Attach 2 Organizations and Publications Using CHIS

Attachment 2
Organizations and Publications Using CHIS Data

California Health Interview Survey
Use of CHIS Data
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More than 2,000 individuals have downloaded the CHIS Public Use Files from the
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research's web site. There have been 2,730 downloads
of the CHIS 2001 PUFs, 2,293 downloads of the CHIS 2003 PUFs, and 1,727 downloads
of the 2005 PUFs to date.

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More than 26,000 individuals have used AskCHIS, the online data query system to
conduct analysis and generate state or local-level estimates using CHIS data. To date,
more than 510,000 individual queries have been made via AskCHIS.

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Previous CHIS funders, who actively promote and use CHIS data, include:
o California Department of Public Health
o The California Endowment
o National Cancer Institute
o Centers for Disease Control
o The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
o First Five California
o California Department of Managed Care
o California Department of Health Services Office of Disability and Health
o California Department of Mental Health
o LA Health Care
o Kaiser Permanente
o California Area Indian Health Services
o Alameda County Health Services Agency
o Solano County Public Health Department
o County of San Diego, Public Health Services
o Marin County Department of Health and Human Services

There are many other users of CHIS data products, including local health departments,
research institutions, and other health and community organizations. Although we do not
have complete information on all the organizations that have used CHIS data for their needs,
the tables on the following pages provide information on some of the organizations that are
actively using CHIS data, the peer-reviewed publications that have been generated based on
CHIS data, and the impact of CHIS data.

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Organizations Using CHIS Data:
Representative Organizations

Research Institutions

Community Organizations

Local Health Departments

Agency for Healthcare Research and Policy

African American Coalition on Health

Alameda County Public Health Department

Applied Survey Research

American Association of Retired Persons

Calaveras County

Boston University

Asian and Pacific Islander Bay Area Health Council

City of Berkeley

California Health Benefits Review Program

Blue Cross of CA State Programs

Contra Costa County Health Services

California Institute for County Government, San
Francisco, CA

California Health Collaborative

Department of Health Services

California Institute for Rural Studies

California Primary Care Association

Department of Social Services

California State University Fresno

California Pan-Ethnic Network

El Dorado County Public Health Department

California State University Long Beach

Central California Children's Institute

Health Services Agency

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities,
Washington DC

Central California Policy Institute

Humboldt County

Center on Policy Initiatives, San Diego, CA

Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles
County

Imperial County Public Health Department

Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and
Science

The Community Action to Fight Asthma

Kern County

Children’s Hospital and Research Center,
Oakland, CA

First Five of Marin County

Kings County Department of Health Services

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Research Institutions

Community Organizations

Local Health Departments

Columbia University

First Five of Monterey County

Long Beach Department of Health and Human
Services

Greater Los Angeles Veterans Health
Administration

First Five of San Benito County

Los Angeles County

Harvard University

First Five of San Diego County

Marin County Department of Health and Human
Services

Johns Hopkins

First Five of Santa Barbara County

Mendocino County

PolicyLink, Oakland, CA

Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development

Merced County Health Department

Princeton University

Fresno Metro Ministry

Napa County Health and Human Services Agency

Public Health Institute of California

Health San Diego

Nevada County

Public Policy Institute of California, San
Francisco, CA

Kaiser Permanente Health

Orange County Health Care Agency

RAND

Los Angeles County Children's Health Initiative

Pasadena Public Health Department

San Francisco General Hospital

Madera One by One Leadership

Placer County Human Health Services

San Francisco State University

Monterey Apollonia Foundation

Riverside County

SRI International, Menlo Park, CA

Monterey Clinica De Salued Del Valle

Sacramento County

Stanford University

San Bernardino County

Trust for Public Land, Los Angeles, CA

Monterey Department of Social and Employment
Services
Monterey County Farm to School Partnerships

