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September 25, 2018

FSPH professor wins national award for improving mental health in underserved communities

Dr. Kenneth Wells, professor-in-residence of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is recipient of the 2018 Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health, given by the National Academy of Medicine.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

September 18, 2018

Alina Dorian appointed new associate dean for public health practice at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Alina Dorian, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences, will serve as new associate dean for public health practice.

September 18, 2018

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes new faculty members

The Fielding School is proud to announce Roch A. Nianogo, Hilary Aralis, Ilan Meyer and Elizabeth Yzquierdo as new faculty members.

September 4, 2018

Yifang Zhu appointed acting dean of UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

Dr. Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed acting dean by UCLA Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott L. Waugh, effective September 1.

September 4, 2018

Affordable Care Act reduced disparities in health care between Mexican-heritage Latinos and other Latinos in California, study finds

Analysis shows that legal status plays a significant role in a person’s ability to access services.

August 20, 2018

There's a lack of US leadership on breastfeeding

In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, states that U.S. leadership needs to actively support breastfeeding, both in domestic and international health policy making.

Source: The Hill

August 9, 2018

Race and research: How public health experts can reduce racial bias in their work

As a journal guest editor, UCLA FSPH professor Chandra Ford writes about how study results may be influenced by conscious or unconscious assumptions.

August 6, 2018

Health systems in low- and middle-income countries not prepared to diagnose and treat common diseases

UCLA FSPH's Corrina Moucheraud says policymakers should focus on training health workers, ensuring access to essential medicines.

Silhouettes of people against the border wall

July 2, 2018

The Hill: "Chickenpox shows how unprepared we are at the border"

In his latest op-ed for The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, shares his thoughts about "our government’s responsibility toward those whom they detain or deport and all those with whom they interact."

Source: The Hill

June 20, 2018

UCLA researchers awarded $9.5 million to investigate how substance use may impact HIV transmission and progression

In March 2018, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) awarded researchers at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health $9.5 million over five years to continue their work on possible connections between substance abuse and HIV infection. The work, which has officially begun this June, is a continuation of a study that launched in 2013 with a $7 million NIDA grant.

May 21, 2018

Study predicts most people with earliest Alzheimer’s signs won’t develop dementia associated with the disease

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers determine risks based on age, gender and biomarker screening.

May 14, 2018

"Treat owning and using a gun like owning and using a car"

"In spite of the growing chorus demanding action, it’s difficult to imagine Congress moving soon on firearm safety. Our inability to identify safety measures acceptable to all ideologies assures gridlock, but with Americans 10 times more likely to be killed by guns than people in other developed countries, we simply cannot wait." - Dr. Jonathan Fielding

Source: The Hill