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CHIS is conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in collaboration with the California Department of Public Health, the Department of Health Care Services and the Public Health Institute. It is funded by public agencies and private organizations.

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research is the premiere source of health policy information for California and one of the nation's leading health policy research centers. The Center improves the public's health by advancing health policy through research, public service, community partnership, and education. The Center is based in the UCLA School of Public Health and is affiliated with the School of Public Affairs.

 UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
California Department of Public Health
This state department's mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through population-based public health programs and services. July 1, 2007 the California Department of Public Health was established by Senate Bill 162 within the existing Health and Human Services Agency.

 California Department of Public Health
Department of Health Care Services
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is part of the California Health and Human Services Agency. Its mission is to protect and promote the health status of Californians through the financing and delivery of individual health care services. The DHCS administers a number of individual health care service delivery programs, including the California Medical Assistance Program (Medi-Cal).

 California Department of Health Care Services
The Public Health Institute
The Public Health Institute is a private non-profit organization located in Oakland, California. It has conducted health-related research, training and community development for over 35 years at the local, state, national, and international levels.

 Public Health Institute


GOVERNING BOARD

E. Richard Brown, PhD
Principal Investigator, California Health Interview Survey
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Professor, UCLA School Public Health

Sue Holtby, MPH
Senior Research Scientist
Public Health Institute

Laura Lund, MA
CHIS Coordinator
California Department of Public Health

Linette Scott, MD, MPH
Deputy Director, Health Information & Strategic Planning
California Department of Public Health

David Grant, PhD  (Ex-Officio)
Director, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research


ADVISORY BOARD (last updated January 2008)

Chair
S. Kimberly Belshé, MPP
Secretary, California Health and Human Services Agency

Denise Adams-Simms, MPH
Executive Director, California Black Health Network

Félix Aguilar, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FACPM, President

Southern California Public Health Association

Lupe Alonzo-Diaz, MPAff

Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

Diana Bonta, RN, DrPH, Vice President Public Affairs

Kaiser Permanente, Southern California

E. Richard Brown, PhD (Ex-Officio)

Principal Investigator, California Health Interview Survey
Governing Board, California Health Interview Survey
Director, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Professor, UCLA School Public Health

Carmela Castellano-Garcia, JD

Chief Executive Officer, California Primary Care Association

Bruce Chernof, MD

Director & Chief Medical Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

James Allen Crouch, MPH

Executive Director, California Rural Indian Health Board

Lesley Cummings, MPA

Executive Director, California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board

C. Duane Dauner, MS

President, California Hospital Association

Joe Dunn, JD

Chief Executive Officer, California Medical Association

Jonathan Fielding, MD, MPH, MBA

Director and Health Officer, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Sandra Naylor Goodwin, PhD

Executive Director, California Institute for Mental Health

David Grant, PhD  (Ex-Officio)

Director, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Krista Hanni, MS, PhD (County representative)

Public Health Epidemologist, Monterey County Health Department

Al Hernandez Santana

Executive Director, Latino Coalition for a Healthy California

Sue Holtby, MPH (Ex-Officio)

Governing Board, California Health Interview Survey
Senior Research Scientist, Public Health Institute

Mark Horton, MD, MSPH
Director, California Department of Public Health

Wyatt R. Hume, DDS, PhD

Provost and Executive Vice President
Academic and Health Affairs, University of California

Elizabeth M. (Betsy) Imholz, JD

Director of Special Projects, Consumers Union of U.S. Inc.

Howard Kahn, MPAff

Chief Executive Officer, L.A. Care Health Plan

Wendy Lazarus, MPH

Founder & Co-President, Children's Partnership

Agnes Lee, MPP

Director, Senate Office of Research

Ann Lindsay, MD

President, California Conference of Local Health Officers (CCLHO)

Stephen W. Mayberg, PhD

Director, California Department of Mental Health

Christopher Ohman, MPA

President and Chief Executive Officer, California Association of Health Plans

Sandra Perez, MS, MA

Director, Office of the Patient Advocate

Kris Perry, LCSW

Executive Director, First 5 California

Giorgio Piccagli, PhD, MPH

President, California Public Health Association-North (CPHA-N)

Alonzo Louis Plough, MPH, PhD

Vice President for Program, Planning, and Evaluation; The California Endowment

Linette Scott, MD, MPH (Ex-Officio)

Governing Board, California Health Interview Survey
Deputy Director, Health Information & Strategic Planning
California Department of Public Health

Sandra Shewry, MSW/MPH

Director, California Department of Health Care Services

Herrmann Spetzler, MA

Founder, California State Rural Health Association
Executive Director, Open Door Community Health Centers

Emily Spitzer, JD

Executive Director, National Health Law Program

Ho L. Tran, MD

President and Chief Executive Officer, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum

Anthony E. Wright

Executive Director, Health Access

Ellen Wu, MPH

Executive Director, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network


CHIS STAFF

Jenny Chia, PhD

Statistician/Senior Programmer
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Hildy Fong, MHS

Research Associate, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

David Grant, PhD

Director, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Yii-Chieh Huang, MS

Statistician/Programmer Analyst
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

May Jawad, PhD

Research and Survey Support Manager, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Sunghee Lee, PhD

Survey Methodologist/ Technical Survey Manager, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Nicole Lordi

Research Associate
Public Health Institute

Karen Markus

Project Administrator, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Christy McCain, MPH

Research Associate
Public Health Institute

Eric Mindel

Web Resources Manager
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Imelda Padilla, MPH

Impact Study Coordinator, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Christopher Pankonin, MPH, MS

Senior Research Associate, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Royce Park

Survey Operations Manager, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Ninez Ponce, PhD

Co-Principal Investigator
Senior Research Scientist, UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Neil Sehgal, MPH

Data Access and Confidentiality Manager, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Brandon Traudt, MS

Research Associate / Data Access Coordinator, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Alma Vega, MSPH

Research Associate, California Health Interview Survey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Elaine Zahnd, PhD

Senior Research Scientist
The Public Health Institute

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