On June 12 at the United Nations (UN) in New York City, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center will release the first comprehensive look at laws governing rights to nondiscrimination, inclusion and reasonable accommodations at school and work for all 193 UN member states.
Read Full ArticleIn an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, discusses health risks that ensue from noise exposure.
Source: The Hill Read Full ArticleIn an opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, calls attention to the measles outbreak as a public-health emergency.
Source: The Hill Read Full ArticleSweeping changes designed to make the food more nutritious in a federal assistance program for low-income families reduced the risk for obesity for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to new research.
Read Full ArticleResearch from the UCLA FSPH, UC Berkeley & Cornell University conducted an examination of peer-reviewed studies published over 6 years on hazardous air pollutants associated with the extraction of oil & natural gas, & found that that measurements of hazardous air pollutant concentrations near operational sites have failed to capture levels above standard health benchmarks.
Read Full ArticleDr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management, co-authored an opinion piece for The Washington Post about the steps the U.S. federal government should take, according to the authors: "Federal policymakers have a responsibility to protect those children who have been put at risk whenever a parent claims the 'right' to refuse vaccination."
Source: Washington Post Read Full ArticleA new study by UCLA and University of Southern California researchers, including Fielding School professors Tim Malloy and John Froines, concludes that commissioners are issuing permits for pesticide use without considering safer alternatives, and without evaluating the health implications of “cumulative exposure."
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleIn a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, states that "an addiction epidemic caused by nicotine products targeting our kids is irrefutable."
Source: The Hill Read Full ArticleLa tasa de homicidios en México aumentó tan drásticamente entre 2005 y 2015 que compensó parcialmente los aumentos esperados en la esperanza de vida entre los hombres, según un nuevo estudio realizado por un investigador de salud pública de la UCLA.
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