Health impact assessments are an important tool in confronting the nation’s health problems, according to a recent report. Released by the National Research Council, the report presents a six-step framework for conducting health impact assessments.
Findings of the report suggests improvements in the nation’s health will only come about if health impact assessments … [ Read full post ]
Learn how to use AskCHIS, the easy-to-use, free, online Web tool that enables you to search for health statistics using data from the California Health Interview Survey on your county, region or statewide. Join staff from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s Health DATA Program on June 8, for a no-cost, two … [ Read full post ]
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A UCLA Center for Health Policy Research project that educates residents about air pollution and its impact on their neighborhood’s health is featured in UCLA Today, the university’s faculty and staff newspaper.
The ALERT (Assessment of Local Environmental Risk Training) project is part of the Center’s Health DATA Program and targets two neighborhoods that bear … [ 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 ]
Do you live in a gang “hotzone”? Are you and your neighbors seeking ways to reduce gang violence and other forms of crime in your community?
A new tool developed by The Advancement Project, in collaboration with the Violence Prevention Coalition, may help. The Community Safety Scorecard shines a spotline on community violence … [ Read full post ]
