In Alameda County, one in three African-American children live in poverty compared with one in 15 white children. African-American students (48 percent) are far less likely to feel safe about school than white students (63 percent).
Research has shown a correlation between school safety and high school drop-out rates – so it’s no coincidence … [ Read full post ]
An estimated 3.8 million California adults — particularly those in households with children as well as low-income Latinos — could not afford to put adequate food on the table during the recent recession, according to a new policy brief by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
The study found that even those with jobs … [ Read full post ]
Working, living or going to school next to traffic-clogged freeways increases the risk of asthma so why are Los Angeles schools still being built next to major thoroughfares?
During a recent UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conference on air pollution, participants learned that although a state law prohibits schools being built within 500 feet … [ Read full post ]
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 ]
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 ]
California’s low-income seniors with disabilities are struggling to remain in their homes as public funding for long-term care services shrinks and may be slashed even further, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research conducted with support from The SCAN Foundation.
Should as much as $100 million in additional … [ Read full post ]
