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A team led by Dr. Joann Elmore, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found there are 115 injuries per 1 million e-scooter trips, far more than the national rate for motorcylcists and passenger vehicles.

The Bay Area Reporter interviewed Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the achievements of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH), which opened its doors in December of 2020.

The BBC interviewed Dr. Paula Tavrow, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the success of Liberia’s paid, professional community health worker program in helping the West African country react quickly to potential infectious disease outbreaks, including COVID-19 and Ebola.

Fox News 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 how best to prepare for a possible COVID-19 BA.2 or XE surge in southern California, following trends in Europe.

The Washington Post quoted Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about snack choices for those over 50.

NPR cited an essay by Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health chair and distinguished professor of epidemiology, about the state of the pandemic response in Shanghai, a city of 25 million.

PBS News Hour interviewed Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about the need to disaggregate COVID-19 statistics in the U.S.

A team led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has found that Medi-Cal patients with complex needs experienced improvements in some health-related outcomes with the Health Homes Program.

The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management, about protecting mental health in a time of tragedy.

The Paul Torrens Chair in Healthcare Management at UCLA FSPH, which provides critical support for the teaching and research efforts of promising early-career UCLA Fielding School faculty members, was made possible by an outpouring of support from alumni whose careers have been significantly influenced by Dr. Paul Torrens, a professor emeritus and member of the school’s faculty since 1972.