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A UCLA team has found that in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than three million Californians reported their households went without sufficient food.
Source: Public Health Nutrition Read Full ArticleUCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor Dr. Jian Li is a key contributor to international team that found long working hours increase deaths from heart disease and stroke.
Source: Environment International Read Full Article![Dr. Anne Rimoin](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/Anne%20Rimoin.png?itok=M2AypVlp)
Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, will speak on “COVID-19 and Beyond: Preventing the Next Pandemic Before it Starts” at the annual LABest 2021 conference, May 25-27.
Source: LA Bioscience Ecosystem Summit 2021 Read Full Article![graph](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.05.11_PressRelease_CHPR_Thumbnail.png?itok=ooIX242H)
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research released findings that may improve health quality and outcomes for high-need, at-risk groups.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full ArticleNewly published comparison of global health insurance systems demonstrates U.S. weaknesses: The first edition of “Health Insurance Systems: An International Comparison,” authored by Fielding School professor Dr. Thomas Rice and published by Academic Press, is now available.
Source: Academic Press Read Full Article![stressed person](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.28_PressRelease_CHPR_Thumbnail.png?itok=vsHwBt7n)
UCLA researchers recommend state-level policy changes to improve health insurance coverage, participation in clinical trials and access to palliative care.
Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Read Full Article![data](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.15_PressRelease_IJERPH_Thumbnail.png?itok=N5EbMHSe)
A UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found that Hispanic, Black, and Native Americans have carried the burden of the pandemic, both in overall mortality and specifically in years of potential life lost, in an analysis of 45 U.S. states and the District of Columbia (D.C.).
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Read Full Article![Dr. Chandra Ford](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-08/Dr.%20Chandra%20Ford.png?itok=8j5ZEB7H)
UCLA Fielding School-Howard University Team Awarded $1.7 Million for Research on Racism and COVID-19 Crisis Communication.
Source: UCLA Newsroom Source: Howard University Read Full Article![Griffith Observatory with LA skyline](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.14_PressRelease_Jerrett-Zhu_Thumbnail.png?itok=myJP4OH5)
A UCLA-led study found COVID-19 mortality rates in Los Angeles County are higher in communities with poor air quality.
Source: Environment International Read Full Article![doctors](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.13_PressRelease_JAMA_Thumbnail.png?itok=PdA1tsIH)
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health led-research finds that criminalizing immigrant policies were associated with higher rates of preterm birth for Black women born outside the U.S.
Source: JAMA Network Open Read Full Article![Sick and Tired book cover](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.12_PressRelease_Abel_Thumbnail.png?itok=JqyozM9o)
‘Sick and Tired - An Intimate History of Fatigue,’ authored by Fielding School Professor Emily K. Abel and published by the University of North Carolina Press, is now available.
Source: UNC Press Read Full Article![Paul Torrens](https://ph.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2023-05/2021.04.12_PressRelease_Torrens_Thumbnail.png?itok=pvBp-Z5k)
Dr. Paul Torrens, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor emeritus of Health Policy and Management, will be honored with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for his mentorship and leadership by the Partners in Care Foundation at the Partners’ Annual Tribute Dinner on Monday, June 21, 2021.
Source: Partners in Care Foundation Read Full Article