An 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.

A 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.

Adolescents 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.

When news outlets mention gun control in the context of reporting about mass shootings, gun sales rise.

Limited paid leave for fathers and a lack of inclusive language in government policies may be to blame according to new study.

Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, co-authored an opinion piece published in The Hill about a new bill that would make grants available to states and communities to help people with housing, employment, and other non-medical factors that affect their health.

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding discusses climate change-induced threats to public health and required actions to mitigate and reverse trending health impacts.

Researchers have long documented health disparities among people of different racial and ethnic groups. What is less known is how being a target of racism affects a person’s health.

Research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.