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July 2, 2021

UCLA team awarded nearly $3 million for “safe return to school” effort

National Institutes of Health-funded project is researching how to increase COVID-19 testing access and uptake for children in underserved and vulnerable populations.

Source: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Source: UCLA Newsroom

June 30, 2021

Research shows California Latinos hit hard by COVID

Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health have found the burden of the COVID-19 pandemic has consistently hit Latino Californians with case rates roughly three times that of whites in all age groups.

Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health

June 30, 2021

72% of young children in California are screened for age-appropriate development, compared with 29.5% a decade ago

Despite gains, research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, show disparities in screening rates for children ages 1 to 5 across various groups.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

June 29, 2021

COVID-19 casts stark light on structural inequalities in California

Dr. David Hayes-Bautista and Dr. Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that Latino Californians are among the hardest hit by the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

June 21, 2021

Report identifies barriers to accessing dental care for low-income Californians

Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, co-authored a policy brief by the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research that identifies factors that have led to disparities in Californians’ access to dental care.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

June 2, 2021

UCLA model identifies neighborhoods that should have priorities as re-opening begins

Researchers predict which Los Angeles County communities are most vulnerable and the need to accelerate vaccinations in the face of county’s re-opening.

Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

May 26, 2021

Analysis reveals need to break down COVID-19 data for ethnic subgroups

Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), says better understanding of COVID-19 death rates for specific communities will help better allocate public health resources.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

May 25, 2021

UCLA to present opera: “Veteran Journeys” to focus on veterans and their families

Music and libretto by Dr. Kenneth Wells, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Semel Institute and David Geffen School of Medicine, to premiere in honor of Memorial Day.

May 24, 2021

UCLA/VA Center for Excellence for Veteran Resilience and Recovery in homelessness and behavioral health to sponsor May 27 academic/public conference

Dr. Kenneth Wells, professor at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, together with UCLA and VA colleagues, to lead “Veteran Resilience and Recovery” event before Memorial Day.

Source: UCLA Health

May 19, 2021

Strength in Numbers: Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders building tools for health equity

The Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (NHPI) community, often hidden by a lack of disaggregated data, has been devastated by COVID-19; Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy & management & director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research (CHPR), leads efforts by CHPR’s NHPI Data Policy Lab to study & respond to these problems.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

May 11, 2021

UCLA report provides close look at state’s ‘Whole Person Care’ pilot health program

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released findings that may improve health quality and outcomes for high-need, at-risk groups.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

May 11, 2021

Newly published comparison of global health insurance systems demonstrates U.S. weaknesses

Newly published comparison of global health insurance systems demonstrates U.S. weaknesses: The first edition of “Health Insurance Systems: An International Comparison,” authored by Fielding School professor Dr. Thomas Rice and published by Academic Press, is now available.

Source: Academic Press