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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.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleDr. Michael Jerrett awarded the “Excellence in Exposure Science Award” by the International Society of Exposure Science for his pioneering work on understanding the spatial dimensions of environmental exposures.
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UCLA researchers, including Dr. Wendie Robbins and Dr. Jian Li, led an international team that found job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women.
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UCLA FSPH-led Research Finds Connections Between Air Quality and COVID Vulnerability. Researchers also found that facemask mandates and stay home orders reduced the risk of COVID-19 by 15% and 8%, respectively.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Read Full ArticleUCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor Dr. Jian Li is a key contributor to international team that found long working hours increase deaths from heart disease and stroke.
Source: Environment International Read Full Article
Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, will speak on “COVID-19 and Beyond: Preventing the Next Pandemic Before it Starts” at the annual LABest 2021 conference, May 25-27.
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A UCLA-led study found COVID-19 mortality rates in Los Angeles County are higher in communities with poor air quality.
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A UCLA-led study is the first-ever to estimate this risk for a large number of specific pesticides; the team includes Dr. Beate Ritz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and of environmental health sciences, and Dr. Julia Heck, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School.
Source: Environmental Research Read Full Article