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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.

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.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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.

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.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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.

Source: The New York Academy of Medicine

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.

Source: U.S. News & World Report

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.

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.

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.

Source: Children's Hospital Los Angeles

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.

January 13, 2016

Dr. Patricia Ganz to receive national honor for improving the quality of cancer care

UCLA FSPH cancer pioneer will receive an inaugural award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) for improving the quality of cancer care from prevention through survivorship.

Source: The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)

October 16, 2015

Brief interventions in primary care clinics could curb drug use

Preventing drug use from becoming addiction would have health and also financial benefits.

Source: UCLA Newsroom