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Drastic actions could help get the pandemic under control

Source:
MSNBC
Date:
August 10, 2020
MSNBC interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about the need for shutting down public spaces to prevent further spread.
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"Parents of College Students Worry, Should They Stay or Go?"

Source:
New York Times
Date:
August 7, 2020
The New York Times interviewed Deborah Glik, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about whether college students will be safe with cases spiking in many parts of the country.
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"Fauci: I'll repeat the importance of public health principles 'until I'm exhausted'"

Source:
CNN
Date:
August 7, 2020
CNN interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about the failings of testing in the U.S. as an element of the pandemic response.
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Fielding School contributors wrap up at AcademyHealth’s 2020 Annual Research Meeting

Date:
August 7, 2020
More than 40 faculty members and scholars from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health presented at AcademyHealth’s 2020 Annual Research Meeting
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"Is a business near you ignoring COVID-19 guidelines? How you can step in"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
August 4, 2020
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Linda Delp, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health adjunct associate professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA-Labor Occupational Safety and Health Program, about how consumers can act if they see a business ignoring pandemic response guidelines.
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"Why local lawmakers are declaring racism a public health crisis"

Source:
Los Angeles Daily News
Date:
August 3, 2020
The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Gilbert Gee, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, on research that draws a straight line between systemic racism and health inequities.
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Fielding School of Public Health has major presence at AcademyHealth’s 2020 Annual Research Meeting

Date:
August 3, 2020
More than 40 faculty members and scholars from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health are presenting at AcademyHealth’s 2020 Annual Research Meeting, which began last week with opening remarks from Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and chair of the national ARM 2020 conference.
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"Exposure to natural gas flaring raises risk of preterm birth by 50%"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
July 31, 2020
The Guardian interviewed Lara Cushing, associate professor of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, who co-led a study that foundthe risk of premature births is 50% higher for mothers near natural gas flaring in Texas’ Eagle Ford Shale oil and gas region.
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“Follow the science, stop listening to the politics”

Source:
CNN
Date:
July 30, 2020
CNN interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, on the importance of using science to drive policy.
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"Drs. Hotez and Rimoin: Controlling coronavirus — this plan could allow us to safely reopen by Oct. 1"

Source:
Fox News
Date:
July 28, 2020
Fox News published a commentary co-written by Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, and Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, on how to contain the virus by October.
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