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In a Statewide Disparity, More Latino Children Lack Health Insurance

Source:
California Health Report
Date:
September 11, 2019
Susan Babey, senior research scientist and co-director of the Chronic Disease Program at the Fielding School's Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in a California Health Report article about uninsured Latino children in California which featured a recent study conducted by the Center.
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Public health professor honored for work on health survey she helped create

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
September 9, 2019
Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and the statewide health survey she helped launch were recognized with a Health Services Research Impact Award from AcademyHealth.
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Fielding School professor and former dean recognized as distinguished alum

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
September 9, 2019
Dr. Linda Rosenstock, professor and former dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, received a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association.
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Social determinants of health — health care isn't just bugs and bacteria

Source:
The Hill
Date:
September 4, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, co-authored an opinion piece published in The Hill about a new bill that would make grants available to states and communities to help people with housing, employment, and other non-medical factors that affect their health.
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Gay fathers receive less parental leave than other couples: study

Source:
Thomson Reuters Foundation
Date:
September 4, 2019
The Thomson Reuters Foundation covered a new study from the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the Fielding School reporting that in many countries, gay couples receive less paid parental leave than other couples.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Mysterious Vaping Lung Disease in the U.S.

Source:
Parade
Date:
August 29, 2019
Dr. Michael Ong, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, was quoted in a Parade magazine article about a possible vaping-related lung disease.
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Seniors facing eviction fear homelessness and isolation as California’s housing crisis rolls on

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
August 29, 2019
Steven Wallace, professor of community health sciences and associate director of the Fielding School’s Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the rising number of seniors in California who are in danger of becoming in homeless.
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Climate change is one of the biggest threats to American health

Source:
The Hill
Date:
August 20, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding discusses climate change-induced threats to public health and required actions to mitigate and reverse trending health impacts.
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Actually, Maternity Leave Is Not a Vacation

Source:
SELF
Date:
August 20, 2019
A SELF article about maternity leave cited a report from the Fielding School's WORLD Policy Analysis Center showcasing the maternal and infant health benefits of paid maternity leave.
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How to Avoid Vehicle Pollution When You’re Stuck in Traffic

Source:
TIME
Date:
August 19, 2019
A TIME article about ways to avoid vehicle pollution while driving featured Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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