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In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding discusses climate change-induced threats to public health and required actions to mitigate and reverse trending health impacts.

Researchers have long documented health disparities among people of different racial and ethnic groups. What is less known is how being a target of racism affects a person’s health.

Research reported at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2019 in Los Angeles identified a number of differences in the progression and risk of Alzheimer’s disease between women and men.

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding discusses developments in sunscreen-related research and best practices to protect oneself from the sun.

Air quality samples collected near the Aliso Canyon natural gas storage facility during the 2015 blowout showed elevated levels of pollutants known or suspected to be associated with serious health problems, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led study has found.

For the first time, researchers have shown a causal link between print news media coverage of U.S. gun control policy in the wake of mass shooting events and increases in firearm acquisition, particularly in states with the least restrictive gun laws.

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, discusses health risks that ensue from noise exposure.

In an opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, calls attention to the measles outbreak as a public-health emergency.

Sweeping changes designed to make the food more nutritious in a federal assistance program for low-income families reduced the risk for obesity for 4-year-olds who had been on the program since birth, according to new research.