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2019 UCLA FSPH Commencement

Date:
June 17, 2019
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated more than 225 graduating MPH, MS and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends,students, alumni, faculty and staff.
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'Food deserts' become 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
June 8, 2019
The Guardian quoted William J. McCarthy, adjunct professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, in an article about the increased consumption of food sold by pharmacies in areas with limited access to grocery stores.
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Noise can adversely affect human health and quality of life

Source:
The Hill
Date:
June 7, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, discusses health risks that ensue from noise exposure.
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U.N. finds 115 million 'child grooms' with Central African Republic topping list

Source:
Reuters
Date:
June 6, 2019
Reuters covered a study, which included data from the UCLA Fielding School’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center, that found 115 million boys were married off as children with one in five wed before they turned 15.
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The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance

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The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance
Date:
May 30, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is co-author of The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance. The authors state their "unwavering commitment to universal childhood vaccination" and pledge to “support the development, testing, implementation and evaluation of new, effective, and fact-based communications programs” that will help parents, community and government leaders make appropriate decisions on childhood immunization, while assuring a continuous and affordable supply of needed vaccines.
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A “Blue Card” can provide protection for farm workers

Source:
Food Tank
Date:
May 21, 2019
Emily Cornell, an MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, authored an opinion article for Food Tank about a new immigration status for undocumented farm workers.
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Are veggie chips or straws healthier than potato chips?

Source:
TIME
Date:
May 21, 2019
Dana Hunnes, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a TIME article about the nutritional value of potato chips versus ‘veggie’ chips.
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Investment in prenatal nutrition assistance program could lead to reduction in preterm birth and significant cost savings

Date:
May 10, 2019
Research led by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health examined the impact of the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) on the risk of preterm birth and its associated costs in California.
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FSPH's California Health Interview Survey & Professor Ninez Ponce Receive 2019 AcademyHealth Award

Source:
AcademyHealth
Date:
May 9, 2019
AcademyHealth has awarded FSPH’s Professor Ninez Ponce and the California Health Interview Survey, housed at the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, a 2019 Health Services Research Impact Award. The annual award "recognizes research that has had a significant impact on health and health care."
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Coming wave of seniors will strain a caregiver network already stretched thin

Source:
CALmatters
Date:
May 8, 2019
CALmatters quoted Kathryn Kietzman, a research scientist with the Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, for an article about the senior care challenges that California faces due to the state's aging society.
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