Interested in partnering with us?
Foundations, health care organizations and agencies and others are welcome to fund specific CHIS health topics, conduct over-sampling and small-area studies of specific locations in California, or receive health data training. To learn more, please contact us:
Email
chis@ucla.edu
Phone
310-794-0925
Or write:
Karen Markus
California Health Interview Survey
10960 Wilshire Blvd.
Suite 1550
Los Angeles, CA 90024
Who funds CHIS?
CHIS is funded by a network of public agencies and private organizations concerned with improving the status of health care in California, as well as individual researchers and supporters who value CHIS data.
See all CHIS funders by name or by CHIS survey year.
CHIS Funders by name
California Department of Public Health and California Department of Health Care Services (CHIS 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) formerly was the Department of Health Services (DHS). In 2007, DHS split into the new California Department of Public Health and the Department of Health Care Services. DHCS funds many of the health programs in California, including Medi-Cal and Healthy Families. Together with the California Department of Public Health, the DHCS is a collaborative partner in CHIS.
First 5 California (CHIS 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009)
First 5 California (also known as the California Children and Families Commission) was created as a result of the California Children and Families Act of 1998 (Proposition 10). It is designed to provide all children under the age of five with a comprehensive and integrated system of early childhood development services.
Kaiser Permanente (CHIS 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Kaiser Permanente is America's largest not-for-profit health care organization, serving 8.1 million members in nine states and the District of Columbia. Social benefit activities provided by Kaiser include assistance to the uninsured and special populations; training new health professionals; introducing new delivery and financing methods into the health care arena at large; and through their clinical research efforts, developing and sharing better ways to care for patients.
Blue Shield of California Foundation (CHIS 2007, 2009)
Blue Shield of California Foundation strives to address core social and health problems in ways that can dramatically improve the well-being of Californians in the next several years. The Foundation's goals are universal health coverage for all Californians; health care that is effective, safe, affordable and accessible; and domestic violence prevention.
San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency (CHIS 2005, 2007, 2009)
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, Public Health Services program, is dedicated to community wellness and health protection in San Diego County.
NIH / National Cancer Institute (CHIS 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
The NIH / National Cancer Institute (NCI) is a federal research agency that studies cancer in the U.S. population.
California HealthCare Foundation (CHIS 2009)
The California HealthCare Foundation is an independent philanthropy committed to improving the way health care is delivered and financed in California.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research. Within the NIH, the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research’s mission is to stimulate behavioral and social sciences research and to integrate these areas of research more fully into others of the NIH health research enterprise, thereby improving our understanding, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (CHIS 2009)
As 1 of 12 agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has a mission to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Americans.
The California Endowment (CHIS 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009)
Created in 1996 as a result of Blue Cross of California's creation of WellPoint Health Networks, a for-profit corporation, The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation with approximately $3 billion in assets. Since its inception, The Endowment has awarded more than 3,400 grants totaling over $988,000,000 to community-based organizations throughout California.
California Department of Mental Health (CHIS 2005, 2007)
The California Department of Mental Health (DMH) oversees the public mental health budget. It provides system leadership for state and local county mental health departments; provides system oversight, evaluation and monitoring; administers federal funds; and operates four state hospitals and an acute psychiatric program.
California Office of the Patient Advocate (CHIS 2003, 2005, 2007)
The Office of the Patient Advocate is an independent office under the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency and is responsible for protecting patient rights. The organization provides information on patient rights and responsibilities as part of the goal to ensure that consumers receive the level of health care to which they are entitled under California law.
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (CHIS 2003, 2005, 2007)
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks to improve the health and health care of all Americans. Through their grant programs they support training, education, research (excluding biomedical research), and projects that demonstrate the effective delivery of health care services.L.A. Care Health Plan (CHIS 2003, 2007)
L.A. Care Health Plan is a local public agency and non-profit health plan serving the residents of Los Angeles County through Medi-Cal, Healthy Families, and Healthy Kids. As one of the largest health plans in California, L.A. Care is the nation's largest public health plan. It is involved in a number of coalitions and collaboratives supporting public health, the safety net, and health insurance for vulnerable populations.
The California Attorney General's Crime and Violence Prevention Center creates and promotes effective policies and strategies for law enforcement and communities to build a safer state for our children, families and communities.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CHIS 2001, 2003, 2005)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency. It is often called the CDC. It focuses on ways to prevent and control diseases in the U.S. population, including diseases that are spread from country to country.
The mission of the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services is to promote and protect the health, well being, self-sufficiency and safety of all people in Marin County.
First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission (CHIS 2005)
Founded in 1998 with the passage of the California Children and Families First Act (Proposition 10), First 5 Marin Children and Families Commission is a leader in assuring that all children 0-5 years of age in Marin County thrive in supportive, nurturing and loving families, are healthy and enter school ready to learn.
Solano County Health and Social Services Department (CHIS 2001, 2005)
The mission of the Public Health Division of Solano County Health and Social Services Department is to improve the health and quality of life of people in the community. It promotes health and safety, and prevents disease, injury, and premature death through individual and population-based services.
The Public Health Branch of Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services is committed to promoting community health, disease and injury prevention, and a healthy human environment.
Alameda County Health Care Agency (CHIS 2003)
Indian Health Service (CHIS 2001)
San Francisco County Department of Public Health (CHIS 2001)
Shasta County Department of Public Health (CHIS 2001)
Santa Barbara County Health Care Agency (CHIS 2001)
CHIS Funders by survey year
CHIS 2001
CHIS 2003
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