prevalence of self-reported and active epilepsy, as well as associated health-related quality of life issues, among adults in California.

Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, Xóchitl Castañeda

This article explores the link between immigration and preventive health care services, particularly among adults of Mexican origin.

Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus

Dentists who care for publicly insured patients appear to have practices that are different from those who do not, in terms of delivery of patient care and practice structure.

Ken Jacobs, Korey Capozza, Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, E. Richard Brown

This research brief, jointly authored by the UC Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount of their annual income on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.

Melissa S. Gatchell, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce

This fact sheet looks at the health insurance types and the status of people who use community health centers, public hospitals, and clinics, also called the "safety net," as their usual source of health care.

Ronald M. Andersen, Daisy C. Carreon, Judith-Ann Friedman, Sebastian E. Baumeister, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Terry T. Nakazono, Pamela L. Davidson

This study examined the factors influencing the proportion of underrepresented minority students (URM) in dental schools.

Gerald F. Kominski

This paper describes the origins and importance of risk adjustment, summarizes current risk adjustment by Medicare and discusses issues and problems with risk adjustment methods.

David Carroll, Dylan H. Roby, Jean Ross, Michael Snavely, E. Richard Brown, Gerald F. Kominski

This report, jointly authored by the California Budget Project and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, finds that many California families spend a substantial amount on health care premiums and out-of-pockets costs, and could face financially devastating medical expenses if they are not adequately protected.

Dylan H. Roby, Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron

This policy brief reviews the literature on access to health care as it relates to current proposals for health care reform in California.

Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown

The prevalence of diabetes in California continues to rise. Over 1.8 million adults age 18 and over (7%) have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 1.5 ...

E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Lavarreda

As California's system of job-based health insurance continues to erode, low- and moderate-income workers are increasingly being left out, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Joshua S. Yang, Steven P. Wallace

New expansions of health insurance in California are unlikely to attract additional undocumented immigrants to the state, according to a new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce, Jean Yoon, Janet Cummings, Thomas Rice

This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance – continues to decline.

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown

Using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, this study examines participation (and lack of participation) by eligible children in California’s Medi-Cal and Healthy Families programs.

Nadereh Pourat, Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron

The authors measured the association of physician perceptions of access to quality care with intentions to change workers' compensation (WC) participation levels, barriers to delivery of quality care, levels of payment and type of provider after the implementation of California WC reforms in 2004.

Abdelmonem A. Afifi, Donald E. Morisky, Gerald F. Kominski, Jenny B. Kotlerman

The authors examine the impact of disease management on utilization of selected health care services.

Gail G. Harrison, Matthew Sharp, George Manolo-LeClair, Anthony Ramirez, November McGarvey

This policy brief reports that, according to the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, more than 2.5 ...

Steven P. Wallace, L. Cricel Molina, Mona Jhawar

Falls, disability and hunger are surprisingly common aspects of life for California seniors, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research were able to produce these fact sheets detailing health insurance coverage, the lack of coverage, and demographic characteristics for counties and regions in California.

William J. McCarthy, Antronette Yancey, Gail G. Harrison, Joanne Leslie, Judith M. Siegel

This study tested the efficacy of an eight-week, culturally targeted, community-based nutrition and physical activity promotion intervention: Fight Cancer with Fitness! (FCF).

E. Richard Brown, Nadereh Pourat, Steven P. Wallace

This fact sheet uses information from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to determine how many of the 4.8 ...

Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown

Teens living in neighborhoods with high concentrations of low-income households are unlikely to have a safe park near their home and are more likely to get less physical activity, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Ying-Ying Meng, E. Richard Brown

In California, 2.8 million children and adults suffer from active asthma. One out of six of these Californians lives below the poverty level.

Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown

Using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), this policy brief examines the racial/ethnic disparities in the burden of asthma among those with active asthma.

Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Ying-Ying Meng

Many Californians are exposed to environmental conditions in the home -- such as the presence of tobacco smoke and furry pets -- which can trigger asthma symptoms.

Gerald F. Kominski, Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Meghan E. Cameron

This report was produced by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research under contract to the California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC), Department of Industrial Relations, which is required to perform an annual study of access to medical treatment for injured workers.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

This fact sheet uses data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey to view the state's uninsurance problem by county.

Gerald F. Kominski, Sepideh Farivar Varon, Donald E. Morisky, Kevin Malotte, Vicki J. Ebin, Astou Coly, Chi Chiao

For children and adolescents, incentives can serve as a positive reinforcement when trying to get them to complete care that is critical for their health.

Susan H. Babey, David Grant, E. Richard Brown

Using newly available data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2005), as well as data from CHIS 2001 and CHIS 2003, this fact sheet provides an early look at changes over time in the prevalence of smoking, asthma, diabetes, and overweight and obesity in California.

Roberta Wyn

This policy brief provides an overview of the health insurance coverage of nonelderly women in California, based on data from the 2003 and 2001 California Health Interview Surveys (CHIS 2003, CHIS 2001).

Jean Yoon, E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Sungching Glenn

Despite marginal improvements in job-based health insurance for adults and public program enrollment for children, one in five (6.5 ...

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown, Jean Yoon, Sungching Glenn

Using data from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey, researchers found that more than half of the uninsured children in California are eligible for public programs but are not enrolled, a further sign of the limitations in current health insurance arrangements.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

This fact sheet created by the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) team compares parental reports of autism from the 2001 and 2005 California Health Interview Surveys to identify a significant increase in the number of cases between survey periods.

Susan H. Babey, Ying-Ying Meng, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert

Nearly 6 million Californians report that they have difficulty breathing. Moreover, according to this policy brief, asthma among California adults increased from 2001 to 2003 across all age groups and 3.4 ...

Elena Zúñiga, Xóchitl Castañeda, Al Averbach, Steven P. Wallace

This report focuses on the population of Mexican ancestry in the United States and in California, with an emphasis on immigrants.

Nelson Fong SooHoo, Husham Sharifi, Gerald F. Kominski, Jay R. Lieberman

This study supports unicompartmental knee arthroplasty as a cost-effective alternative for the treatment of unicompartmental arthritis when the durability and function of a unicompartmental replacement are assumed to be similar to those of a primary total knee replacement.

Nadereh Pourat, Jas Nihalani, Romni Neiman, George Rutherford, Barry Handon, E. Richard Brown, Gail Bolan

In California, chlamydia and gonorrhea are the most common reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

An-Fu Hsiao, Mitchell D. Wong, Michael S. Goldstein, Hongjian Yu, Ronald M. Andersen, E. Richard Brown, Neil S. Wenger

The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is likely to vary amond racial/ethnic groups because its use is related to cultural and health beliefs.

Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, E. Richard Brown

Less than one-fourth of California adults -- 5.5 million -- walk on a regular basis, while significantly more than that -- 6.8 ...

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Janice Frates, E. Richard Brown

With the goal of developing a comprehensive predictive model of eligible children's enrollment in California's Medicaid (Medi-Cal [MC]) and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP; Healthy Families [HF]) programs, the authors examined the effects of multiple family-level factors and contextual county-level factors on children's enrollment in Medicaid and SCHIP using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, data on outstationed eligibility workers (OEWs), and administrative data from state agencies and local health insurance expansion programs for fiscal year 2000–2001.

Ying-Ying Meng, Rudolph P. Rull, Michelle Wilhelm, Beate Ritz, Paul English, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown, Marlena Kuruvilla, Sheila Nathan

Children and adults who suffer from asthma and live near heavy vehicular traffic are nearly three times more likely to visit the emergency room or be hospitalized for their condition than those who live near low traffic areas, according to this policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Nelson Fong SooHoo, Shail Vyas, Jesse Manunga, Husham Sharifi, Gerald F. Kominski, Jay R. Lieberman

Core decompression is widely used to treat the early stages of osteonecrosis of the hip. The purpose of this analysis is to assist orthopedic surgeons in judging whether currently available data support the use of core decompression as cost-effective.

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown, Janice Frates, Kathleen Thiede Call, Wei Yen, Jim Watkins

This journal article reports the results of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded California Medicaid Undercount Experiment (CMUE) to estimate the extent of underreporting of Medicaid in the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) and its effect on estimates of uninsurance.

