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AT THE PINNACLE OF A CAREER during which his studies have drawn worldwide attention to the magnitude of major public health problems such as HIV/AIDS and Alzheimer’s disease, becoming interim dean of the Fielding School was far from Ron Brookmeyer’s radar. But…
IN CHINA AND ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA, an informal Fielding School alumni network thrives — public health leaders, many of them veterans of the earliest days of fighting the HIV/ AIDS epidemic, whose actions and insights helped to save countless lives. The group includes…
THE MOUNTING HEALTH THREATS POSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, both current and anticipated, are challenging public health professionals to constantly reassess their level of preparedness and, where appropriate, take bold actions, says Dr. Richard Jackson, professor…
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Few strategies are as important to a long, healthy life as physical activity: It’s associated with a lower risk for heart disease, stroke, Type 2 diabetes, depression, some cancers and obesity, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease…
HIGHER TEMPERATURES, extreme weather events, sea-level rise and more frequent outbreaks of vector and water-borne infectious diseases are among the effects of climate change that threaten the health of populations in many parts of the world. Few countries are as…
BEYOND THEIR NATURAL BEAUTY, the wetlands along the Pacific and other coastal regions serve valuable purposes for animals and humans alike. Ecologically, they provide a natural habitat for wildlife, including many endangered species and commercial fish. Less…
UCLA’S SUSTAINABLE LA GRAND CHALLENGE aims to lead Los Angeles County into a future in which it obtains all of its energy from renewable resources by 2050 — a transition viewed as essential to the effort to slow the effects of climate change. And if any more…
THE CAMP FIRE that started on November 8, 2018 in Northern California’s Butte County burned through more than 150,000 acres and destroyed more than 18,000 structures over 17 days. Eighty-five lives were lost, making it the deadliest and most destructive fire in…
BACK WHEN HE WAS A GRADUATE STUDENT, Jisung Park concluded that the insufficient urgency in addressing climate change was due in part to the way the issue was depicted.
“It seemed to me that the human element was missing,” says Park, now a…
CLIMATE CHANGE is already jeopardizing health and well-being in the U.S. and abroad, and is projected to become a greater public health threat in the decades to come. The World Health Organization has outlined some of the key ways in which climate change affects…