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May 16, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor receives fellowship for youth mental health research

Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management and assistant professor of nursing in the UCLA School of Nursing, to lead study of access to mental health care for LGBTQ adolescents.

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May 13, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored with Lifetime Achievement Award

Dr. Kimberly Gregory, a physician and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, has been recognized by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

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May 9, 2022
Analysis: California malpractice cap on noneconomic losses associated with 16% more adverse events

Study by Dr. Jack Needleman, 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, finds cap imposed in 1975 may be costing the state Medi-Cal program $245 million a year.

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May 5, 2022
UCLA-led evaluation shows improved outcomes for Medi-Cal patients under a demonstration program for public hospitals

An evaluation led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found a decreased use of emergency department visits and hospitalizations and slower growth in estimated Medi-Cal payments found in public hospitals compared with other hospitals.

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Health Equity Challenge finalists
May 5, 2022
UCLA and MolinaCares announce 10 finalists in the Health Equity Challenge

Finalists - who include four UCLA Fielding School of Public Health graduate or doctoral students - will develop proposals to address a health equity issue in California and two organizations will be awarded $50,000.

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May 2, 2022
Life course intervention research optimizes health development and children’s well-being

Research led by Dr. Neal Halfon, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and founding director of the UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, suggests that healthcare policymakers in the United States are not doing nearly enough to intervene in childhood to optimize later health outcomes.

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April 27, 2022
Dr. Muntu Davis of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health named UCLA Fielding School of Public Health 2022 commencement speaker

Dr. Muntu Davis, the county health officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, will deliver the 2022 commencement address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 10.

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April 25, 2022
UCLA report: Reimagining the future of health and wellness in California

Report by UCLA team led by Dr. Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management and director of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, helps point the way toward greater access and equity as part of statewide initiative.

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Dr. Richard Jackson
April 22, 2022
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor honored with California’s Award for Excellence

Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, was recognized by the California Department of Public Health with the Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health on April 22.

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April 18, 2022
Report: Autistic children at the intersection of race and poverty experience compounding health risks

Research by team co-led by Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management and of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, finds that autism, poverty and non-white race/ethnicity appear to increase rates of health concerns and care challenges, both individually and in combination.

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April 18, 2022
UCLA Fielding School-led team receives $1.27 million federal grant for COVID-19 vaccination research

Dr. Annette Regan and Dr. Onyebuchi A. Arah will study the safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy.

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April 14, 2022
Health coverage for nearly one million Californians will be affected by Medi-Cal expansion and federal subsidies extension

Two University of California studies - both co-authored by Dr. Gerald Kominski and Dr. Dylan Roby, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health - examine the proposed extension of Medi-Cal to all low-income adults and the risks if enhanced federal subsidies under the American Rescue Plan are not extended.

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