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November 3, 2022
Medi-Cal’s long-term care services reach only a small portion of seniors, disabled adults

UCLA study predicts increasing need for support, especially as population ages

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November 2, 2022
U.S. CDC funding awarded to UCLA Fielding School of Public Health program that provides exposure, opportunities for young people committed to health equity

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have awarded $3 million in funding to the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health to strengthen the public health workforce

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November 1, 2022
UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

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October 24, 2022
How does racism make you sick?

Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, addresses how stress, racism and discrimination impact biology.

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October 24, 2022
An ounce of prevention

Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, addresses the role of the task force in public health and medicine

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October 20, 2022
"They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence"

NPR interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental health practices

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October 20, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

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October 15, 2022
"Get your flu shot in 'sweet spot' season before mid-November"
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October 12, 2022
There’s a lot of hate in the world. UCLA’s scholars are asking why and what can be done

The university's new Initiative to Study Hate kicks off with 23 diverse projects, including three where UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty will lead research efforts.

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October 10, 2022
"Congenital syphilis rates soar across California as public health funding dwindles"

CalMatters interviewed Dr. Jennifer Wagman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of community health sciences, about research that found California has the sixth-highest rate of congenital syphilis in the U.S.

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October 7, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor recognized for innovation in cancer healthcare

Dr. Patricia Ganz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of health policy and management to receive Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care

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October 3, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers study the toll of COVID-19 on multiple communities

New work illustrates the impact of pandemic on Blacks, American Indian/Alaska Natives, and Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders

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