To help slow the spread of COVID-19 and save lives, UCLA public health and urban planning experts have developed a predictive model that pinpoints which populations in which neighborhoods of Los Angeles County are most at risk of becoming infected.

The researchers…

A new policy brief by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the center, points out the…

A team jointly led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found the United States fall well behind other countries in life expectancy, while spending the most money on healthcare – nearly twice as much per capita – as other wealthy…

On Friday, April 21, nearly 200 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health community members gathered for two events hosted by the school in celebration of its 60th anniversary.

Research, Innovation & Impact Day — which ran from early morning to midafternoon and…

Hundreds of hazardous industrial sites that dot the California coastline – including oil and gas refineries and sewage-treatment plants – are at risk of severe flooding from rising sea level if the climate crisis worsens, new research shows.

If planet-warming…

Dr. Horvath will present a comprehensive DNA methylation dataset that may intrigue computational scientists, longevity experts, and researchers interested in epigenetics and DNA methylation. This dataset encompasses n=15,456 DNA methylation samples obtained from 70…

U.S. adults who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk for developing high blood pressure than those who reported low discrimination at work, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open…

In what is often referred to as the era of “big data,” massive amounts of electronically stored data (information sets) on a variety of health-related issues carry insights with the potential to shape policies and practices that improve lives. As these databases become…

Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General, will deliver the 2023 commencement address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Commencement…

As climate change increases coastal flood risks at hundreds of hazardous sites in California, the potential exposure to flood-related contamination falls disproportionately on socially vulnerable and marginalized communities, according to a study released today in…

After nearly four years of service, Dr. Alina Dorian will step down as the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s associate dean of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) on June 30, but will continue in her longstanding role as UCLA Fielding’s associate dean for public…

A study led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Professor Yifang Zhu has determined that even a simple cloth mask provides significant protections against COVID-19 transmission, reducing the spread of respiratory droplets by as much as 77%.

“We…

An international team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed and tested two strategies for sustaining economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. If used together and followed closely, the approaches could reduce transmission of the…

A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has found women who work in the paid labor force in early adulthood and middle age may have slower memory decline later in life than women who do not work for pay.

“Our study followed a…

An international study led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has determined that the United States is far from the most effective healthcare provider for those 50 and older among 23 countries, ranging from Austria to the United States.

In terms…

Ballots have been rolling in ahead of Election Day, but a big question remains: How many people will ultimately vote?

According to data from the latest California Health Interview Survey, or CHIS, an estimated 2.8 million eligible Californians never vote in…

UCLA researchers have found that that California's farmworkers are among the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic because of their low wages and limited health insurance coverage.

California employs an estimated 800,000 farm workers, who earn an average annual…

Health care leaders have new, improved tools to identify children at the greatest risk of preventable deaths, based on surveys of more than 67 countries around the world by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

“Our paper shows how to better…