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November 23, 2022

"COVID-19 is robbing Latino community of a secret weapon behind their success: grandparents"

The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the pandemic's impact on older Latino Americans and their families.

Source: The Los Angeles Times

November 23, 2022

Latest shootings underscore gun violence as a public health issue

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, and Dr. Michael Rodriguez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, address gun violence as a public health issue

Source: UCLA Health

November 23, 2022

Can cultivated meat promote better health? Time will tell

Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, addresses the nutritional and environmental impact of lab-grown meat, or ‘carniculture’

Source: UCLA Health

UCLA FSPH student Mia Giordano worked as an intern with a Guatemalan public health organization

November 22, 2022

Fieldwork in Guatemala sheds light on global health work

Mia Giordano, a student in a joint M.P.H./ M.A. program at UCLA, where she is pursuing an M.P.H. at the Fielding School of Public Health and a master’s degree in Latin American Studies at the International Institute, worked as an intern with a Guatemalan public health organization over the summer of 2022

Source: UCLA International Institute

November 17, 2022

COVID’s economic fallout increased risks for poor mental health

In UCLA CHPR study, Californians reported struggles with employment, finances, and child care during the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 16, 2022

"FDA gives safety nod to 'no kill' meat, bringing it closer to sale in the U.S."

NPR interviewed Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about the dietary and public health impact of so-called “cultivated” meat – grown in a production facility, by culturing animal cells

Source: NPR

November 15, 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars among most highly cited researchers for 2022

Five UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars - Dr. Sander Greenland, Dr. Steve Horvath, Dr. Michael Jerrett, Dr. Carol Mangione, and Dr. Marc Suchard - among the most highly cited researchers for 2022.

November 13, 2022

Q&A | Dr. Robert Kim-Farley: World Kindness Day and public health

With World Kindness Day being observed on November 13, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health connected with Dr. Robert Kim-Farley — professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, and member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute — about kindness and public health.

November 10, 2022

Ingestible sensor could help people with HIV stick to medication regimen, UCLA-led study finds

Dr. Honghu Liu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, has found a tiny piece of technology could play a big role in encouraging people to take their medicine on time

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 9, 2022

Aliso Canyon gas blowout: UCLA to study health impacts of one of the worst environmental disasters in Southern California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a UCLA team to conduct the $21 million Aliso Canyon Health Research Study

Source: UCLA Health

November 8, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored by National Academy of Medicine

Dr. Richard Jackson recognized by the National Academy of Medicine for outstanding service to health and medicine

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 7, 2022

"Little to no correlation found between immigrant entry and COVID-19 infection rates in the United States"

Health Affairs published research led by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and doctoral student Joseph Nwadiuko, that found no statistically significant relationship between border entries by visa-holders issued through the Department of Labor’s seasonal guest worker program and COVID-19 rates in 2020-21

Source: Health Affairs