UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Meet the @UCLAchpr! Our team of researchers and analysts is dedicated to advancing health equity by informing policies that work for everyone. Learn how we’re making an impact on health policy research:

See you at the @PublicHealth 2026 Annual Meeting and Expo, November 1–4 in San Antonio. Visit booth 1759 to meet our researchers, get data dashboard demonstrations, and pick up swag. Learn when and where @UCLAchpr researchers will be speaking: #APHA2026

Legislative, policy, and government agency staff: learn how to use California health data to inform decisions and support your work. Join the @UCLAchpr for a California Health Interview Survey data user training Nov. 16 in Sacramento. RSVP by email to chpr@ucla.edu.

How could changes to SNAP and other social safety net programs affect access to nutritious food? The 2026 E.R. Brown Symposium will explore policy options for addressing nutritional food deserts and affordability. Join us November 17 in Sacramento:

According to 2025 California Health Interview Survey data, 11.8% of adults without air conditioning at home reported that their physical health was harmed by an extreme heat wave in the past two years. Read about new 2025 CHIS data in our release:

Explore new AskCHIS™ data:

Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 8, for a California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data user training. You'll learn how to use CHIS' free online data tools, AskCHIS™ and AskCHIS™ Neighborhood Edition (NE), to get data on the health needs of Californians:

RT @devinlavelle: #GoldenStat(e): A healthy dose of data Highlighting the recent release of @UCLAchpr #AskCHIS health survey data. The 2025 survey released last week includes responses from nearly 25k Californians. 700+ variables that can be cross tabbed against one another, and across 66 areas

According to the 2025 California Health Interview Survey, transgender and gender expansive adults were nearly three times as likely to report trouble finding a general doctor compared with all California adults (20.5% versus 7.6%). Explore more data:

As extreme weather affects agriculture and the safety net shrinks, how can California advance nutrition security? Join us in Sacramento on November 17 for the E.R. Brown Symposium to explore climate-smart food systems, food-as-medicine programs, and more:

@allinalameda @CropSwapLA @Nourish_CA @ProjAngelFood @thepilp

Congratulations to @UCLAchpr Director Ninez A. Ponce, who was formally inducted into @theNAMedicine this weekend! A well-deserved honor for someone who has spent her career advancing health equity. Read last year's announcement about Dr. Ponce's election:

Legislative, policy, and government agency staff: Learn how to use California Health Interview Survey data to inform decisions and support your work. Join the @UCLAchpr for a data user training Nov. 16 in Sacramento: RSVP by email: chpr@ucla.edu.

Wildfires affect physical health. Among California adults who experienced wildfires in the past two years, 363,000 said their physical health was harmed, and 2.3 million who experienced wildfire smoke in that time reported physical health harm. Read more:

Wildfires affect people’s mental health. 21.8% of California adults who experienced a wildfire in the past two years said their mental health was harmed, according to 2025 California Health Interview Survey data. In L.A. County, it was 30.3%. Read more:

RT @ssrs_research: The latest annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) offers a more precise look at how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians’ health and well-being. The data also reveal trends in the health of immigrants, low-income individuals, and transgender and gender-expansive communities. SSRS collaborated with @UCLAchpr on the survey's methodology and conducted data collection.

More than twice as many California adults ages 18–29 report #vaping in the past month compared with adults 30 and older (10% vs. 4%), according to a @UCLAchpr fact sheet released today focused on young adult vaping:

The 2025 California Health Interview Survey data are here. Among the findings: 500,000 more adults said their mental health was harmed as a result of wildfire smoke in the past two years, rising from 1.6 million in 2024 to 2.1 million in 2025. Read more:

The California Health Interview Survey annual data release is LIVE! Join the webinar in progress:

Join us in one hour for the California Health Interview Survey annual data release and explore the latest data on the health and well-being of Californians. Register:

Today’s the day! Join us at noon PT for the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) annual data release and hear key findings from the 2025 survey. Register to join us: