Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2005 and CHIS 2003
Year: 2008
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Many Californians are still struggling to reach good health, according to this report from the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), the country's largest population-based state health survey. Entitled "Health of California's Adults, Adolescents and Children: Findings from CHIS 2003 and CHIS 2001," the new report illustrates that while half of the state's adults and adolescents report their health was "very good" or "excellent," more than one in five describe their health as "fair" or "poor." Other measures from the survey show that millions of Californians suffer the effects of ill health, limited access to health care and chronic disease. The report includes new data from CHIS 2003 on a variety of health topics -- including health conditions and limitations, health behaviors, insurance and access to care among many others -- and highlights significant changes from CHIS 2001. The report also details California's progress in achieve the healthy People 2010 objectives, a set of national health objectives created to encourage progress in the nation’s health along key health measures.
Authors: Sue Holtby, Elaine Zahnd, Yoon Chia
Institution: University of California, Los Angeles
Language: English
Topic: Health and Medical Studies
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: U.S. Department of Justice, Department of Health Care Services, California Department of Public Health, University of Southern California, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, San Diego State University, California Endowment, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, University of California, San Diego, University of California, San Francisco, Office of the President, University of California, National Cancer Institute, Division of Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
OpenAlex ID: W1608572969