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Research led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars finds strong associations between drug misuse and employment status.
Source: Journal of Psychiatric Research Read Full Article![Dr. Richard Jackson](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/2022.04.22_Jackson_UCLANewsroom_Thumbnail.png?itok=AA-z8ICR)
Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, was recognized by the California Department of Public Health with the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health on April 22.
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Dr. Lara Cushing, the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity, will lend scientific expertise to state committee that monitors chemical exposures.
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Professor Hamid Arabzadeh honored by the American Industrial Hygiene Association with President’s and Social Responsibility awards.
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A UCLA and UC Berkeley-led study finds 370,000 or more people rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of the contaminants arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium.
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Research co-authored by Dr. Jian Li, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, found that users of smokeless products had significantly lower levels of inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers than cigarette smokers.
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Research by a UC team that includes Dr. Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sceinces and the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity, suggests flooding could hit communities in San Francisco Bay Area and southern California.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty available for media interviews to discuss the public health impact of climate change.
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Researchers found “racial and ethnic minorities have undoubtedly suffered the most, on multiple levels … during COVID-19."
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Read Full ArticleFive UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Ron D. Hays, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2021.
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Analysis found a marked increase in sedentary behaviors, alcohol consumption, and cigarette smoking and a decline in exercise, compared to before the pandemic.
Source: Nutrients Read Full ArticleDr. Lara Cushing, whose research identifies the disproportionate impacts of harmful environmental exposures on low-income populations and communities of color, has been appointed the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
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