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February 13, 2023
"Is dark chocolate bad for your health?"
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December 19, 2022
"Homelessness is linked to a higher risk of death from COVID in L.A. County, study shows"
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December 14, 2022
In L.A. County, 256 homeless people died of COVID-related causes in a 22-month period — a rate more than twice that seen in the general population
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December 1, 2022
"A Tribute to the Contributions of Dr. Steven P. Wallace to Aging Research"

The Journal of Aging and Health has published a special edition of the journal as a tribute to the work of the late Dr. Steven Wallace, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor

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December 1, 2022
Some Japanese and Japanese American seniors in Los Angeles experience barrier to cultural foods
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November 23, 2022
Latest shootings underscore gun violence as a public health issue

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, address gun violence as a public health issue

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November 23, 2022
Can cultivated meat promote better health? Time will tell

Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, addresses the nutritional and environmental impact of lab-grown meat, or ‘carniculture’

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UCLA FSPH student Mia Giordano worked as an intern with a Guatemalan public health organization
November 22, 2022
Fieldwork in Guatemala sheds light on global health work

Mia Giordano, a student in a joint M.P.H./ M.A. program at UCLA, where she is pursuing an M.P.H. at the Fielding School of Public Health and a master’s degree in Latin American Studies at the International Institute, worked as an intern with a Guatemalan public health organization over the summer of 2022

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November 16, 2022
"FDA gives safety nod to 'no kill' meat, bringing it closer to sale in the U.S."

NPR interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about the dietary and public health impact of so-called “cultivated” meat – grown in a production facility, by culturing animal cells

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November 13, 2022
Q&A | Dr. Robert Kim-Farley: World Kindness Day and public health

With World Kindness Day being observed on November 13, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health connected with Dr. Robert Kim-Farley — professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, and member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute — about kindness and public health.

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November 9, 2022
Aliso Canyon gas blowout: UCLA to study health impacts of one of the worst environmental disasters in Southern California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a UCLA team to conduct the $21 million Aliso Canyon Health Research Study

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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 Read Full Article