Ninez A. Ponce, Ron D. Hays, William E. Cunningham

Ponce NA, Hays R, Cunningham W. Linguistic Disparities in Health Care Access and Health Status among Older Adults.

Jeff Luck, Carol Chang, E. Richard Brown, John Lumpkin

This journal article provides an overview of current issues surrounding the availability and use of local health information, identifies barriers that hinder its use, and suggests potential solutions.

Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Jenny Chia, John Kurata

Many Californians are still struggling to reach good health, according to this report from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the country's largest population-based state health survey.

Gerald F. Kominski, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby

More than 96 percent (nearly 24 million) of insured Californians report "good" or better satisfaction with their health care.

Nadereh Pourat, Jay C. Ripps

The continued decline of employment-based coverage in California and more than 6.6 million uninsured residents are major reasons for concern, since health insurance is the primary means by which health care for employed persons and their families is financed in the state.

Helen Ann Halpin, Sara McMenamin, Nadereh Pourat, Edward Yelin

This paper summarize for the California Legislature the evidence on the medical effectiveness of pediatric asthma self-management training and education (PASMTE), including the use of peak flow meters, spacers and nebulizers and the impact that mandated coverage of these services and devices under Assembly Bill (AB) 2185 would have on total health care expenditures, monthly premiums, health services utilization and the public's health.

Gerald F. Kominski, Jay C. Ripps, Miriam J. Laugesen, Robert G. Cosway, Nadereh Pourat

Kominski GF, Ripps JC, Laugesen MJ, Cosway RG, Pourat N. The California Cost and Coverage Model: Analyses of the Financial Impacts of Benefit Mandates for the California Legislature.

Gerald F. Kominski, Cori Reifman, Meghan E. Cameron, Dylan H. Roby

More than 1 million adult HMO members in California with limited English proficiency are at risk for problems accessing health care services and receiving quality treatment.

Dena R. Herman, Gail G. Harrison, Eloise Jenks

Herma DR, Harrison GG, Jenks E. Journal of the American Dietetic Association. May 2006; 106; pp.

Ninez A. Ponce, Leighton Ku, William E. Cunningham, E. Richard Brown

Ponce NA, Ku L, Cunningham W, Brown ER. Language Barriers to Health Care Access Among Medicare Beneficiaries.

Gregory D. Stevens, Michael Seid, Neal Halfon

Stevens GD, Seid M, Halfon N. Enrolling Vulnerable, Uninsured but Eligible Children in Public Health Insurance: Association With Health Status and Primary Care Access.

Steven P. Wallace

Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster that caused much preventable death and misery, especially in New Orleans.

Brenda F. Seals, Linda Burhansstipanov, Delight E. Satter, Jenny Chia, Melissa S. Gatchell

Seals BF, Burhansstipanov L, Satter DE, Chia YJ, Gatchell M. California American Indian and Alaska Natives Tribal Groups' Care Access and Utilization of Care: Policy Implications.

Judith Swan, Nancy Breen, Linda Burhansstipanov, Delight E. Satter, William W. Davis, C. Matthew Snipp, Timothy S. McNeel

Swan J, Breen N, Burhansstipanov L, Satter DE, Davis WW, McNeel T, Snipp CM. Cancer screening and risk factor rates among American Indians.

Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, N. A. Breen, R. Coates, Mark S. Litwin, E. Richard Brown

Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Yu H, Breen NA, Coates R, Brown ER, Litwin M. (2006) Prostate Cancer Screening in California, Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.

Ying-Ying Meng, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Elizabeth Malcom, Neetu Chawla, Yee Wei Lim

This study -- published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, the scientific journal of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology -- states that significant number of asthma sufferers wind up in the emergency room for treatment because delays such as cost or insurance coverage prevented them from getting earlier needed care. Researchers ...

Benjamin A. Spencer, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce, Hongjian Yu, Neetu Chawla, Mark S. Litwin

Spencer BA, Babey SH, Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Brown ER, Yu H, Chawla N, Litwin MS. A Population-Based Survey of Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing Among California Men at Higher Risk for Prostate Carcinoma.