University of California, Berkeley

Monterey Department of Social Services

San Francisco County

University of California, Davis

NICOS Chinese Health Coalition

San Joaquin County

University of California, Irvine

Pajaro Valley Community Health Trust

San Luis Obispo County

San Diego County Public Health Services

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Research Institutions

Community Organizations

Local Health Departments

University of California, Los Angeles

San Diego American Indian Health Care

San Mateo County

University of California San Diego

San Diego Business Healthcare Connection

Santa Barbara County

University of California San Francisco

San Diego Community Health Improvement Partners Santa Clara County Public Health Department

University of Chicago

San Diego League of Women Voters

Santa Cruz County

University of Massachusetts

San Diego Mountain Health

Shasta County

University of Michigan

San Diego Scripps Health

Sierra County

University of Southern California

Siskiyou County

University of Utah

San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium

Solano County

San Francisco Southeast Asian Community Center

Sonoma County

Sequoia Community Health Centers

Stanislaus County

Santa Barbara County Kids Network

Sutter County Division of Health Services

Union of Pan Asian Communities

Trinity County
Tulare County
Ventura County
Yolo County Health Department

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Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

Adams, S.H., Husting, S.H., Zahnd, E., & Ozer, E.M. Adolescent preventive services: Rates and disparities in
preventive health topics covered during routine medical care in a California sample. Journal of Adolescent Health.
2009 Jun;44(6):536-45.
Afable-Munsuz, A., Ponce, N.A., Rodriguez, M., & Perez-Stable, E.J.. Immigrant generation and physical activity
among Mexican, Chinese & Filipino adults in the U.S. Soc Sci Med. Jun 2010; 70(12):1997-2005.
Ahn, M.K., Juon, H.S., & Gittelsohn, J. Association of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, acculturation, and
environmental factors with risk of overweight among adolescents in California, 2003. Preventing Chronic Disease.
Jul. 2008;5(3):A75.
Ahmed, F.S., Borrell, L.N., & Spencer, B.A. Health risk behaviors and prostate specific antigen awareness among
men in California. Journal of Urology. 2008 Aug;180(2):658-62; discussion 662.
Allen, M.L., Elliott, M.N., Morales, L.S., Diamant, A.L., Hambarsoomian, K., & Schuster, M.A. Adolescent
participation in preventive health behaviors, physical activity, and nutrition: Differences across immigrant
generations for Asians and Latinos compared with Whites. American Journal of Public Health. Feb. 2007;97(2):337343.
Ambs, A.H., Miller, M.F., Smith, A.W., Goldstein, M.S. Hsiao, A.F., & Ballard-Barbash, R. Religious and spiritual
practices and identification among individuals living with cancer and other chronic disease. Journal of the Society
for Integrative Oncology. Spring 2007;5(2):53-60.
Babey, S.H., Hastert, T.A., Huang, W., & Brown, E.R. Sociodemographic, family, and environmental factors
associated with active commuting to school among US adolescents. Journal of Public Health Policy. 2009;30 Suppl
1:S203-20.
Babey, S., Hastert, T.A., Yu, H., & Brown, E.R. Physical activity among adolescents: When do parks matter?
American Journal of Preventive Medicine. April 2008;34(4):345-348.
Baldwin, S.B., Solorio, R., Washington, D.L., Yu, H., Huang, Y.C., & Brown, E.R. Who is using emergency
contraception? Awareness and use of emergency contraception among California women and teens. Womens
Health Issues. Sep-Oct 2008;18(5):360-8.
Banta, J.E., Haskard, K.B., Haviland, M.G., Williams, S.L., Werner, L.S., Anderson, D.L., & Dimatteo,
M.R. Mental health, binge drinking, and antihypertension medication adherence. American journal of health
behavior. Mar.-Apr. 2009;33(2):158-71.
Banta, J.E., Haviland, M.G., & Przekop, P. Datapoints: Mapping estimated county-level income and binge drinking
among California men. Psychiatric Services. Feb. 2008;59(2):138.
Banta, J.E., Przekop, P., Haviland, M.G., & Pereau, M. Binge drinking among California adults: results from the
2005 California Health Interview Survey. American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse. 2008; 34(6):801-9.
Berrigan, D., Pickle, L.W., & Dill, J. Associations between street connectivity and active transportation.
International Journal of Health Geographics. 2010 Apr 23;9(1):20.

