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The public health evidence shows that policies that exclude noncitizens from critical government resources have been bad for the well-being of immigrants in the United States.
How public health research can shape inclusive immigration policies
Center for Health Policy Research scholars discuss how the Biden administration can use research to improve immigrant health
How public health research can shape inclusive immigration policies
Center for Health Policy Research scholars discuss how the Biden administration can use research to improve immigrant health
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The public health evidence shows that policies that exclude noncitizens from critical government resources have been bad for the well-being of immigrants in the United States.
Looming eviction crisis may put Californians at increased risk for unmet medical needs
Research published in the peer-reviewed
Journal of General Internal Medicine found that Californians who had moved due to unaffordable housing are significantly more likely to report unmet medical needs compared to people with non-cost-related moves.
Our results suggest efforts may be needed not only to ensure healthcare delivery to people who have had to move because of unaffordable housing, but also to prevent cost-related moves in the first place. Such interventions may be particularly urgent in light of widespread economic hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has raised concerns about a looming eviction crisis that could make an effective response to the pandemic itself even more challenging.
Rates are higher among poor, multiracial, female, gender-nonconforming and foreign-born young people, study finds
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If not treated early and properly, the researchers stress, adolescents’ mental health problems can have long-lasting negative consequences in adulthood. Elaiza Torralba |
January 27, 2021
Mirroring a national trend, 45% of California youth between the ages of 12 and 17 report having recently struggled with mental health issues, with nearly a third of them experiencing serious psychological distress that could interfere with their academic and social functioning, according to a UCLA policy brief released today.
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research study also highlights the elevated incidence of mental health distress among certain segments of the adolescent population including poor, multiracial, gender-nonconforming and foreign-born young people and recommends policies to address these inequities and boost acc
By City News Service
Dec 30, 2020
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - People who move residences because they cannot afford their current housing are at increased risk of failing to receive the medical care they need, according to a new study from Cedars-Sinai and UCLA announced today.
The findings, published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, were based on 146,417 adults who responded from 2011 to 2017 to the California Health Interview Survey, the largest such state survey in the U.S. The study compared those who had moved homes in the last five years to those who had not.
It found that those who moved due to financial hardship, as opposed to other reasons, were more likely to report delaying or not receiving prescribed medicines and needed medical care during the previous 12 months.