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Dr. Chandra Ford
August 19, 2019
How public health practitioners can address racism: New book edited by Fielding School professor

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.

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June 24, 2019
Mathematics ties media coverage of gun control to upticks in gun purchases

For the first time, researchers have shown a causal link between print news media coverage of U.S. gun control policy in the wake of mass shooting events and increases in firearm acquisition, particularly in states with the least restrictive gun laws.

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January 24, 2019
Homicidios están borrando las ganancias en la esperanza de vida entre los hombres mexicanos, según estudio de UCLA

La 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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January 24, 2019
Increasing murder rate is erasing gains in life expectancy among Mexican men, UCLA research reports

The murder rate in Mexico increased so dramatically between 2005 and 2015 that it partially offset expected gains in life expectancy among men there, according to a new study by a UCLA public health researcher.

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November 5, 2018
FSPH at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting

Don't miss presentations by FSPH faculty, students and staff at the 2018 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

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September 26, 2018
FSPH professor establishes group to promote health equity

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.

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Dr. Alina Dorian
September 18, 2018
Alina Dorian appointed new associate dean for public health practice at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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

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September 18, 2018
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members

The Fielding School is proud to announce Roch A. Nianogo, Hilary Aralis, Ilan Meyer and Elizabeth Yzquierdo as new faculty members.

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August 9, 2018
Race and research: How public health experts can reduce racial bias in their work

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

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Dr. Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez
May 1, 2018
Fielding School professor receives award for work on population research

Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez, assistant professor of community health sciences in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, recently received the Early Achievement Award from the Population Association of America.

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January 22, 2018
CDC awards the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $2.7 million to train undergraduates as future public health leaders

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Minority Health and Health Equity has awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to launch a training program that will inspire undergraduate students to pursue careers in public health and strengthen the future public health workforce.

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August 18, 2017
Few women with history of breast cancer and ovarian cancer take a recommended genetic test

UCLA physician says key genetic mutation can be easily detected through blood or saliva analysis.

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