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Berrigan, D., Troiano, R.P., McNeel, T., Disogra, C., & Ballard-Barbash, R. Active transportation increases
adherence to activity recommendations. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Sept. 2006;31(3):210-216.
Bowie, J.V., Juon, H.S., Cho, J., & Rodriguez, E.M. Factors associated with overweight and obesity among Mexican
Americans and Central Americans: Results from the 2001 California Health Interview Survey. Preventing Chronic
Disease. Jan. 2007;4(1):A10.
Bazargan-Hejazi, S., Alvarez, G., Teklehaimanot, S., Nikakhtar, N., & Bazargan, M. Prevalence of depression
symptoms among adolescents aged 12-17 years in California and the role of overweight as a risk factor. Ethn Dis.
2010 Winter;20(1 Suppl 1):S1-107-15.
Breen, N., Rao, S.R., & Meissner, H.I. Immigration, health care access, and recent cancer tests among MexicanAmericans in California. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health. Dec 4. 2008.
Breslau, E.S., Jeffery, D.D., Davis, W.W., Moser, R.P., McNeel, T.S., & Hawley, S. Cancer screening practices
among racially and ethnically diverse breast cancer survivors: results from the 2001 and 2003 California Health
Interview Survey. Journal of Cancer Survivors. 2010 Mar;4(1):1-14.
Brick, J.M., Edwards, S., and Lee, S. Sampling Telephone Numbers and Adults, Interview Length, and Weighting in
the California Health Interview Survey Cell Phone Pilot Study. Public Opinion Quarterly. 71, 793-813.
Brown, E.R., Holtby, S., Zahnd, E., & Abbott, G.B. Community-based participatory research in the California
Health Interview Survey. Preventing Chronic Disease. Oct. 2005;2(4):A03.
Brown, T.T., Finlayson, T.L., Fulton, B.D., & Jahedi, S. The demand for dental care and financial barriers in
accessing care among adults in California. Journal of California Dental Association. Aug. 2009; 37(8): 539-547.
Brown, T.T., Goryakin, Y., & Finlayson, T. The effect of functional limitations on the demand for dental care
among adults 65 and old. Journal of California Dental Association. Aug.2009; 37(8): 549-558.
Carpenter, C. Self-reported sexual orientation and earnings: Evidence from California. Industrial and Labor
Relations Review. 2005;58(2):258-273.
Charyton, C., Elliott, J.O., Lu, B., & Moore, J.L. The impact of social support on health related quality of life in
persons with epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior. 2009 Dec; 16(4):640-5.
Chen, J.Y., Diamant, A., Pourat, N., & Kagawa-Singer, M. Racial/ethnic disparities in the use of preventive services
among the elderly. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Dec. 2005;29(5):388-395.
Cho, J. & Juon, H.S. Assessing overweight and obesity risk among Korean Americans in California using World
Health Organization Body Mass Index Criteria for Asians. Preventing Chronic Disease. Jul. 2006;3(3):A79.
Choi, K.S., Lee, S., Park, E.C., Kwak, M.S., Spring, B.J., & Juon, H.S. Comparison of Breast Cancer Screening
Rates Between Korean Women in America Versus Korea. Journal of Womens Health. 2010 Jun;19(6):1089-96.
Cochran, S.D., & Mays, V.M. Physical health complaints among lesbians, gay men, and bisexual and homosexually
experienced heterosexual individuals: Results from the California Quality of Life Survey. American Journal of
Public Health. Nov. 2007;97(11):2048-2055.
Colón-Ramos, U., Thompson, F. E., Yaroch, A. L., Moser, R. P., McNeel, T. S., Dodd, K. W., Atienza, A. A.,
Sugerman, S. B.,Nebeling, L. Differences in fruit and vegetable intake among Hispanic subgroups in California:
Results from the 2005 California Health Interview Survey. Journal of American Diet Association. 2009;
109(11):1878-1885.

