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September 22, 2024

New art installations beautify UCLA Fielding’s first floor, celebrating public health and the school

If you haven’t visited the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s first-floor corridor lately, a vastly different environment awaits.

July 30, 2024

Report: Landmark guaranteed income program in City of Los Angeles produces “overwhelmingly positive” results

Groundbreaking study demonstrates impact of direct cash over a 12-month period, showing increased ability of recipients to exit intimate partner violence, decreased food insecurity, and improved quality of life across a number of additional domains.

July 24, 2024

L.A. County’s Unhoused Population Faces Alarming Levels of Discrimination and Violence, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds

May 30, 2024

CDPH Director Dr. Tomás J. Aragón to deliver 2024 commencement ceremony address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Aragón, the California State Public Health Officer, will speak at UCLA Fielding’s ceremony on June 14, 2024

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May 15, 2024

Adults who had difficult childhoods are not receiving sufficient mental health care

Nearly 40% of adults who had four or more adverse childhood experiences reported an unmet need for treatment

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April 30, 2024

Access to firearms for Californians aged 15–24 associated with increased suicide risk

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

April 16, 2024

In memoriam: Dr. Ying-Ying Meng, 68, scholar of environmental health and director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Jonathan & Karin Fielding School of Public Health sign outside of school

April 9, 2024

UCLA Fielding ranked #1 in California by peers in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Public Health Schools

March 27, 2024

Amid mental health crisis, UCLA Fielding professors call for public mental health efforts that address the societal conditions responsible

March 20, 2024

Dr. Ninez Ponce receives 2024 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award for trailblazing work in health and data equity

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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 14, 2023

"Homeless camp sweeps result in police citations as often as housing offers, survey finds"

In an interview for The Los Angeles Times, Dr. Randall Kuhn, UCLA professor of community health sciences, states that police were more likely than outreach workers to be the initial contact for unsheltered homeless people.

Source: Los Angeles Times