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December 8, 2021

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante named senior fellow at UCLA FSPH Center for Health Policy Research

Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been named a senior fellow of the Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics

December 1, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Professor Recognized by National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Dr. Marc Suchard has been honored for "highly influential and innovative contributions" in the field of computational biology.

Source: National Institute of Statistical Sciences

December 1, 2021

New research suggests more than 400 hazardous sites in California face flooding

Research by a UC team that includes Dr. Lara Cushing, assistant professor of environmental health sceinces and the Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity, suggests flooding could hit communities in San Francisco Bay Area and southern California.

December 1, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor recognized by National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Dr. Marc Suchard, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, has been honored for “highly influential and innovative contributions” in the field of computational biology.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

December 1, 2021

Lifetime Achievement Award named in honor of late UCLA Fielding School professor, Dr. Steve Wallace

The American Public Health Association posthumously honored Dr. Steve Wallace, a longtime UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, by re-naming a lifetime achievement award for him.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 29, 2021

UCLA to sponsor conference series on climate change and public health in California

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty available for media interviews to discuss the public health impact of climate change.

Source: UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions

November 29, 2021

Nearly half of California caregivers experienced financial stress during 2020

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the center, that found nearly half of California’s estimated 6.7 million adult caregivers reported experiencing some level of financial stress in 2020.

Source: UCLA Newsroom Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

November 24, 2021

UCLA selected as partner for the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Vaccine Acceptance & Demand Initiative 2021

A team led by Dr. Corrina Moucheraud, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has been selected as a partner for the Sabin Vaccine Institute’s Vaccine Acceptance & Demand Initiative 2021 Social and Behavioral Grants Program.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab

November 24, 2021

UCLA awarded grant from Office of Minority Health to continue groundbreaking work through Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Data Policy Lab

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor of health policy and management, has been awarded a $250,000 grant to further research into how the pandemic has struck native Hawaiians and Pacific islanders.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 23, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor recognized for COVID-19 related service

Award-winning Los Angeles County COVID-19 predictive modeling team included UCLA biostatistics professor Dr. Thomas R. Belin.

Source: Los Angeles County Quality and Productivity Commission Source: UCLA Department of Biostatistics

November 22, 2021

UCLA-led research finds Americans suffering psychological distress over pandemic-related job loss

Researchers found “racial and ethnic minorities have undoubtedly suffered the most, on multiple levels … during COVID-19."

Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

November 17, 2021

Californians willing to adhere to safety guidelines on COVID-19 vaccination and testing, study finds

Research by FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor of health policy and management, found that Californians have varied their COVID-19 risk reduction based on their test results.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research