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August 11, 2021

Trust in governments and healthcare workers low globally, influencing attitudes on health and vaccines

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers found less than one-third of respondents expressed trust in health advice from their governments; less than half trusted doctors and nurses or felt positive about vaccines.

Source: Health Affairs

August 10, 2021

Pandemic fatigue? Californians report slightly lower rates of following some safety guidelines as COVID-19 rates declined

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, shows varied support for safety measures and other personal or financial impacts.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

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August 3, 2021

Stress at work and at home increases risk of depression in U.S. workers

UCLA researchers, including Dr. Wendie Robbins and Dr. Jian Li, led an international team that found job strain and family strain are found to be linked to major depressive episodes and may have different effects on men and women.

Source: Journal of Psychosomatic Research

July 26, 2021

UCLA research finds that U.S. sick leave policies widen racial inequalities, lag nearly every other country

Paid sick leave is one of the most powerful tools for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases and ensuring all workers can access treatment—yet tens of millions of workers across the U.S. lack coverage, according to a new study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD), led by Dr. Jody Heymann.

Source: Health Affairs Source: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

July 26, 2021

Research suggests ending eviction moratoriums led to spikes in COVID cases and deaths

Research suggests ending eviction moratoriums led to spikes in COVID cases and deaths; UCLA-led study finds coronavirus spread steadily after states’ eviction bans expired.

Source: UCLA Newsroom Source: American Journal of Epidemiology

July 22, 2021

Mental health needs might not be met among California’s Latino and Asian communities

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, shows many don’t believe they need help, even if they report having psychological symptoms.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

July 22, 2021

UCLA Fielding School professor receives inaugural Google Research Award

Source: Google Research Scholar Program Source: UCLA Newsroom

July 22, 2021

Trust in COVID-19 vaccines roughly doubled in study during fall 2020

During a four-month-period in the fall of 2020, confidence levels of front-line healthcare and emergency services workers in a vaccine program roughly doubled, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team has found.

Source: Clinical Infectious Diseases

July 20, 2021

Early CHIS 2021 data estimates show how Californians dealt with COVID-19

Research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, shows Californians' risk reduction behaviors and who is and isn't getting vaccinated.

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

July 19, 2021

UCLA CHPR awarded California 100 grant to evaluate health and wellness in California's future

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, has been named the recipient of a research award from California 100, an ambitious statewide initiative to envision and shape the long-term success of the state.

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

July 14, 2021

UCLA research finds U.S. lags 79 other nations in preventing immigration detention of children

Unlike nearly three-quarters of high-income countries, the U.S. has no laws specifically limiting the detention of accompanied migrant and asylum-seeking children, according to a new study by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD), led by Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine.

Source: International Journal of Human Rights Source: UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

July 12, 2021

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor appointed new associate dean for research

Dr. James A. Macinko, a professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named the school’s new associate dean for research.