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April 13, 2022
Citizenship, policy barriers limit access to healthcare for some California Latino, Asian immigrants

UCLA studies - co-authored by Dr. May Sudhinaraset, Dr. Michael Rodriguez, and Dr. Nadereh Pourat, all with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - find those who have been undocumented experience even greater levels of unequal work conditions.

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April 11, 2022
New policy paper outlines strategies to help address the homelessness crisis in California

A policy report co-authored by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, outlines evidence-based strategies to help address the homelessness crisis in California.

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April 7, 2022
"Analyzing the social justice implications of the critical race theory debate"

Diverse Issues in Higher Education interviewed Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about critical race theory.

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April 6, 2022
"How Liberia’s frontline health workers are protecting us all"

The BBC interviewed Dr. Paula Tavrow, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the success of Liberia’s paid, professional community health worker program in helping the West African country react quickly to potential infectious disease outbreaks, including COVID-19 and Ebola.

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April 4, 2022
"Nutritious snacks for those over 50"

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about snack choices for those over 50.

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March 21, 2022
"How the U.S. learned to stop worrying about COVID-19"

Governing interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the decision this month by Congress to delay action on new funding for COVID-19 relief.

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March 12, 2022
"Maskless at gym? At grocery? Dining indoors? Experts break down risks as COVID cases fall"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about how to remain safe even as public requirements for safety precautions are relaxed.

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March 7, 2022
"Public health experts say the 'burden of disease and death' will face Ukrainians"

Business Insider interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, about the public health crisis stemming from the war in Ukraine.

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March 4, 2022
Global work to improve birth outcomes could help reduce racial disparities in the U.S.

UCLA Fielding School alum Dr. Patience Afulani (MPH '11, PHD '15), an assistant professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the UCSF School of Medicine, addresses how improving global birth outcomes could help reduce racial disparities in the United States.

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March 1, 2022
"Is it safe to lift indoor mask rules at California schools?"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about California’s decision to lift a statewide mask rule in K-12 schools after March 11.

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March 1, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to Los Angeles County food equity advisory panel

Dr. May Wang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, lends expertise to hunger reduction and healthy nutrition effort.

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February 22, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to national panel for preparedness and response

Dr. David Eisenman, professor of community health sciences and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, lends expertise to federal counterpart.

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