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All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Public Health

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

USC Study Identifies Health Effects of Roadway Pollution

A new study from the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine found that children living near freeways are more likely to suffer from asthma because of higher levels of pollution. Sarah Katz -- a research associate at the UC-Irvine Institute of Transportation Planning -- says the study is "very important" because urban planners typically are unaware of the health effects of roadway pollution.



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