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Wildfires, heat waves and access to care among health-related problems facing Californians

The new annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data released today provide a more precise look at how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians' health and well-being, while also revealing troubling trends in the health of…

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The new annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data released today provide a more precise look at how the 2025 wildfires affected Californians' health and well-being, while also revealing troubling trends in the health of immigrants, low-income individuals and transgender and gender-expansive communities. "We can't fix what we don't know. Providing data on a wide range of health and health-related topics and digging deep into the social drivers of health is what CHIS has specialized in for 25 years," said Ninez A.

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