Dr. Donna Washington is a dedicated Professor of Medicine at VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and UCLA Geffen School of Medicine. Her career has been characterized by her unwavering commitment to addressing the healthcare needs of vulnerable and…

Paul S. Viviano serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He is a respected healthcare leader and an ardent advocate for child health on regional and national levels. Under his leadership since 2015, CHLA has…

Dr. Ninez A. Ponce is a Professor and the Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman Chair of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. She is also the Director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and serves as the Principal…

Dr. Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati is an Associate Dean for Community Initiatives and a Distinguished Professor in Population and Public Health Sciences at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC). She holds several key roles,…

Dr. Kavita Patel currently serves as a Senior Policy Advisor at Stanford University, an MSNBC on-air contributor, and a practicing physician in Washington, DC. She is a UCLA-trained physician with an outstanding career marked by her pivotal role in shaping health…

Dr. J. Jack Lee is a distinguished Professor of Biostatistics and the Kenedy Foundation Chair in Cancer Research at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He earned his DDS from National Taiwan University in 1982 and his MS and PhD in Biostatistics…

Thinh Toan Vu is a dedicated Research Manager and Data Management Head at the Center for Innovation in Mental Health (CIMH), housed within the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. His research focus centers on implementing science methods to…

Ana Mascareñas serves as the inaugural Senior Advisor for Environmental Justice to Admiral Rachel Levine, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Health. Throughout her career, Ana has been a tireless advocate for equity and…

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Hall of Fame was established in 2002 to honor alums with outstanding career accomplishments in public health, as well as those who have volunteered time and talent in their communities in support of public health activities.…

UCLA Seminar on Health Economics A new UCLA Seminar on Health Economics is beginning in October of 2023 and will continue once a month in all quarters. The time will be the same monthly, 4-5:30 pm, in the Roemer Library at the Fielding School, room 31-262 CHS. It will…

Six decades equates to a blink of an eye in the context of human history. But for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which recently celebrated 60 years as a school, it’s been a period of remarkable consequence, characterized by far too many impactful moments to…

Dr. Ronald Andersen developed a conceptual model in 1968 that would transform the understanding of U.S. healthcare access and has influenced numerous researchers in the decades since. His Behavioral Model of Health Services Use became a frame-work for healthcare…

Public health education at UCLA predated the establishment of a school of public health by 15 years. In 1946, UCLA began offering undergraduate public health instruction as part of a University of California systemwide school. The UCLA Department of Public Health was…

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"COVID is here. We have to continue to live with it.": One epidemiologist's warning on COVID-19.

CNN Newsroom interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious…

California is home to 39 million residents, each of whom has unique health and health care experiences and needs. In order to make a difference, we need reliable data.

Enter the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).

For more than 20…

Wildfires and climate change are locked in a vicious circle: Fires worsen climate change, and climate change worsens fires. Last week, wildfire smoke prompted another round of unhealthy air quality in California. Fires in Oregon and Northern California sent smoke into…

Dr. Hannah Bateman is Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. Dr. Bateman joins us with over ten years of experience in higher education. Most recently, she served as the Associate Director, Graduate…

In this webinar, our health educators will present an overview of vaping and e-cigarette use in our communities, provide guidance on addressing e-cigarette use among youth, and share resources for parents and teens.

Please join us on September 20, from 4:30…

We kindly ask that you save the date for this year's UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Alumni & Friends Reception at APHA on Sunday, November 12, 2023, from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ET (3:30 pm - 5:30 pm PT). The event will be held at Omni CNN, 100 CNN Center, Atlanta,…