Gail G. Harrison, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Susan B. Foerester, Henry Lee, Loan Pham Kim, Allyn Fernandez-Ami, Tu-Uyen Nguyen, Valerie Quinn, Dileep G. Bal

Harrison GG, Kagawa-Singer M, Foerster SB, Lee H, Pham Kim L, Nguyen TU, Fernandez-Ami A, Quinn V, Bal DG.

J. Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Nadereh Pourat, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer

Chen JY, Diamant A, Pourat N, Kagawa-Singer M. Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services among the elderly.

Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death in California and have become among the most common, costly, and often preventable of all health problems.

Allison L. Diamant, Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert

Nearly 1.7 million California adults age 18 and over (6.6%) have been diagnosed with diabetes, up from 1.5 ...

E. Richard Brown, Susan H. Babey, Theresa A. Hastert, Allison L. Diamant

One in four California adults does not walk at all for transportation or leisure in an average week and half of California adults walk for a combined total of less than one hour each week as reported in this new health policy research brief that uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

Susan H. Babey, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert

More than one in four California adolescents -- nearly one million in all -- get less than the recommended levels of physical activity, but neighborhood characteristics and access to safe parks have an important effect on whether teens meet activity recommendations, and whether they get any activity at all reports this new health policy research brief using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

Nadereh Pourat, Dylan H. Roby, Roberta Wyn, Marvin Marcus

This report uses data derived from a survey of 13,600 general dentists throughout California and constructs a picture of private dental practice in California; including staffing levels, wage and benefits, patient populations, and experiences in utilizing Allied Dental Health Professionals (ADHP).

Jennifer R. Kincheloe, E. Richard Brown

This report provides estimates of program participation expressed as the ratio of children who are enrolled in either the MC or the HF programs to the total number who are eligible to participate in the programs and who do not have private or employer sponsored health insurance coverage.

Anthony Ramirez, Gail C. Farmer, David Grant, Theodora Papachristou

Am J Public Health. 2005; 95(11): 2057-2064. The 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001) is the largest geographically complex multidimensional state health survey ever conducted in the United States and was designed to generate demographic and health estimates including cancer-related measures for the non-institutionalized household population of California.

Michael S. Goldstein, E. Richard Brown, Rachel Ballard-Barbash, Hal Morgenstern, Roshan Bastani, Jennifer Lee, Nicole Gatto, Anita Ambs

This article examines the extent and correlates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among a population-based sample of California adults that is highly diverse in terms of sociodemographic characteristics and health status.

Charles A. DiSogra, Mark Hudes

The California Dietary Practices Survey (CDPS) is nationally recognized as the oldest, state-specific tracking survey for fruit and vegetable intake in the country.

Elena Zúñiga, Steven P. Wallace, Salvador Berumen, Xóchitl Castañeda

The fundamental purpose of "Mexico-United States Migration: Health issues" is to present a general overview of the conditions faced by Mexican residents in the United States concerning their health care. Good ...

Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez, Xóchitl Castañeda

The following two fact sheets viewing, respectively, demographics of Mexican immigrants to the United States and the health service disparities among that population are the products of a joint research effort conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and the California-Mexico Health Initiative at the California Policy Research Center, University of California Office of the President.

E. Richard Brown, Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, George B. Abbott

Brown ER, Holtby S, Zahnd E, Abbott GB. Community-based participatory research in the California Health Interview Survey.

Theresa A. Hastert, Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown

Each day two-thirds of California teens drink soda, nearly half eat fast food, and only a quarter eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables, as reported in this new health policy research brief that uses data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Thomas Rice, Jennifer R. Kincheloe, Melissa S. Gatchell

This report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research shows that job-based health insurance coverage -- the backbone of the state's system of health insurance -- is declining.

Nadereh Pourat, Thomas Rice, Ming Tai-Seale, Gail Bolan, Jas Nihalani

This journal article examines the association between primary care physician (PCP) reimbursement and delivery of sexually transmitted disease (STD) services.

Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Natalya Mostovskaya

More than 5 million Californians enrolled in HMOs (over 50% of enrollees aged 12-64) are overweight or obese.

Steven P. Wallace

Wallace, Steven P. The Public Health Perspective on Aging. Generations. 29:2(2005), 5-10.

Gail G. Harrison, George Manolo-LeClair, Anthony Ramirez, Jenny Chia, John Kurata, November McGarvey

Compiled with data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey, this study found that more than 2.9 ...

