Ninez Ponce

@NinezPonce

Committed to health equity for all. Director @UCLAchpr, Professor of Health Policy & Management @UCLAFSPH. Fair-weather cross-country skier. Yogi. Cat mom.

healthpolicy.ucla.edu Joined January 2011

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Ninez Ponce @NinezPonce Nov 21, 2023

Thankful to @ushamcfarling for this story on #datadisaggregation. It’s doable. #dataequity @uclachpr @UCLAFSPH @RWJF @JAMAHealthForum @AcademyHealth @Filxao_CHA statnews.com/2023/11/21/asi…

www.statnews.com Invisible in the data: Broad 'Asian American' category obscures health disparities Blending together the highly diverse pool of Asian Americans in widely used metrics obscures vast differences in their health.

Ninez Ponce @NinezPonce Nov 15, 2023

We’re hiring at NHPI Data Policy Lab @UCLAchpr! healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/nhpi-… Are you a Community-centered Data Analyst/Data Scientist? Please apply. Here’s the link hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/jsp….

healthpolicy.ucla.edu NHPI Data Policy Lab Driven to ensure that Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities have a fair share of resources, the NHPI Data Policy Lab employs culturally guided, community-centric practices to provide...

Ninez Ponce @NinezPonce Nov 3, 2023

What an event last night at our ⁦@UCLAchpr⁩ “Cafe” book talk I moderated with Dr. Rajiv Shah ⁦@rajshah⁩, Prez ⁦@RockefellerFdn⁩. ⁦@MayorOfLA⁩ was our special guest! They inspired students to “rock the boat” but also “open the turnstiles”. #BigBets. Get it!

Ninez Ponce @NinezPonce Oct 14, 2023

And here’s current ⁦@UCLAFSPH⁩ wonks taking a break from their research. Thanks for coming to Topanga!

Ninez Ponce @NinezPonce Oct 14, 2023

FuturePhD student & inspiration for ⁩ “You’re A Health Policy Wonk If…” winning entry:
“Your toddler tells u their sick stuffed animal needs to see the doctor and your first concern is if they r overutilizing care.” healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…. She partied w/ HPM PhD students!