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November 17, 2022

COVID’s economic fallout increased risks for poor mental health

In UCLA CHPR study, Californians reported struggles with employment, finances, and child care during the pandemic.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

November 3, 2022

Medi-Cal’s long-term care services reach only a small portion of seniors, disabled adults

UCLA study predicts increasing need for support, especially as population ages

Source: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

November 1, 2022

UCLA awarded $21 million grant to study health impacts of gas leak in Aliso Canyon, California

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of renowned UCLA scientists and healthcare practitioners will conduct the Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 20, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health awarded $1.5 million federal grant to support graduate students

U.S. Health and Human Services program aimed at building up public health workforce

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 18, 2022

California Health Interview Survey data show majority of California adults less likely to wear a mask

Source: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

October 12, 2022

UCLA competition provides funding to students and community organizations to address health inequities

Source: UCLA Fielding School of Public Health UCLA Center for Health Policy Research

October 7, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor recognized for innovation in cancer healthcare

Dr. Patricia Ganz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of health policy and management to receive Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 6, 2022

Immigrants living in California are less likely to own guns, more likely to fear gun violence

UCLA survey led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Fred W. and Pamela K. Wasserman professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, analyzes residents who have a firearm at home, concerns about gun safety.

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 5, 2022

Pandemic-related disparities persist, UCLA California Health Interview Survey finds

Source: UCLA Newsroom

October 3, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health welcomes 10 new faculty members

The researchers' areas of expertise include health disparities, industrial hygiene, medical care and health economics, statistical genomics, mental health, and more.

September 22, 2022

Researchers find Latino community hit hard by COVID, yet continues to contribute to U.S. economic growth

Research co-authored by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Paul Hsu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, found that by December 2020, the age adjusted death rate for Latinos from COVID-19 was 57% higher than the rate for non-Hispanic whites.

Source: UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture

September 20, 2022

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s UCLA Center for Healthcare Management names executive-in-residence

Jack Schlosser (MPH, ’74), veteran healthcare leader, takes on advisory role for cross-disciplinary UCLA Center for Healthcare Management led by Dr. Laura Erskine, UCLA Fielding School professor of health policy and management.