New research by FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research finds that among men and women, uninsured rates declined primarily due to expansions of Medi-Cal under the ACA in 2014, which reduced enrollment barriers for millions of low-income adults who were previously ineligible for the program.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleIn an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the growing public health challenge posed by e-scooters.
Source: The Hill Read Full ArticleA study co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors finds even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is bad for your health.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleFSPH faculty members Sander Greenland, Ronald Hays, Steve Horvath, Michael Jerrett, André Nel and Dr. Marc Suchard were included on the Web of Science Group annual list.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleUCLA has received $27.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead the new phase of an initiative to enhance the diversity of the U.S.'s biomedical workforce. Principal investigators of the initiative include Fielding School professors Teresa Seeman and Steven Wallace, as well as senior leader Catherine Crespi.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleThiazide diuretics demonstrate better effectiveness and cause fewer side effects than ACE inhibitors as first-line antihypertensive drugs, according to a report led by Fielding School professor of biostatistics Marc Suchard. The report was published in The Lancet.
Source: The Lancet Read Full ArticleResults also show key findings in non-cigarette tobacco use, mental health and well-being.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleIn an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses gun suicides. In 2017, 60 percent of the nearly 40,000 gun deaths in the United States were suicides.
Source: The Hill Read Full ArticleAn evaluation by UCLA researchers has found that a California program launched in 2016 has been a positive step toward providing better-coordinated health care for people insured by Medicaid.
Read Full ArticleA gift of more than $1 million from the Don S. Levin Trust and Edna and Tom Gordon has established the Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. The endowed chair is named in honor of Dr. Paul Torrens, a professor emeritus who has been on the school’s faculty since 1972 and has taught and mentored numerous individuals.
Read Full ArticleThe UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes thirteen new faculty members.
Read Full ArticleAdolescents attending schools with high suspension rates reported lower levels of feeling “connected” at school, according to a recent study by the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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