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dentists
December 7, 2016
How to improve oral health care capacity at federally qualified health centers

UCLA experts make recommendations based on UCLA-First 5 LA program achievements.

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Hazmat suits
November 29, 2016
U.S. News & World Report: Responding to the Next Ebola

Government health agencies can take these four steps to better prepare for the next disease outbreak.

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Brazil
November 18, 2016
Brazil has improved health care for all, but inequalities persist

Journal special edition is guest edited by UCLA FSPH professor of health policy and management, James Macinko.

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Kid brushing her teeth
November 9, 2016
U.S. News & World Report: Take Care of Children's Teeth

Tooth decay disproportionately affects low-income kids with limited access to dental care.

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medication and money
November 7, 2016
Funding a set of essential medicines for low- and middle-income countries

UCLA public health professor devises a first-of-its-kind model for equitable access.

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Prescription pills
October 5, 2016
U.S. News & World Report: We Can Make Medicine Affordable

Commonsense fixes to Medicare and FDA drug approval can lower the cost of lifesaving drugs.

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Rosenstock
August 17, 2016
Dean Emeritus Linda Rosenstock to receive 2016 New York Academy of Medicine Award

Dr. Linda Rosenstock -- professor of health policy and management as well as environmental science at the Fielding School -- will receive the New York Academy of Medicine's 2016 Stephen Smith Award for Distinguished Contributions in Public Health.

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Fighting Zika
August 16, 2016
U.S. News & World Report: Stop Pushing Our Luck

Without the necessary funds, fighting Zika, Ebola and other infectious disease is a losing battle.

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August 8, 2016
Latin American, Caribbean health systems need more investment as populations age

Study involving UCLA researchers finds progress toward universal health coverage, but gaps in how citizens assess primary care.

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ebola
June 30, 2016
U.S. needs greater preparation for next severe public health threats, independent panel finds

In a report released today by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), an Independent Panel formed to review HHS’s response to Ebola made several recommendations on how the nation’s federal public health system should strengthen its response to major public health threats, both internationally and domestically.

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May 10, 2016
Paul S. Viviano named 2016 Leader of Today Honoree by the Health Policy and Management Alumni Association of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Recognizing his decades of health care leadership, the Health Policy and Management Alumni Association (HPMAA) of UCLA’s Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health has selected Paul S. Viviano, president and CEO of Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA), as its 2016 Leader of Today Honoree.

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Corrina Moucheraud, FSPH assistant professor of health policy and management
May 2, 2016
Funding decline for a U.S. government HIV/AIDS initiative raises concerns

UCLA research reveals a 33% drop in key part of PEPFAR budget from 2013 to 2014.

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