A team of UCLA engineers and researchers has developed a new technique to make it feel up to 10 degrees Fahrenheit cooler outside while preserving a sense of safe and open space.

Co-authors of the research, published in the journal Nature Sustainability…

Dr. Crable is an Assistant Professor with expertise in health policy, health services research, and implementation science. Her research investigates the roles of policy and politics in achieving health equity outcomes. Dr. Crable tests dissemination and implementation…

Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, which serves more than 300,000 members across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico. Previously, Dr. Jain was President and…

Jill Martin is the executive vice president of the Cedars-Sinai Medical Network, a clinically integrated network of physicians managed through the operations of Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation and the multi-specialty medical groups contracted with Cedars-Sinai…

Paul S. Viviano is a healthcare leader and a prominent national voice advocating for child health. As President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) since late 2015, he has led the organization to be named among the top 10 hospitals in…

Ozzie Martinez is a seasoned health care executive with over 20 years of experience in leadership roles. Since 2015, Ozzie serves as the Chief Administrative Officer where he oversees the strategic direction, operations, and performance of the Kaiser Permanente South Bay…

This is the homepage for the Fielding School of Public Health day-program's New Student Orientation, which will be on Monday, September 22 and Tuesday, September 23. This orientation is NOT intended for students pursing the MPH-HP, EMPH, MHA, or MDSH programs. Students…

Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu, both professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and researcher Dr. Yuan Yao, were all quoted by U.S. News in an article about their research - published this month in the…

A study published this month reveals that the health of children in the United States has significantly deteriorated across nearly every major health indicator over the past 17 years.

The study was led by Dr. Christopher Forrest and a team of researchers…

Dr. James Macinko, professor in the UCLA Fielding School departments of Health Policy and Management and Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by NPR about research into the impact of the U.S. Agency for International Development.

Macinko co-authored research…

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, a professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about a new data tool from researchers at UCLA highlights significant environmental health disparities…

Dr. Kristen Choi, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Health Policy and Management, was interviewed by the Washington Post about the significance of tailored mental health services for individuals who have attempted suicide.

“In my…

A California law designed to protect the autonomy of individuals with disabilities to make their own decisions may fall short of its intended goals due to insufficient online resources, according to a new report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy…

Lori Moses joined the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health as a Development Coordinator in June of 2024. Prior to joining the Fielding School, she worked in various communications, development, and research assistant roles across different industries.   Lori holds…

A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found the levels of fine particulate matter in the air near electric vehicle fast charging stations across Los Angeles County are significantly higher than those measured at urban sites without the…

A professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has been honored by the Society for Epidemiologic Research (SER) for her work researching infectious disease epidemiology. …

A study co-authored by a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher finds that recent U.S. foreign aid cuts may lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally by 2030, including more than 4.5 million children under five.

The peer-reviewed study “…

While Dr. Beate Ritz, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's departments of Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences, was undergoing training in psychiatry in Germany, her 62-year-old department chair developed Parkinson’s disease. It progressed rapidly.

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Dr. David Eisenman, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Community Health Sciences and of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, co-authored research that found the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit helped prevent energy…

Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management and professor of of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) at UCLA, co-authored new research that found people with COVID-like symptoms returned to optimal…