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February 15, 2022
Teleheath doctor visits rated favorably by patients during the pandemic

UCLA study led by Dr. Ron D. Hays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, finds patient experience with telehealth appointments as positive as traditional face-to-face meetings, or even more so.

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A team member from the Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research takes a blood sample from a vaccinated man in North Kivu Province.
February 8, 2022
Ebola vaccine being used in Congo produces lasting antibody response, study finds

UCLA-led study, led by Dr. Nicole A. Hoff and Dr. Anne Rimoin, finds crucial evidence that antibody response and persistence after Ebola vaccination is robust, significantly informing the use of vaccination for outbreak control.

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January 31, 2022
A decade after the Affordable Care Act, researchers find disparities persist

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, found coverage and health care access disparities persist.

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January 24, 2022
Articles co-authored by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers among health affairs' "top 10" studies of 2021

Two separate studies by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers have been recognized as among the 'Top 10' in 2021 by the scientific journal Health Affairs.

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January 24, 2022
UCLA food studies institute to tackle global food challenges

The institute, an outgrowth of work by the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA, led by Dr. Wendelin Slusser, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, will collaborate with a community of chefs and scholars in pursuit of a healthier population and planet.

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January 18, 2022
Researchers evaluate impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Medi-Cal’s Whole Person Care Program

Research led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and associate director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, found fewer emergency department visits and hospitalizations, and more outpatient telehealth visits in 2020.

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January 11, 2022
Nearly 400,000 Californians may lack access to safe drinking water, study finds

A UCLA and UC Berkeley-led study finds 370,000 or more people rely on drinking water that may contain high levels of the contaminants arsenic, nitrate or hexavalent chromium.

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January 6, 2022
Ditching cigarettes for smokeless tobacco can help cut cardiovascular risks, study finds

Research co-authored by Dr. Jian Li, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, found that users of smokeless products had significantly lower levels of inflammation and oxidative stress biomarkers than cigarette smokers.

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January 5, 2022
Conservatorships can result in a ‘bottleneck’ effect in psychiatric hospitals

UCLA researchers found that conservatorships often result in lengthy psychiatric hospitalizations due to a lack of permanent supportive housing and community-based treatment options.

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Dr. Roch Nianogo
January 4, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researcher recognized for work on Alzheimer’s disease

Dr. Roch Nianogo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, was honored by the Karen Toffler Charitable Trust with the 2022 Toffler Scholar Award for his ongoing research into preventing Alzheimer’s disease in vulnerable populations.

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December 9, 2021
COVID-19 rapid response: How the California Health Interview Survey adapted during the global pandemic

The American Journal of Public Health published a study co-authored by Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about how the California Health Interview Survey responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante
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.

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