The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, and Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the risks in dropping mask requirements aboard U.S. airliners.
Source: Los Angeles Times Read Full ArticleMSNBC interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the health risks of a federal court decision to void the U.S. national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation.
Source: MSNBC Read Full ArticleResearch by team co-led by Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management and of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, finds that autism, poverty and non-white race/ethnicity appear to increase rates of health concerns and care challenges, both individually and in combination.
Source: UCLA Health Read Full ArticleDr. Annette Regan and Dr. Onyebuchi A. Arah will study the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.
Source: National Institute of Health (NIH) Read Full ArticleTwo University of California studies - both co-authored by Dr. Gerald Kominski and Dr. Dylan Roby, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - examine the proposed extension of Medi-Cal to all low-income adults and the risks if enhanced federal subsidies under the American Rescue Plan are not extended.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleUCLA studies - co-authored by Dr. May Sudhinaraset, Dr. Michael Rodriguez, and Dr. Nadereh Pourat, all with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - find those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleDr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been elected to the Association of American Physicians, an honor given to no more than 70 physicians per year.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleA policy report co-authored by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, outlines evidence-based strategies to help address the homelessness crisis in California.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleDr. Susan Cochran, professor of epidemiology, and Dr. Vickie Mays, professor of health policy and management, were honored by UCLA School of Law’s Williams Institute.
Source: UCLA School of Law Williams Institute Read Full ArticleDiverse Issues in Higher Education interviewed Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about critical race theory.
Source: Diverse Issues in Higher Education Read Full ArticleA team led by Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found there are 115 injuries per 1 million e-scooter trips, far more than the national rate for motorcylcists and passenger vehicles.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleThe Bay Area Reporter interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the achievements of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), which opened its doors in December of 2020.
Source: The Bay Area Reporter Read Full Article