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A family wearing masks
February 24, 2020
Coronavirus and what needs to be done to get in front of global pandemics

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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February 6, 2020
Study takes a stand against prolonged sitting

Solutions to lower health risks for students and faculty include stretch breaks, more open classrooms.

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January 14, 2020
U.S. protections for constitutional rights falling behind global peers

UCLA analysis of all United Nations member states shows major gaps that leave millions vulnerable and without core human rights.

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January 8, 2020
Ronald S. Brookmeyer named dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

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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November 30, 2019
E-scooters present a growing public-health challenge

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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November 25, 2019
Planning a trip abroad? Before you pack, check the air pollution levels

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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November 19, 2019
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scientists rank among world’s most-cited researchers

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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November 12, 2019
$27 million grant will strengthen effort to increase biomedical workforce diversity

UCLA has received $27.2 million from the National Institutes of Health to spearhead the new phase of an initiative to enhance the diversity of the U.S.'s biomedical workforce. Principal investigators of the initiative include Fielding School professors Teresa Seeman and Steven Wallace, as well as senior leader Catherine Crespi.

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October 24, 2019
Lancet paper shows most popular hypertension drug isn’t most effective, per OHDSI’s LEGEND study

Thiazide diuretics demonstrate better effectiveness and cause fewer side effects than ACE inhibitors as first-line antihypertensive drugs, according to a report led by Fielding School professor of biostatistics Marc Suchard. The report was published in The Lancet.

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October 24, 2019
Health uninsurance rate in California remained low in 2018, survey finds

Results also show key findings in non-cigarette tobacco use, mental health and well-being.

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October 11, 2019
Gun suicides: America's unseen public health crisis

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses gun suicides. In 2017, 60 percent of the nearly 40,000 gun deaths in the United States were suicides.

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October 7, 2019
California program is a good step toward coordinating care for high-needs patients, study finds

An evaluation by UCLA researchers has found that a California program launched in 2016 has been a positive step toward providing better-coordinated health care for people insured by Medicaid.

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