The 2012 County Health Calculator, an interactive app developed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center on Human Needs, can show what the health impact would be … [ Read full post ]
It is with great sadness that we share the news that the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s founding director, Dr. E. Richard Brown, has died unexpectedly. Rick was giving a talk in Kentucky last week when he suffered a devastating stroke; he was 70.
Rick Brown was a beloved teacher, highly accomplished researcher … [ Read full post ]
The Kaiser Family Foundation (an excellent source for all things health care) has a new animated tool to understand how the Affordable Care Act — aka health care reform – will affect uninsured and underinsured families, as well as businesses large and small and medical providers. Click on each of the animated “YouToon” characters to … [ Read full post ]
The demand for caregivers is growing rapidly as California’s population ages, but the majority of state’s Medi-Cal caregivers earn poverty or near-poverty wages and have poor access to health care and food, a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds.
Researchers used data from the 2009 California Health Interview Survey, … [ Read full post ]
Know of a worthy organization in your community that could benefit from a no-strings-attached gift? Six $25,000 prizes have recently been announced by the Wisconsin Population Health Institute and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) for communities that make tangible improvements in the current health status of their residents.
The “Roadmaps to Health” prizes will … [ Read full post ]
American Indians and Alaska Natives (AIANs) are more likely to experience serious psychological distress compared to whites (12 percent vs. six percent) in California, according to a new UCLA Center for Health Policy Research fact sheet. The new publication is jam-packed with other eye-opening data on such behavioral health topics as suicide and physical … [ Read full post ]
