High administrative costs in U.S. health care have provoked concern among policymakers over potential waste, but many of these costs are generated by managed care policies that trade off bureaucratic costs against reductions in moral hazard. We study this trade-off for…

An interdisciplinary research team with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR) has been selected as a partner for the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Vaccine Acceptance & Demand Initiative 2021 Social and…

In 2020, an estimated 6.7 million Californians provided care for a family member or friend with a serious or chronic illness or disability. According to a study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led…

In the aftermath of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) this month, experts from the public and private sectors will meet Tuesday, Nov. 30, at UCLA to discuss the expected impact of climate change on the health of Californians.

“With…

Prospective students are invited to join UCLA Fielding for an information session on the school's new undergraduate offerings:

- BA in Public Health

- BS in Public Health

Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is interviewed by BBC News regarding COVID-19 and what can be done to prepare for future pandemics.

UCLA Fielding's Ambassadors invite FSPH students, faculty, and staff to attend Dog Therapy Day. Feel free to drop by and destress!

The UCLA Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies in co-sponsorship with the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies (CERS) and Thomas Mann House invite you to lecture, Black Germans between Erasure and Tokenism.

"Ann Phong: Re-Evaluating Normal" continues the artist's exploration of global challenges that reshaped her as an individual, as well as society as a whole.

In association with the Center for Study of International Migration.

Professor Gang Li Elected President-Elect of WNAR

We are delighted to share that Professor Gang Li has been elected President-Elect of the Western North American Region (WNAR) of the International Biometric Society. WNAR is a regional organization that supports…

The United States is falling behind the rest of the world in supporting fathers and caregivers of older adults, new UCLA research finds — and women’s engagement in the economy is stagnating as a result.

Today, the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) at UCLA,…

On February 28, UCLA Fielding's WORLD Policy Analysis Center will launch Equality Within Our Lifetimes, a new, freely-accessible e-book published by UC Press. As part of the launch, the center will join partners at New America for a book discussion hosted and…

Which Mexican immigrants in the U.S. without legal authorization get deported most frequently? Are there social or demographic characteristics that tend to predict removal? Dr. Anne Pebley, distinguished professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School…

Thomas R. Belin, Ph.D., is a Professor in the UCLA Department of Biostatistics. He served as Acting Chair of the department during the 2011-2012 academic year and as Vice Chair of the department…

In L.A. County, 256 homeless people died of COVID-related causes in a 22-month period — a rate more than twice that seen in the general population

People experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles who contract COVID are 2.35 times more likely to die than someone in…

"Why do many Japanese supermarkets not accept food stamps? Food stamps, also known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or CalFresh in California, assist people with lower monthly incomes in purchasing food using government funds. 'The Japanese…