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December 18, 2023

Recent immigrants saw biggest spike in mental distress as anti-immigrant sentiment increased

UCLA study shows rate of serious psychological distress more than doubled for those in U.S. fewer than five years

Source: UCLA FSPH CHPR

December 13, 2023

Electric vehicles improve air quality for everyone but have less impact in more polluted areas

Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 12, 2023

Consequences of disbanding homeless encampments and rehousing efforts in Los Angeles County

November 16, 2023

UCLA Fielding faculty listed among world’s most influential researchers

October 13, 2023

UCLA Fielding Postdoctoral Scholar Haoxuan Chen Wins Prestigious National Award

Chen, whose research focuses on the complex interaction between the human respiratory system and the external environment, received the prestigious Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research.

October 4, 2023

California Health Interview Survey reveals alarming rates of food insecurity, hate incidents, mental health concerns, and challenges in accessing needed care

Comprehensive data from the 2022 California Health Interview Survey highlights persistent health inequities impacting Californians.

October 2, 2023

Discrimination exposure impacts unhealthy processing of food-cues: Crosstalk between the brain and gut

UCLA researchers find altered responses in certain brain regions, and changes in the gut associated with inflammation, oxidative stress and obesity.

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September 28, 2023

Nearly one-third of California adults will not get additional COVID-19 vaccine doses

August 30, 2023

UCLA Fielding-led climate projects receive state-funded grants from University of California

Projects led by FSPH investigators received grants through a partnership between UC and the state, intended to spur research and real-world solutions that tackle the threat of climate change throughout California.

August 29, 2023

UCLA Fielding students selected for prestigious ASPPH This Is Public Health Ambassador program

Sarah Stigers, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Health Policy and Management, and Lauren Morales, UCLA Fielding MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences, have been selected to be part of the prestigious This is Public Health Ambassador program, led by the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health.

Source: ASPPH

August 25, 2023

Nearly half of California adults who have not completed the primary vaccine series for COVID-19 feel the vaccine is unnecessary

New data from the California Health Interview Survey highlights reasons for not getting vaccinated, personal and financial impacts of the pandemic, and more.

Source: FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy & Research

August 3, 2023

New UCLA LPPI Study Highlights Urgent Need for Improved Representation of Latina Physicians in the Medical Field

Source: UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute