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Crime scene tape
April 22, 2022
New CDC report shows large jump in gun-related deaths

Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, address gun violence as a public health issue.

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Close-up of individual in mask
April 22, 2022
"Experts urge continued mask wearing on public transportation"

Teen Vogue interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the risks of dropping the national mask mandate for transportation in the U.S.

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Plate of bacon and fried eggs
April 21, 2022
"How did bacon and eggs become a 'thing'?"

KNX-AM interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about when and why bacon and eggs become a cornerstone of the traditional American breakfast?

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Map with pinpoint on Shanghai
April 21, 2022
"Surprisingly low Shanghai COVID death count spurs questions"

The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health chair and distinguished professor of epidemiology, about the state of the pandemic in China.

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April 20, 2022
"The new mask-optional phase of the pandemic fuels fears, and some cheers"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, and Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the risks in dropping mask requirements aboard U.S. airliners.

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April 19, 2022
"Federal court decision voids the U.S. national mask mandate"

MSNBC interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about the health risks of a federal court decision to void the U.S. national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation.

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Sign reading: Black Lives Matter
April 7, 2022
"Analyzing the social justice implications of the critical race theory debate"

Diverse Issues in Higher Education interviewed Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, about critical race theory.

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April 6, 2022
"Busy 2nd year for UCLA's LGBTQ research center"

The Bay Area Reporter interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the achievements of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), which opened its doors in December of 2020.

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Doctor taking blood pressure of patient
April 6, 2022
"How Liberia’s frontline health workers are protecting us all"

The BBC interviewed Dr. Paula Tavrow, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the success of Liberia’s paid, professional community health worker program in helping the West African country react quickly to potential infectious disease outbreaks, including COVID-19 and Ebola.

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Dr. Anne Rimoin
April 4, 2022
"COVID-19 cases no longer declining in Los Angeles County"

Fox News interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, about how best to prepare for a possible COVID-19 BA.2 or XE surge in southern California, following trends in Europe.

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Table filled with nutritious snacks
April 4, 2022
"Nutritious snacks for those over 50"

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about snack choices for those over 50.

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Shanghai city skyline
April 1, 2022
"Shanghai locks down, but experts ask how else China could combat COVID"

NPR cited an essay by Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health chair and distinguished professor of epidemiology, about the state of the pandemic response in Shanghai, a city of 25 million.

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