UCLA researchers recommend expansion of Proposition 63 services to address unmet needs.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleA complex research project designed to answer basic questions about how the human measles virus diverged from a related cattle pathogen has revealed the divergence may have occurred as early as the 6th century BCE, a time where cities were growing and interconnecting, through trade, travel, and war, across Eurasia from China to the Mediterranean.
Source: AAAS Science Read Full ArticleThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding a project to rapidly analyze the spread, evolution of COVID-19; researchers include Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, collaborating with top computational scientists at Scripps Research and Johns Hopkins University.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleUCLA study finds overwhelming support for smoke-free policies among L.A. tenants, landlords; exposure to secondhand smoke poses serious health risks to tenants in densely populated housing.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleThe UCLA Asian American Studies Center announces the launch of the COVID-19 Multilingual Resource Hub (translatecovid.org), a freely accessible website with critical information about COVID-19 in 40 languages. Developed in partnership with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, this searchable site is specifically designed to provide information to immigrant & non-English speaking populations.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleLa June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), will deliver the keynote address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health virtual commencement celebration on June 12, 2020.
Read Full ArticleUCLA receives $1 million for COVID-19 Rapid Response Initiative. The gift from Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation supports research on health care workers and first responders.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleA team at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is training thousands of individuals across the state in public health techniques and strategies, including contact tracing, case investigation, and administration, in order to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. The training program represents the next stage in California’s state-wide response to the COVID-19 epidemic.
Read Full ArticlePaid sick leave a crucial weapon during COVID-19 era and beyond, UCLA study finds. Analysis of policies in 193 countries shows that gaps in coverage for ill workers put nations’ health and economic security at risk.
Read Full ArticleUCLA FSPH research investigates COVID-19 case rates and pandemic protection, providing a metric for decisions to implement, continue, or relax measures.
Read Full ArticleWill our clean air last after COVID-19? UCLA study says it’s possible. Achieving net-zero emissions in California by 2050 can prevent thousands of deaths annually — in every community — researchers say.
Read Full ArticleResearchers in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have released a report focused on the impacts of residential natural gas appliances on indoor and outdoor air quality and human health, and potential benefits of widespread residential electrification.
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