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October 22, 2014

FSPH faculty to help lead NIH efforts to diversify biomedical workforce

Dr. Pamela Davidson, Dr. Steve Wallace and Dr. Abdelmonem Afifi are among the UCLA faculty who will help the National Institutes of Health develop new ways to engage and recruit biomedical researchers, including those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 10, 2014

2014 Nobel Peace Prize spotlights work needed to further children’s rights

This year's Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzay for their work upholding girls’ right to education and ending child labor, an announcement that underscores the obstacles children still face around the world.

September 19, 2014

UCLA FSPH faculty awarded more than $4.3 million to research and combat aids in Southeast Asia

FSPH professors Dr. Roger Detels, Dr. Pamina Gorbach and Dr. Sung-Jae Lee, are helping to implement modern HIV/AIDS training and tracking programs in Myanmar, Thailand and Cambodia.

August 28, 2014

Taking preventive health care into community spaces

A study from the Center for Health Policy Research shows that bringing health care to nontraditional locations like parks and churches increases use of preventive services by underserved, older adults.

August 20, 2014

Water conservation strategy should consider health, cost and community concerns, too

FSPH study by Environmental Health Sciences Adjunct Assistant Professor Brian Cole says careful planning needed to avoid unintended harm.

August 4, 2014

Amputation rates up to 10 times higher for diabetics living in California's low-income neighborhoods

Most amputations preventable with earlier medical care, UCLA researchers studying data from the Center for Health Policy Research say.

June 26, 2014

UCLA fact sheets provide detailed snapshot of adult Californians’ health by race, ethnicity

UCLA report digs deeper into differences among groups within Latino, Asian populations.

Source: Center for Health Policy Research

June 23, 2014

Group recommends removing sexual orientation-related disorders from the international classification of diseases

Working group member and FSPH professor Susan Cochran and colleagues say that following the recommendation will resolve a human rights issue.

June 23, 2014

Mother's place of birth is a risk factor for autism in U.S.-born children

A new study led by professor of epidemiology Beate Ritz suggests several varied reasons for the link including the stresses related to relocation.

June 12, 2014

Finding sexual partners via smartphone apps carries higher STI risk than online dating sites or clubs

Co-author and FSPH professor of biostatistics Robert Weiss notes a higher risk of gonorrhea and chlamydia for men who have sex with men.

June 6, 2014

Even with insurance, disparities remain in HIV/AIDS care among racial/ethnic minorities and seniors

Dr. Chandra Ford, recently awarded the Kaiser Permanente Burch Minority Leadership Development scholarship to study barriers to health services, will lead a study examining factors preventing diagnosis and care.

June 2, 2014

Funding shortfall of more than $1.3 billion could push safety-net hospitals to financial brink

Source: Center for Health Policy Research