For the week of March 17, 2012 – March 23, 2012

News

NUTRITION: A project by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and USC in which several East Los Angeles corner stores are being converted into healthier-food establishments was highlighted March 17th by the Los Angeles Times. Michael Prelip, professor of community health sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted. Alex Ortega, professor of health services at the Fielding School of Public Health, also appeared March 20th on KCRW 89.3 FM’s “Which Way, L.A.?” to discuss corner store conversions.

East L.A. corner markets get free makeovers as part of public-health program

Healthier Eating in East LA

HEALTH INSURANCE: A story by New American Media on March 15th cited findings from UCLA’s California Health Interview Survey, a comprehensive bienniel study of the health and well-being of the state's residents conducted by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research in the Fielding School of Public Health, showing that at least 404,000 of the state’s eligible children are not taking advantage of public health insurance programs for low-income children.

The Challenge for Kids’ Health Insurance - Keeping Them Enrolled

Quotables

Dr. Wendy Slusser, associate professor of community health sciences at the Fielding School of Public Health, associate professor of pediatrics, and director of the Fit for Healthy Weight program at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA, was quoted March 21st in the Kern Valley Sun on kids’ overconsumption of sugar in food and drinks.

Rethinking ‘Pass the sugar, please’

Dr. Jørn Olson, a professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a March 14th ABCNews.com article about a study finding that exposing pregnant mice to radiation from a cell phone later affected the behavior of their offspring.

Cell Phone Radiation Linked to Behavior Problems in Mice