Ninez Ponce
Ninez Alafriz Ponce | |
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| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Berkeley Harvard University |
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| Institutions | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Thesis | Will Viet Nam grow out of malnutrition? : the impact of market transition on child growth |
Ninez Alafriz Ponce is an American public health researcher who is the Fred W. & Pamela K. Wasserman Endowed Chair and a professor at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Ponce leads the California Health Interview Survey, a state health survey that collects information on public health.
Early life and education
Ponce studied science at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] She holds a degree in public policy from Harvard University.[citation needed] Ponce returned to California, where she studied toward a doctorate at University of California, Los Angeles. Her doctoral research explored whether Vietnam could overcome malnutrition.[2][3]
Research and career
Ponce investigates socio-ecological predictors for health.[4] She is an advocate for improving the quality of health data, advocating for it to go beyond including underrepresented communities and instead making them center their experience.[5] She actively works to democratize access to data, advocating that data can be used to inform, educate and drive change.[5]
Ponce leads the California Health Interview Survey, a state health survey that collects information on public health, sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) that reaches over 20,000 people a year.[6] The survey is the only large-scale survey that includes Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and is available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese and Korean.[7] It has been used to evaluate the impact of the federal “public charge” rule, a test used in immigration proceedings to evaluate whether immigrants are likely to depend on government assistance, and food assistance programs for undocumented migrants.[5]
In 2019, Asian Health Services named Ponce “the People’s Researcher”.[8] Ponce was awarded the 2024 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award.[5] Ponce was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2025.[citation needed]
Selected publications
- Ninez A Ponce; Ron D Hays; William E Cunningham (1 July 2006). "Linguistic disparities in health care access and health status among older adults". Journal of General Internal Medicine. 21 (7): 786–791. doi:10.1111/J.1525-1497.2006.00491.X. ISSN 0884-8734. PMC 1924691. PMID 16808783. Wikidata Q35901502.
- Vickie M Mays; Ninez A Ponce; Donna L Washington; Susan D Cochran (23 October 2002). "Classification of race and ethnicity: implications for public health". Annual Review of Public Health. 24: 83–110. doi:10.1146/ANNUREV.PUBLHEALTH.24.100901.140927. ISSN 0163-7525. PMC 3681827. PMID 12668755. Wikidata Q35095997.
- Ninez A Ponce; Katherine J Hoggatt; Michelle Wilhelm; Beate Ritz (22 June 2005). "Preterm birth: the interaction of traffic-related air pollution with economic hardship in Los Angeles neighborhoods". American Journal of Epidemiology. 162 (2): 140–148. doi:10.1093/AJE/KWI173. ISSN 0002-9262. PMC 3636775. PMID 15972941. Wikidata Q36796524.
References
- ^ "Ninez Ponce | UCLA Fielding". ph.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Will Viet Nam grow out of malnutrition? : the impact of market transition on child growth | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Ninez Alafriz Ponce, PhD '98 | UCLA Fielding". ph.ucla.edu. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Ninez Ponce, PhD - Member Directory | UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center". www.uclahealth.org. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ a b c d Mondejar, Marily (2024-03-22). "Ninez Ponce receives 2024 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award for trailblazing work in health and data equity". Foundation for Filipina Women's Network. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "S3 E4: Dr. Ninez Ponce Discusses Data Visibility in the Nation's Largest State Health Survey". All In: Data For Community Health. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
- ^ "Ninez A. Ponce". healthpolicy.ucla.edu. 2025-10-20. Retrieved 2025-10-30.
- ^ "Ninez A. Ponce". AAPI Victory Alliance. Retrieved 2025-10-31.
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