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What research says about discrimination, using terms like “the Chinese virus,” and the impact of a blaming narrative on the health of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
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In June 2018, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, authored an opinion article for The Hill titled, Fighting pandemics abroad is in our own best interest.
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In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the need for pandemic-related public communications to be based on science.
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The coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic is likely to kill more than 3,400 people experiencing homelessness across the United States, according to new estimates from researchers at UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health, Boston University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
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Researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health WORLD Policy Analysis Center found that gender equality is also associated with significantly lower maternal mortality.
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In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the need for increased investment in our nation’s infectious disease safety net and for global stakeholders to collaborate and fight this disease and others that will inevitably follow.
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Solutions to lower health risks for students and faculty include stretch breaks, more open classrooms.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Read Full ArticleUCLA analysis of all United Nations member states shows major gaps that leave millions vulnerable and without core human rights.
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In an email today to the UCLA campus, Emily Carter, executive vice chancellor and provost at UCLA, announced that Ron Brookmeyer, interim dean and professor of biostatistics, will become dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, effective January 15.
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In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the growing public health challenge posed by e-scooters.
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A study co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors finds even a short-term visit to a severely polluted city is bad for your health.
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FSPH faculty members Sander Greenland, Ronald Hays, Steve Horvath, Michael Jerrett, André Nel and Dr. Marc Suchard were included on the Web of Science Group annual list.
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