Shana Alex Lavarreda, E. Richard Brown, Ninez A. Ponce

Six in ten Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) children have employer-based health insurance and over 90% have insurance all year, but children's coverage differs across AAPI ethnic groups.

Gerald F. Kominski, Kevin C. Heslin, Hal Morgenstern, Eric L. Hurwitz, Philip I. Harber

The authors compared total outpatient costs of four common treatments for low-back pain (LBP) at 18-months follow-up.

Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby, Jennifer R. Kincheloe

This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who were uninsured in 2001 would increase health care expenditures within the state by about $842 million, or $143 per uninsured person, with significant savings likely through program consolidation, better health and preventive care, reduced uncompensated care spending by "safety net" providers, and expanding insurance revenues. The ...

Delight E. Satter, Andrea Veiga-Ermert, Linda Burhansstipanov, Luis Pena, Terrie Restivo

Satter DE, Veiga-Ermert A, Burhansstipanov L, Pena L, Restivo T. Communicating respectfully with American Indian and Alaska natives: Lessons from the California Health Interview Survey.

Delight E. Satter, Brenda F. Seals, Jenny Chia, Melissa S. Gatchell, Linda Burhansstipanov

Satter DE, Seals BF, Chia YJ, Gatchell M, Burhansstipanov L. American Indians and Alaska Natives in California: Women's Cancer Screening and Results.

Michael A. Rodriguez, Marlena Kane, Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, George R. Flores

This fact sheet describes overweight among Latino adolescents in California based on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in obesity and overweight rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.

Susan H. Babey, Allison L. Diamant, E. Richard Brown, Theresa A. Hastert

This policy brief describes physical activity among California's adolescents based primarily on data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

Thomas Rice, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ninez A. Ponce, E. Richard Brown

Rice, T., Lavarreda, S.A., Ponce, N.A., & Brown, ER. The impact of private and public health insurance on medication use for adults with chronic diseases.

Claire Brindis, Elizabeth Ozer, Sally Adams, Jane Park, Nicole Lordi, Elaine Zahnd, Sue Holtby

A new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, "Health of California's Adolescents: Findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey," presents a public health profile of California adolescents ages 12-17 years.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda

Between 2001 and 2003, both children and adults lost employment-based health insurance coverage. For children, increased enrollment in Medi-Cal and Healthy Families resulted in a lower uninsured rate.

Mona Jhawar, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Steven P. Wallace

This new policy brief from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research presents diabetes prevalence rates among adults by California Assembly and Senate districts.

Ninez A. Ponce, Robert J. Nordyke, Sherry Hirota

Ponce N, Nordyke RJ, Hirota S. (2005) Uninsured immigrant workers: A View from a California County. Journal of Immigrant Health. ...

David A. Etzioni, Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, Benjamin A. Spencer, Neetu Chawla, C. Y. Ko , Nancy Breen

Etzioni DA, Ponce NA, Babey SH, Spencer BA, Brown ER, Ko CY, Chawla N, Breen N, Klabunde CN. A Population-based Study of Colorectal Cancer Test Use: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in self-reported poor/fair health status, asthma and hypertension rates among uninsured Californians for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda

This fact sheet examines children's health insurance coverage, and children who are uninsured but eligible for coverage through public programs, using data from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2003).

Parisa Mirzadehgan, Gail G. Harrison, Charles A. DiSogra

This fact sheet, based on findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), describes the prevalence of overweight and obesity among California adults.

Mona Jhawar, Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights regional variations of rates among California children ages 0-5 and ages 6-17 from limited income families (below 300% FPL) who were uninsured and not eligible for Medi-Cal or Healthy families in 2001.

Nelson Fong SooHoo, Gerald F. Kominski

The purpose of this cost-effectiveness analysis was to evaluate whether the currently available literature justifies the emerging use of total ankle arthroplasty.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Mona Jhawar, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in hypertension rates among California adults for counties, county-groups, Los Angeles Service Planning Areas, as well as for state legislative and Congressional districts.

Veronica F. Gutierrez, Steven P. Wallace, Xóchitl Castañeda

This Binational Health Week fact sheet describes the demographics and basic health status of the nine million Mexican immigrants living in the U.S.

