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January 16, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers say mask mandates could add $1 trillion to the U.S. GDP

The team, including UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Anne Rimoin and Christina Ramirez, found that near-universal adoption of nonmedical masks in public, combined with complementary public health measures, could successfully eliminate spread of the infection.

Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Researchers Awarded Grant to Study COVID-19 Among NHPI

January 15, 2021

Fielding School researchers awarded grant to study COVID-19 among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, has received a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to produce data on COVID-19 among Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

January 14, 2021

UCLA researcher’s team finds common blood pressure medications do not increase COVID-19 risk

Dr. Marc Suchard, of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, co-led international research team looking at two widely used types of blood pressure drugs.

Source: The Lancet Digital Health

January 8, 2021

Study: Look beyond geography to identify smaller at-risk groups for pandemic relief

Research supported by UCLA Fielding School professors Dr. Vickie Mays and Dr. Ninez Ponce and the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research suggests officials should use other metrics to allocate COVID-19 support, other resources.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

January 6, 2021

UCLA professors win $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles communities

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Dr. David Eisenman and Kirsten Schwarz bring public health expertise to team that won a $956,000 award to tackle rising heat in Los Angeles.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 29, 2020

University of California researchers awarded grant to study COVID-19 response through California Medicaid Program

Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, is co-lead of a team receiving a $200,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to study how California counties responded to COVID-19 under the Whole Person Care Medicaid Pilot Program.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

December 17, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health establishes center to focus on the health, safety and well-being of LGBTQ community

The UCLA Center for LGBTQ Advocacy, Research, and Health (C-LARAH) is directed by Matthew Mimiaga, a Fielding School professor of epidemiology renowned for his research working with sexual and gender minorities at the intersection of HIV, substance use and mental health.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 16, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health introduces Master of Healthcare Administration Degree

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health introduces Master of Healthcare Administration degree; the two-year online program will be first of its kind in the University of California system.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 16, 2020

UCLA CHPR releases updated California Health Interview Survey COVID-19 monthly estimates

The California Health Interview Survey (CHIS), conducted under the aegis of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and led by Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor of health policy and management, released new COVID-19-related estimates from August 2020 and pooled county estimates. An updated interface is also now available.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

December 15, 2020

Climate change threatens U.S. coastal cities’ most affordable housing with flooding

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, co-authors first nationwide assessment of recent and future risks to affordable housing from sea level rise and coastal flooding in the United States.

Source: Environmental Research Letters

December 10, 2020

A surgeon’s birthday may be a dicey day for older patients

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, assistant professor of health policy and management, co-authors study that shows that 30-day mortality rates are approximately 23% higher for patients 65 and older who are treated on a surgeon’s birthday.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 9, 2020

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Dean serves as adviser in U.S. State Department Health Inquiry

Dean and Distinguished Professor Ron Brookmeyer served on the federal panel that reported this month on possible causes of illnesses among U.S. government personnel and their families in overseas postings.

Source: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine