The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is pleased to present the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA. Named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens (see column at right) who devoted his career to bridging the academic and practice worlds, this public program provides a venue to debate and discuss critical issues in public health.
Dr. Torrens began holding free monthly forums, now named in his honor, to bring together public health leaders, community groups, faculty and students. Today, the Paul Torrens Health Forum is a respected source of discovery and conversation about the prevailing public health issues of the day.
Recent topics have included transportation and homelessness through a public health lens. Featuring a panel of experts and a robust question and answer session, the Paul Torrens Health Forum draws a knowledgeable and engaged audience who cares deeply about the future of public health.
The next Paul Torrens Health Forum will be held virtually on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. Event information will be posted here in the coming weeks.
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Recordings of the Health Forums are available several days after the event on YouTube. Event videos are also periodically uploaded to FSPH's Health Forum video archive.
To make a gift to support the Paul Torrens Health Forum, please visit this website.
If you have any questions about the Paul Torrens Health Forum, please email publichealth@support.ucla.edu or call (310) 794-1236.
Dr. Paul Torrens is Professor Emeritus of Health Policy and Management and founder of the Paul Torrens Health Forum at UCLA. In his more than 40 years at the Fielding School, Dr. Torrens has patiently guided, mentored and advised generations of students, helping many shape distinguished careers in public health. A physician by training, he had a long career in both healthcare management and policy. As a healthcare executive, Dr. Torrens held numerous executive positions in hospitals and health care organizations and served on the governing boards of Blue Shield of California and PacifiCare Behavioral Health of California. In the health policy arena, he served in a wide variety of advisory and consulting capacities to governmental and nongovernmental organizations in the United States and in 18 foreign countries.
Thanks to his vision and leadership, the Paul Torrens Health Forum is a premier source of discovery and conversation about the prevailing public health issues of the day. It is a fitting legacy for a man who has done so much for so many.
