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Kidsdata Workshop: Using Data About Children in Your Work

Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

kidsdataJoin the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s HealthDATA program and kidsdata.org to learn how you can find and use data on children’s health and well being. This free, one-day workshop will be offered in Sacramento on Monday, April 29, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the workshop, which will be appropriate for beginning … [ Read full post ]
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New tool helps community groups better understand and analyze environmental health data

Monday, April 15th, 2013

ALERT (Assessment of Local Environmental Risk Training to Reduce Health Disparities) is a community training and research partnership to support community efforts to combat disproportionate exposure to air pollution among vulnerable populations.  The ALERT curriculum is designed to build the capacity of community representatives to understand and analyze environmental health data, develop action plans, establish … [ Read full post ]

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Community Action Plan recommends policies and practices to protect health from air pollution

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

CAPThe Community Action Plan is a result of “Turning Data into Action (TDA): Fighting Air Pollution in Two Immigrant Communities.   The two year project engaged more than 450 community leaders in an assessment and planning process leading to the development of the plan which addresses the effects of air pollution on asthma, [ Read full post ]

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March 18 Workshop: How to find and use Kidsdata

Friday, February 15th, 2013

kidsdataLearn how to find and use data on children’s health and well-being at a March 18 FREE workshop in Los Angeles, CA hosted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, which supports the children’s health data website kidsdata.org. At this workshop[ Read full post ]

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California’s Shrinking Child Population Signals Major Changes for State

Friday, January 11th, 2013

A new report shows the population of California kids shrinking – 33% of state population in 1970 projected at 21% by 2030. Kids born in 2015 will carry double the economic weight of supporting seniors compared to kids born in 1985.

California’s population of children is shrinking, and that means some big changes ahead for … [ Read full post ]

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Dec 5 Workshop (Anaheim): How to find and use children’s health data

Monday, November 19th, 2012

Learn how to find and use data on children’s health and well-being at a Dec. 5 FREE workshop in Anaheim, CA hosted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program and the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health, which supports the children’s health data website kidsdata.org. At this workshop, … [ Read full post ]

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