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November 7, 2022

"Little to no correlation found between immigrant entry and COVID-19 infection rates in the United States"

Health Affairs published research led by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and doctoral student Joseph Nwadiuko, that found no statistically significant relationship between border entries by visa-holders issued through the Department of Labor’s seasonal guest worker program and COVID-19 rates in 2020-21

Source: Health Affairs

November 4, 2022

UCLA FSPH at the 2022 APHA Meeting

Attend presentations by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, students, staff, and graduates at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Source: American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo

November 3, 2022

"Experts say the COVID-19 emergency could end this year"

ABC News interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about whether 2022 could be the year COVID becomes an endemic disease.

Source: ABC News

November 3, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to offer undergraduate degrees

Amid increasing interest and understanding of public health’s central role in addressing society’s most pressing challenges, UCLA Fielding expands its degree offerings to include two undergraduate bachelor’s degrees.

November 3, 2022

Medi-Cal’s long-term care services reach only a small portion of seniors, disabled adults

UCLA study predicts increasing need for support, especially as population ages

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

November 2, 2022

U.S. CDC funding awarded to UCLA Fielding School of Public Health program that provides exposure, opportunities for young people committed to health equity

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded $3 million in funding to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to strengthen the public health workforce

Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

November 1, 2022

UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 24, 2022

How does racism make you sick?

Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, addresses how stress, racism and discrimination impact biology.

Source: UCLA Health

October 24, 2022

Expanding care for sickle cell patients to extend lives

Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management, addresses improving quality of care and increasing life expectancies for patients with sickle cell disease.

Source: U Magazine

October 24, 2022

An ounce of prevention

Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, addresses the role of the task force in public health and medicine

Source: UCLA Health

October 20, 2022

"They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence"

NPR interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental health practices

Source: NPR

October 20, 2022

"A single, devastating California fire season wiped out years of efforts to cut emissions"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Miriam Marlier, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health environmental health sciences professors, about the public health impact of wildfires.

Source: The Los Angeles Times