With state vaccination rates slowing, and guidelines on mask wearing and social gatherings changing, the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) has released new data from the 2021 California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) that sheds light on Californians’ views on…

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) has been named the recipient of a research award from California 100, an ambitious statewide initiative to envision and shape the long-term success of the state. The…

The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified calls to end the detention of migrant children, as cases surge among children held in crowded conditions; yet immigration detention’s threats to children’s fundamental rights did not begin with the current public health crisis.

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Dr. James A. Macinko, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named the school’s new associate dean for research.

“Dr. Macinko’s significant experience conducting important health services and policy research at the local, state,…

Climate change is leading to longer fire seasons, with more frequent, back-to-back, and persistent wildfire events. This not only poses a threat to communities threatened by the blaze itself; these changes can lead to smoke exposure for weeks or even months in…

A team of researchers co-led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health epidemiology professor Dr. Matthew Mimiaga has received more than $5.2 million in grants from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop and test interventions in the U…

Women who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy are 33% more likely than those who don’t to give birth to low-birthweight infants, according to a new study by a team of researchers from UCLA and other institutions.

Low-birthweight babies — those weighing less…

A team led by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of faculty research at the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative (LPPI), has found the United States faces a potential…

A team of researchers co-led by Dr. Moira Inkelas, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Mitch Wong, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, has received almost $3 million in grants from the U.S. National…

According to a new policy brief published by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, developmental assessments for young children ages 1 through 5 increased from 2007 through…

People who have previously been infected with COVID-19 may need only one dose of the two-dose mRNA vaccines to achieve maximum protection against the virus, a new UCLA study suggests. But all vaccinated individuals, whether previously infected or not, will likely require…

A policy brief by the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research identifies three of the most important factors that have led to disparities in Californians’ access to dental care.

Even as governments across the United States consider lifting mask mandates and relaxing preventative measures as vaccination numbers creep up, new research from a UCLA-led team has found that such basic techniques significantly reduce the risk of getting COVID-19.

The number of COVID-19 variants is growing rapidly, so much that the scale and scope of mutation may pose a threat to the continuing successful use of the current vaccines and therapies.

The findings, by an international team that includes University of California…

Mikaela Larecy joined the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health as assistant director of writing and donor communications in May of 2023. In this role, she crafts impactful communications about the UCLA Fielding School and the impact of philanthropy at the school for our…

Nominations may be made for three awards: the Hall of Fame Award, the Lester Breslow Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Emerging Professional Award. Recent recipients include individuals such as Dr. J. Jack Lee MS ‘84, PhD ‘89, whose efforts have led to major advances…

A team of researchers from universities in California and Texas has found immunization rates for children in Texas for a wide range of diseases, including polio and measles, have dropped steeply during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The researchers, from the UCLA Fielding…