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September 27, 2018
In California, 2 in 3 kids fail to meet exercise standards, according to UCLA study

A related report from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health finds adults are walking more than they did a decade ago.

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September 26, 2018
FSPH professor establishes group to promote health equity

Dr. Michael Rodriguez, professor and vice chair of the department of family medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is founding chair of the Health Equity Network of the Americas.

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September 25, 2018
FSPH professor wins national award for improving mental health in underserved communities

Dr. Kenneth Wells, professor-in-residence of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, given by the National Academy of Medicine.

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Dr. Alina Dorian
September 18, 2018
Alina Dorian appointed new associate dean for public health practice at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Alina Dorian, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences, will serve as new associate dean for public health practice.

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September 18, 2018
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members

The Fielding School is proud to announce Roch A. Nianogo, Hilary Aralis, Ilan Meyer and Elizabeth Yzquierdo as new faculty members.

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Dr. Yifang Zhu
September 4, 2018
Yifang Zhu appointed acting dean of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed acting dean by UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott L. Waugh, effective September 1.

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September 4, 2018
Affordable Care Act reduced disparities in health care between Mexican-heritage Latinos and other Latinos in California, study finds

Analysis shows that legal status plays a significant role in a person’s ability to access services.

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August 9, 2018
Race and research: How public health experts can reduce racial bias in their work

As a journal guest editor, UCLA FSPH professor Chandra Ford writes about how study results may be influenced by conscious or unconscious assumptions.

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August 6, 2018
Health systems in low- and middle-income countries not prepared to diagnose and treat common diseases

UCLA FSPH's Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers, ensuring access to essential medicines.

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July 16, 2018
FSPH signs MOU with major Chinese medical school

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health formed a supplemental research partnership and training collaboration with the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine in China.

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June 20, 2018
UCLA researchers awarded $9.5 million to investigate how substance use may impact HIV transmission and progression

In March 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $9.5 million over five years to continue their work on possible connections between substance abuse and HIV infection. The work, which has officially begun this June, is a continuation of a study that launched in 2013 with a $7 million NIDA grant.

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June 4, 2018
Hot classrooms in the US negatively impact learning

Most teachers will tell you hot school days equal sluggish students, but a new study co-authored by R. Jisung Park of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health puts data behind this widely held assumption.

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