UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
| Type | Research institute |
|---|---|
| Established | 1994 |
Parent institution | UCLA Fielding School of Public Health |
| Location | , , 34°03′29″N 118°26′46″W / 34.057997°N 118.445973°WCoordinates: 34°03′29″N 118°26′46″W / 34.057997°N 118.445973°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
| Website | https://www.healthpolicy.ucla.edu/ |
| UCLA Center for Health Policy Research | |
The UCLA Center for Health Policy is a Los Angeles-based think tank that conducts health policy research, collects data, evaluates programs and policies, educates the public through data and other trainings, and provides technical assistance to policymakers.[1][2].
Established in 1994, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is based within the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which is UCLA's graduate school that offers public-health-related courses. UCLA is located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.[3]
Current projects
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research provides topic-specific exercises through the following programs.[4]
- The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)
The UCLA Center for Health Policy conducts the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), a CA-focused, population-based health survey conducted through landlines and cell phones. CHIS collects a wide range of health data on up to 50,000 or more Californians on a regular basis.[5][6]
- Health Data
The UCLA Center for Health Policy conducts a health data training program through its Health Data project. The Health Data project trains representatives of organizations on how to use health data through community workshops, train-the-trainer courses, and online workshops.
- Health Economics & Evaluation Research (HEER)
The UCLA Center for Health Policy conducts a Health Economics & Evaluation Research program (HEER). The project aims to analyze multi-year health care data to assess the economic impacts of health care laws and regulations on California residents.[7][8]
- Health Insurance
- Chronic Disease
- Health Disparities
Director
- Ninéz A. Ponce, PhD, MPP — Director, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health[9][10]
References
- ↑ "UCLA Public Health Research Centers". eScholarship.
- ↑ "Japanese-Americans' healthier golden years could be a model for other seniors". Keiro.
- ↑ "UCLA FSPH Research Centers". UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
- ↑ "Conducting research on a variety of health policy issues". UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
- ↑ "California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)". National Cancer Institute.
- ↑ "New California Health Interview Survey Data Highlight Impact of ACA". California Pan-Ethnic Health Network.
- ↑ "Assistant Program Director, UCLA Health Policy Research Center". American Society of Health Economists.
- ↑ "UCLA Study: Taxpayers Foot 70 Percent Of California's Health Care Tab". California Healthline. 2016-08-31.
- ↑ "Ninez Ponce appointed new director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research". UCLA Newsroom.
- ↑ "Ninez A. Ponce". NPR. 2018-01-03.
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