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The California Health Interview Survey, led by principal investigator Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, has published new estimates at the city, ZIP code, legislative district, and census tract levels.

Tools developed by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health team show which communities are at greatest risk of harm during extreme heat days.

Changes at the DNA level can accelerate aging by nearly five years, according to research co-authored by Dr. Steven Horvath and Dr. Christina Ramirez, professors in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Department of Biostatistics.

More than half who aren’t vaccinated are still worried about side effects, according to findings 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.

Dr. Roger Detels, distinguished research professor of epidemiology at the Fielding School receives the Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award in recognition for outstanding research, teaching, and service.

Dr. Rachael Jones to join the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty and begin service as chair of the Department of Environmental Health Science and director of the Southern California Education and Research Center.

UCLA FSPH professors of epidemiology, Dr. Anne Rimoin and Dr. Zunyou Wu, to serve on an emergency World Health Organization (WHO) panel as part of the WHO’s response to the current monkeypox outbreak.

Data from the California Health Interview Survey, led by principal investigator Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, highlight needs of California’s fastest growing population groups.

Students who participated in the Harmony Project, established by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate Margaret Martin, showed higher test scores in reading and math.

Dr. Jingyi (Jessica) Li, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of biostatistics, has been named a fellow at Harvard University's Radcliffe Institute.