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The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host a series of events tied to National Public Health Week, April 6-12.

Dr. John Clemens named 2026 John Dirks Canada Gairdner Global Health Award laureate with co-honoree, Dr. Jan Holmgren, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

California Health Interview Survey data show notable differences by race and ethnicity, gender identity, disability status.

NPR interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, for the "Morning Edition" program.

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Lara Cushing, associate professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about federal Superfund sites that are vulnerable to flooding and wildfires.

Use of a large language model (LLM) for analysis of state and local emergency response and similar records may offer opportunities to intervene before a suicide attempt or death.

Science interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School's Department of Epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about research into game animals and the spread of Mpox infections in Central Africa and West Africa.

The Los Angeles Daily News interviewed Dr. Kirsten Schwarz, associate professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about soil contamination in southern California.

KTLA-TV in Los Angeles interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology, about COVID-19 variants.

The New York Times interviewed Dr. Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about how individuals can reduce the risks of exposure to pesticides.

Spectrum News interviewed Dr. Kayla de la Haye, professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about food access issues in Los Angeles County.