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Constantine, N.A., & Moskowitz, J.M. California adolescents' use of family planning services. Perspectives on
Sexual and Reproductive Health. Nov. 2004;36(6):288.
Cook, P.J. & Sorenson, S.B. The gender gap among teen respondents: Why are boys more likely to report a gun in
the home than girls? Journal of Quantitative Criminology. 2006;22(1):61-76.
Coombs, N.J., Taylor, R., Wilcken, N., Fiorica, J., & Boyages, J. Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer
risk in California. Breast Journal. Nov.-Dec. 2005;11(6):410-415.
Corral, I., & Landrine, H. Acculturation and ethnic-minority health behavior: A test of the operant model. Health
Psychology. 2008 Nov;27(6):737-45.
Crawley, L.M., Ahn, D.K., & Winkleby, M.A. Perceived medical discrimination and cancer screening behaviors of
racial and ethnic minority adults. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2008 Aug; 17(8):1937-44.
Cummings, J.R., Lavarreda, S.A., Rice, T., & Brown, E.R. The effects of varying periods of uninsurance on
children's access to health care. Pediatrics. 2009 Mar;123(3):e411-8.
D'Anna, L.H., Ponce, N.A., & Siegel, J.M. Racial and ethnic health disparities: evidence of discrimination's effects
across the SEP spectrum. Ethnicity & Health. 2010 Apr;15(2):121-43.
De Alba, I., Hubbell, F.A., McMullin, J.M., Sweningson, J.M., & Saitz, R. Impact of U.S. citizenship status on
cancer screening among immigrant women. Journal of General Internal Medicine. Mar. 2005;20(3):290-296.
De Alba, I., Ngo-Metzger, Q., Sweningson, J.M., & Hubbell, F.A. Pap smear use in California: Are we closing the
racial/ethnic gap? Preventive Medicine. Jun. 2005; 40(6): 747-755.
Deputy, N.P., & Boehmer, U. Determinants of body weight among men of different sexual orientation. Preventive
Medicine. 2010 May 24. [Epub ahead of print]
Eberth , J., Huber, J. Jr., & Rene, A. Breast Cancer Screening Practices and Correlates Among American Indian and
Alaska Native Women in California, 2003. Women's Health Issues. 20(2):139-145.
Elliott, J.O., Charyton, C., Lu, B., & Moore, J.L. Serious psychological distress and health outcomes for persons
with epilepsy in poverty. Seizure. 2009 Jul; 18(5):332-8.
Elliott, J.O., Lu, B., Moore, J.L., McAuley, J.W., & Long, L. Exercise, diet, health behaviors, and risk factors
among persons with epilepsy based on the California Health Interview Survey, 2005. Epilepsy Behavior. Aug.
2008; 13(2): 307-15.
Elliott, J.O., Lu, B., Shneker, B., Charyton, C., & Layne Moore, J. Comorbidity, health screening, and quality of
life among persons with a history of epilepsy. Epilepsy Behavior. Jan. 2009; 14(1):125-9.
Elliott, J.O., Lu, B., Shneker, B.F., Moore, J.L., & McAuley, J.W. The impact of 'social determinants of health' on
epilepsy prevalence and reported medication use. Epilepsy Reseach. Apr;84(2-3):135-45.
Etzioni, D.A., Ponce, N.A., Babey, S.H., Spencer, B.A., Brown, E.R., Ko, C.Y. Chawala, N., Breen, N., &
Klabunde, C.N. A population-based study of colorectal cancer test use: Results from the 2001 California Health
Interview Survey. Cancer. Dec. 2004;101(11):2523-2532.
Filion, E.J., McClure, L.A., Huang, D., Seng, K., Kaplan, M.J., Colevas, A.D., Gomez, S.L., Chang, E.T., Le,
Q.T. Higher incidence of head and neck cancers among Vietnamese American men in California. Head Neck DOI
10.1002/hed 2010 Jan.