Steven P. Wallace, Veronica F. Gutierrez

This Binational Health Week fact sheet documents the problems of access to preventive care faced by Mexican immigrants.

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Mona Jhawar, Sripipatana Alek

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in asthma rates among all Californians for state legislative and Congressional districts.

J. Y. Chen, Allison L. Diamant, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Nadereh Pourat, C. Wold

Chen JY, Diamant AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Wold C. Disaggregating Asian American and Pacific Islander Groups to Assess Cancer Screening in Women.

M. Rosa Solorio, Hongjian Yu, E. Richard Brown, Lida M. Becerra, Lillian Gelberg

Solorio MR, Yu H, Brown ER, Becerra L, Gelberg L. A Comparison of Hispanic and White Adolescent Females' Use of Family Planning Services in California.

Ninez A. Ponce, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Wei Yen, E. Richard Brown, Charles A. DiSogra, Delight E. Satter

Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, Hongjian Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Y. Jenny Chia, Alek Sripipatana, Beth L. Newman, Steven P. Wallace

This policy brief highlights the geographic variations in uninsured children's Medi-Cal/Healthy Family eligibility rates by state Assembly, Senate and Congressional districts, as well as by counties and the Los Angeles Service Planning Areas (SPAs).

Delight E. Satter, Trang M. Le, Melissa S. Gatchell, Brenda F. Seals, Linda Burhansstipanov, Leslie L. Randall

Drawing on expert cancer prevention knowledge, this fact sheet is designed to provide information to AIAN community and tribal members on how to reduce their risk of developing cancer.

Charles A. DiSogra, Wei Yen, Michael Flood, Anthony Ramirez

Compiled with data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey, this study found that more than three-quarters of a million low-income adults in Los Angeles County have a difficult time reliably putting enough food on the table and thus are considered "food insecure." ...

Melinda J. Beeuwkes Buntin, Jose J. Escarce, Dana Goldman, Hongjun Kan, Miriam J. Laugesen, Paul Shekelle

In light of rising expenditures for physicians' services and the scheduled decreases in the amounts Medicare pays for such services, this article identified the sources of change in the volume and intensity of Medicare physicians' services.

Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Wei Yen, Nicole Lordi, Christy McCain, Charles A. DiSogra

This report summarizes selected findings from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. A broad range of health topics are addressed.

Gerald F. Kominski, Dylan H. Roby

This new study found that providing health insurance to the estimated 6.3 million Californians who are currently uninsured would increase direct health care expenditures within the state by about $7.4 ...

Miriam J. Laugesen

Miriam J. Laugesen

Pamela L. Davidson, Ronald M. Andersen, Roberta Wyn, E. Richard Brown

E. Richard Brown, Pamela L. Davidson, Hongjian Yu, Roberta Wyn, Ronald M. Andersen, Natasha Razack

Delight E. Satter, Native Research Network Board of Directors

The Native Research Network: Promoting Culturally Sensitive Research in Indigenous Communities. The IHS Provider.

E. Richard Brown, Shana Alex Lavarreda, Ying-Ying Meng, Ronald M. Andersen, Andrew B. Bindman, Lillian Gelberg

Where Californians live within the state plays an important role in determining their access to health care.

Miriam J. Laugesen

Miriam J. Laugesen

Delight E. Satter, Andrea Zubiate, Melissa S. Gatchell

This report details the findings from a series of focus groups on what young adults (ages 18-24) think is important to provide adolescents in sex education, sexuality education, and reproductive health.

Ninez A. Ponce, Susan H. Babey, David A. Etzioni, Benjamin A. Spencer, E. Richard Brown, Neetu Chawla

This in-depth report describes cancer screening in California based on data from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS 2001), the largest state-level health survey in the nation.

Roberta Wyn, Victoria D. Ojeda

This study examines the health insurance coverage, health status, and access to care of California women ages 18-64.

Joy H. Lewis, Ronald M. Andersen, Lillian Gelberg

Lewis J, Andersen R, Gelberg L. Health Care for Homeless Women: Unmet Needs and Barriers to Care. Journal of General Internal Medicine. ...