Dr. Fielding wrote, “We need to be prepared — not only against pandemics, but epidemics that threaten to become pandemics and to anticipate potential unknowns. Investment in global public health is, in the end — less costly, more effective and safer for everyone.”
In April 2020, the United States is keenly aware of the toll that lack of preparedness, and funding for preparedness, can have in combating a pandemic.
In an op-ed article released this week in The Hill, Good communication will help beat COVID-19, Dr. Fielding addressed the sobering reality of where we find ourselves now and how we can move forward: “…the U.S. population needs accurate information on the virus, but we are still struggling to get it right. The way that officials, leaders, and experts talk with the public during this crisis matters because it could mean the difference between life and death.”
UCLA Fielding students selected for prestigious ASPPH This Is Public Health Ambassador program
Sarah Stigers, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Lauren Morales, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences, have been selected to be part of the prestigious This is Public Health Ambassador program, led by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.
Nearly half of California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series for COVID-19 feel the vaccine is unnecessary
New data from the California Health Interview Survey highlights reasons for not getting vaccinated, personal and financial impacts of the pandemic, and more.
