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August 8, 2016

Latin American, Caribbean health systems need more investment as populations age

Study involving UCLA researchers finds progress toward universal health coverage, but gaps in how citizens assess primary care.

January 5, 2016

Mexico’s murder rate led to decrease in men’s average life expectancy in first decade of 21st century

Rendering of Skirball gallery “pavilion” focusing on ActionLab. Courtesy C&G Partners.

October 30, 2015

A PATH APPEARS: Actions for a Better World | Opens November 19

The Skirball's guest curator for A PATH APPEARS: Actions for a Better World is FSPH adjunct professor, Neal Baer, and will feature ActionLab.org, a project of FSPH’s Global Media Center for Social Impact.

August 25, 2015

HIV testing among older adults is declining, despite CDC recommendation

Researchers led by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health examined HIV testing trends among adults ages 50 through 64 both before and after 2006, when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that most doctors automatically screen all patients for HIV regardless of whether they have symptoms.

July 3, 2015

2015 Fielding School of Public Health Faculty Honors

The Spring/Summer 2015 UCLA Public Health Magazine features honors bestowed upon Fielding School faculty for their tremendous contributions to public health.

Aerial photo of Rio with Christ the Redeemer statue in foreground

June 3, 2015

Has Brazil found the way to better health care?

World’s fifth-largest nation has made rapid progress toward universal coverage, notes FSPH professor James Macinko.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

ring of silhouetted people around a globe

May 18, 2015

Twitter could provide valuable details about transgender health needs, UCLA-led study finds

A study co-authored by Community Health Sciences PhD student Evan Krueger suggests social media can provide insight into the health and social needs of transgender and gender-nonconforming people.

November 16, 2014

UCLA’s Healthy Campus Initiative helps inspire new nationwide college program

UCLA joins Partnership for a Healthier America's newly announced national health and wellness program for colleges and universities, which was influenced in part by UCLA's own innovative efforts to promote healthy living on campus and in other communities.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 24, 2014

FSPH launches Alumni-Student Mentorship Program

Kicking off a new school-wide initiative, Fielding School students had the chance to meet their alumni professional mentors on Oct. 23.

June 6, 2014

Even with insurance, disparities remain in HIV/AIDS care among racial/ethnic minorities and seniors

Dr. Chandra Ford, recently awarded the Kaiser Permanente Burch Minority Leadership Development scholarship to study barriers to health services, will lead a study examining factors preventing diagnosis and care.

January 29, 2013

Mistrust of government often deters older adults from HIV testing