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

Date:
October 18, 2022
The number of California adults who said they “always” wore a mask during the pandemic dropped significantly between February and July, according to the latest CHIS COVID-19 Preliminary Estimates.
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UCLA-led study finds California’s greenhouse gas reductions could be wiped out by 2020 wildfires

Date:
October 17, 2022
Research led by Dr. Michael Jerrett, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, finds almost two decades of gains in limiting air pollution lost in a single year.
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UCLA competition provides funding to students and community organizations to address health inequities

Date:
October 12, 2022
UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor named to National Science Foundation position

Date:
October 10, 2022
Dr. Kirsten Schwarz selected for assignment with NSF’s Division of Environmental Biology.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor recognized for innovation in cancer healthcare

Date:
October 7, 2022
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.
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Immigrants living in California are less likely to own guns, more likely to fear gun violence

Date:
October 6, 2022
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.
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Pandemic-related disparities persist, UCLA California Health Interview Survey finds

Date:
October 5, 2022
Report by California Health Interview 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, highlights urgent need for mental health services, challenges in accessing medical care.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led research demonstrates the importance of influenza vaccination globally

Date:
October 4, 2022
Study led by Dr. Annette Regan, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, shows immunization reduced odds of ICU-level hospitalization for children by almost 50%.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health-led team awarded NIH grant for work on sexual and reproductive health

Date:
October 3, 2022
Dr. May Sudhinaraset, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of community health sciences, to lead $3 million, 5-year-long study of Asian immigrant women in United States.
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Researchers find Latino community hit hard by COVID, yet continue to contribute to U.S. economic growth

Date:
September 22, 2022
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.
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