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March 2, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor elected to social insurance research organization

Dr. Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, chosen for 2022 class of membership in the National Academy of Social Insurance.

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March 1, 2022
"Everyone is planning for a COVID-free summer"

Fortune interviewed Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Timothy Brewer, professor of epidemiology, about the future of the pandemic and the psychological impact of lessened pandemic control measures.

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March 1, 2022
"Is it safe to lift indoor mask rules at California schools?"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about California’s decision to lift a statewide mask rule in K-12 schools after March 11.

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March 1, 2022
"Pandemic magnified a growing mental health crisis for college students"

NPR (KALW-FM, San Francisco) interviewed Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about mental health issues for college students during the pandemic.

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March 1, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to Los Angeles County food equity advisory panel

Dr. May Wang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, lends expertise to hunger reduction and healthy nutrition effort.

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February 28, 2022
UCLA study spotlights gaps in healthcare access among California’s LGBT community

Difficulty finding providers, getting timely care particularly acute among bisexual women, transgender adults, say researchers from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the center.

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February 24, 2022
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg named director of mental health program at UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research

Dr. Daniel Eisenberg, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, named mental health program director at the UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research.

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Dr. Vickie Mays
February 23, 2022
Dr. Vickie Mays named senior fellow at UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research

Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, named senior fellow at UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research.

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February 22, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to national panel for preparedness and response

Dr. David Eisenman, professor of community health sciences and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, lends expertise to federal counterpart.

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February 19, 2022
"I’ve written about L.A.’s mental illness crisis for almost 20 years. We have to do better"

Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez interviewed Dr. D. Imelda Padilla-Frausto, a researcher with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management, about building a better mental healthcare system in Los Angeles County.

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February 17, 2022
"California eyes end to Medi-Cal premiums for children, vulnerable adults"

CalMatters interviewed Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and associate director of FSPH’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about reducing Medi-Cal premiums to zero for children.

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February 17, 2022
"What does life look like with fewer cases?"

The BBC 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 future of the pandemic response in the United States and globally.

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