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November 16, 2020

UCLA report calls for easier access to data on American Indians’ and Alaska Natives’ health

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research report calls for easier access to data on American Indians’ and Alaska Natives’ health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 12, 2020

The U.S. lags in life expectancy, even while spending more than any wealthy country in the world

A research team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty found as much as $1.9 trillion of financial waste in the current U.S. healthcare system.

Source: American Journal of Public Health (AJPH)

November 11, 2020

FSPH-led research yields strategies to keep pandemic under control with fewer restrictions on the economy

An international team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers has developed and tested two strategies for sustaining economic activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. If used together and followed closely, they write, the approaches could reduce transmission of the coronavirus by an amount comparable to that of a strict lockdown, while also maintaining economic activity.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

November 11, 2020

Simple cloth masks provide significant protection against COVID-19 transmission

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health led-research finds that even a simple cloth mask reduces the spread of COVID-19 respiratory droplets by 77 percent.

Source: Aerosol Science and Technology

November 4, 2020

Married, single, kids or not, participating in workforce may protect women’s memory

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research found an association between working for pay and slower memory decline, regardless of a woman’s marital or parenthood status.

Source: American Academy of Neurology

November 3, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research shows U.S. falling behind in the health care of those 50 and older

An international study led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher Prof. James Macinko has determined that the United States is far from the most effective healthcare provider for those 50 and older among 23 countries, ranging from Austria to the United States.

Source: Health Affairs

October 29, 2020

Whether Californians vote may hinge on race, ethnicity, UCLA health survey finds

Newly released data from the largest statewide survey, published by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, provide insights on voting patterns, mental, emotional and environmental health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 28, 2020

UCLA Fielding School researchers investigate costs of COVID-19-related treatments for California's farmworkers

Fielding School professors David Hayes-Bautista and Paul Hsu have found that California's farmworkers are among the most vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic because of their low wages and limited health insurance coverage.

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

October 18, 2020

Opinion: "Should COVID Still Force us to Postpone Elective Surgery or Forgo a Trip to the ER?"

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding shares his perspective on the questions of whether the COVID-19 pandemic should lead to postponements of elective surgery or forgoing a trip to the ER.

Source: The Hill

mother carrying a child and holding the hand of another

October 14, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health research yields improved methods to identify children at high risk of preventable death

Health care leaders have new, improved tools to identify children at the greatest risk of preventable deaths, based on surveys of more than 67 countries around the world by researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

Source: Public Library of Science (PLOS)

October 13, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to host international competition for health care management scholars

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will host the second annual “Healthcare Management Case Competition,” pitting teams of graduate students against each other to solve a real health care challenge presented by UCLA Health, the premier sponsor.

Source: UCLA Center for Healthcare Management

October 13, 2020

When reproductive rights are less restrictive, babies are born healthier

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health led-research finds women, particularly US-born Black women, in states with restrictive reproductive rights policies deliver more low birth weight babies and experience greater health inequities.

Source: American Journal of Preventive Medicine