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Gee, G.C., & Ponce, N. Associations between racial discrimination, limited English proficiency, and health-related
quality of life among 6 Asian ethnic groups in California. American Journal of Public Health. 2010
May;100(5):888-95.
Gomez, S., Tan S., Keegan, T.H., & Clarke, C.A. Disparities in mammographic screening for Asian women in
California: A cross-sectional analysis to identify meaningful groups for targeted intervention. BMC Cancer. Oct.
2007;7(1):201.
Guendelman, S., Angulo, V., & Oman, D. Access to health care for children and adolescents in working poor
families: Recent findings from California. Medical Care. Jan. 2005; 43(1): 68-78.
Guendelman, S., Angulo, V., Wier, M., & Oman, D. Overcoming the odds: Access to care for immigrant children in
working poor families in California. Child Health Journal. Nov. 2005;15:1-12
Guendelman, S., Wier, M., Angulo, V., & Oman, D. The effects of child-only insurance coverage and family
coverage on health care access and use: Recent findings among low-income children in California. Health Services
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Haskard, K.B., Banta, J.E., Williams, S.L., Haviland, M.G., DiMatteo, M.R., Przekop, P., Werner, L.S., &
Anderson, D.L. Binge drinking, poor mental health, and adherence to treatment among California adults with
asthma. Journal of Asthma. Jun 2008;45(5):369-76.
Hastert, T.A., Babey, S.H. School lunch source and adolescent dietary behavior. Preventing Chronic Disease. 2009
Oct;6(4):A117.
Hastings, J. F. & Hawkins, J. Body Weight and Goal Setting among Multiracial Young Women: Results from the
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Hastings, J. F. & Hawkins, J. Health Insurance and Diabetes Among Multiracial Men: The Mediation Effects of
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Hemenway, D. & Miller, M. Gun threats against and self-defense gun use by California adolescents. Archives of
Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2004;158:395-400.
Heslin, K., Gore, J., King, W., & Fox, S. Sexual orientation and testing for prostate and colorectal cancers among
men in California. Medical Care. Dec. 2008; 46(12):1240-1248.
Huang, L., Stinchcomb, D., Pickle, L.W., Dill, J., & Berrigan, D. Identifying clusters of active transportation using
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Isong, U., & Weintraub, J.A. Dental check-up of California's State Children's Health Insurance program. Pediatric
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Isong, U., & Weintraub, J.A. Determinants of dental service utilization among 2 to 11-year-old California children.
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Ivey, S.L., Mehta, K.M., Fyr, C.L., & Kanaya, A.M. Prevalence and correlates of cardiovascular risk factors in
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Javier, J.R., Huffman, L.C., Mendoza, F.S., & Wise PH. Children with special health care needs: How immigrant
status is related to health care access, Health care utilization, and health status. Maternal and Child Health Journal.
2009 Jul;14(4):567-79.

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Javier, J.R., Lahiff, M., Ferrer, R.R., & Huffman, L.C. Examining Depressive Symptoms and Use of Counseling in
the Past Year Among Filipino and Non-Hispanic White Adolescents in California. Journal of Developmental and
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Javier, J.R., Wise, P.H., & Mendoza, F.S. The relationship of immigrant status with access, utilization, and health
status for children with asthma. Ambulatory Pediatrics. Nov.-Dec. 2007;7(6):421-430.
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Kao, D.T. Generational cohorts, age at arrival, and access to health services among Asian and Latino immigrant
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Kim, J. & Shin, H. Public health insurance enrollment among immigrants and nonimmigrants: Findings from the
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Kominski, G.F., Ripps, J.C., Laugesen, M.J., Cosway, R.G. & Pourat, N. The California cost and coverage model:
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Lopez-Zetina, J., Lee, H. & Friis, R. The link between obesity and the built environment: Evidence from an
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Luck, J., Chang, C., Brown, E.R., & Lumpkin, J. Using local health information to promote public health. Health
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Maxwell, A.E., Crespi, C.M., Antonio, C.M., & Lu, P. Explaining disparities in colorectal cancer screening among
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