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September 10, 2020
COVID-19 may have been in L.A. as early as last December, UCLA-led study suggests

Researchers detected an unexpected 50% increase in patients presenting with respiratory illnesses at UCLA Health facilities in the months before the pandemic.

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September 10, 2020
Dashboard reveals COVID-19’s impact on Californians’ jobs, mental health

California Health Interview Survey website enables users to view data by ethnicity, income level, insurance status.

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September 2, 2020
Fighting the health effects of climate change is the mission for new UCLA center

In response to the escalating health emergency that is already inflicting substantial damage on people in Southern California and around the world, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has created the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.

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August 27, 2020
UCLA FSPH researchers investigate COVID-19-associated deaths in working-age Latinos

David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, have found that over the past three months, there was a nearly five-fold increase in death rates among working-age Latinos in California.

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August 18, 2020
Research ties gun purchases to fear of firearm regulations, kicks off major research initiative

A team that includes UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor James Macinko is moving forward in its study of why Americans buy firearms with the support of a $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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August 6, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty awarded grant to address gun violence

A team led by Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor and director of FSPH's Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, professor of community health sciences at FSPH, has received a $596,000 grant from the National Collaborative on Gun Violence Research to address data gaps about gun use and improve firearms policies.

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July 29, 2020
Measuring progress in diversity in the health services and policy research field

As people around the world stand in solidarity with Americans calling for an end to racism and racial injustice, UCLA scholars are measuring whether the field of health services and policy research (HSR) has made any significant progress since a landmark report on the issue was published in 2015.

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July 28, 2020
Study shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians

A study co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Nadereh Pourat, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, shows large gaps in access to oral health care for poorest Californians. Low-income residents, even those with insurance, see dentists less often, researchers found.

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July 27, 2020
COVID-19 in vulnerable communities: An examination of race and ethnicity in Los Angeles and New York City

A new research brief from experts at the UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Initiative, including FSPH faculty David Hayes-Bautista and Arturo Vargas Bustamante, compares the prevalence and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in two large metropolitan areas, Los Angeles County and New York City, and among racial and ethnic minorities.

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July 23, 2020
Opinion: 'Publicly funded vaccines must be priced fairly and available for all'

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding shares his perspective about what can be done to ensure coronavirus vaccines are accessible for all.

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July 23, 2020
Dr. Jonathan Fielding: "COVID-19 going forward — a US perspective"

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding shares his perspective about what can be done to address the COVID-19 pandemic.

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July 20, 2020
UCLA FSPH research investigates COVID-19 death patterns in California

Researchers from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health found deaths related to COVID-19‒associated conditions do not occur randomly in the state’s population; they occur more in some racial/ethnic (R/E) populations than in others.

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