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October 3, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes 10 new faculty members

The researchers' areas of expertise include health disparities, industrial hygiene, medical care and health economics, statistical genomics, mental health, and more.

October 1, 2022

"Should I still be worried about monkeypox?"

Source: The Washington Post

September 29, 2022

Gut bacteria may contribute to susceptibility to HIV infection, UCLA-led research suggests

Source: UCLA Health

September 23, 2022

"Voters (to) decide whether they want to ban flavored tobacco products"

Source: The Los Angeles Times

September 22, 2022

"Undocumented Latinos are aging without savings, government care"

Source: USA Today

September 22, 2022

Researchers find Latino community hit hard by COVID, yet continues to contribute to U.S. economic growth

Research co-authored by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Paul Hsu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, found that by December 2020, the age adjusted death rate for Latinos from COVID-19 was 57% higher than the rate for non-Hispanic whites.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

September 20, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Healthcare Management names executive-in-residence

Jack Schlosser (MPH, ’74), veteran healthcare leader, takes on advisory role for cross-disciplinary UCLA Center for Healthcare Management led by Dr. Laura Erskine, UCLA Fielding School professor of health policy and management.

September 20, 2022

UCLA survey reveals COVID-related hate incidents among Asians, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in California continue to rise

2022 preliminary estimates from the California Health Interview Survey, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, the UCLA Fielding School’s Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman professor and chair of health policy and management, also shows long-term health impacts and significant drop in COVID-19 risk reduction behaviors.

Source: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

September 19, 2022

Graduation ceremony and celebration held for UCLA Fielding Classes of 2020 and 2021

September 19, 2022

Is the nursing profession … healthy?

Source: UCLA Magazine

September 19, 2022

UCLA researchers examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California

UCLA researchers including Dr. Julia Heck, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, examine link between pesticides and thyroid cancer risk in Central California.

Source: UCLA Health