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Anne Rimoin, associate professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed director of the Fielding School’s Center for Global and Immigrant Health.

A related report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health finds adults are walking more than they did a decade ago.

Dr. Michael Rodriguez, professor and vice chair of the department of family medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is founding chair of the Health Equity Network of the Americas.

Dr. Kenneth Wells, professor-in-residence of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, given by the National Academy of Medicine.

Alina Dorian, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences, will serve as new associate dean for public health practice.

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed acting dean by UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott L. Waugh, effective September 1.

Analysis shows that legal status plays a significant role in a person’s ability to access services.

In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, states that U.S. leadership needs to actively support breastfeeding, both in domestic and international health policy making.

As a journal guest editor, UCLA FSPH professor Chandra Ford writes about how study results may be influenced by conscious or unconscious assumptions.

UCLA FSPH's Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers, ensuring access to essential medicines.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health formed a supplemental research partnership and training collaboration with the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China.