The FSPH Center for Health Policy Research will present "The Environmental Factors Driving Rising Obesity in California" as part of an ongoing lecture series.
A statewide public health survey by FSPH's Center for Health Policy Research found that in 17 of 41 of California's counties, adult obesity rates are higher than the national average.
Dr. Patricia Ganz, FSPH professor of Health Policy and Management, edited and co-authored several chapters in the latest comprehensive review of breast cancer survivorship research.
Dr. Michael Jerrett, chair of FSPH Environmental Health Sciences, co-authored a study that suggests contact with nature may play a crucial role in brain development.
The way Medicare determines payment rates encourages delaying hospital discharges, according to a study from the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
