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"Los Angeles Urges Everyone to Mask up Because of Delta Variant — Even the Vaccinated"

Source:
Washington Post
Date:
June 30, 2021
The Washington Post interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the COVID-19 Delta variant and the latest Los Angeles County guidelines on wearing masks indoors.
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UCLA Offers Free Course: "Public Health Impacts of Climate Change and Steps Toward Protecting Our Communities"

Source:
UCLA Extension
Date:
June 25, 2021
The UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions), in partnership with UCLA Extension, is offering a free open course taught by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, on the public health impacts of climate change.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Professors Receive Faculty of the Year Awards

Source:
UCLA Sustainability
Date:
June 23, 2021
Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Yifang Zhu have been recognized for their work at the nexus of public and environmental health with the UCLA Faculty of the Year awards at the annual 2021 Green Gala.
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"Children's Birthday Parties may Have Fueled COVID-19 Spread, Study Finds"

Source:
USA Today
Date:
June 23, 2021
USA Today interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about research that found children’s birthday parties may be partly to blame for increased coronavirus transmission rates.
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UCLA Fielding School Professor Recognized by National Council on Aging

Source:
National Council on Aging
Date:
June 22, 2021
The late Dr. Steven Wallace, Fielding School professor of community health sciences, has received the National Council on Aging’s 2021 “Change Agent Award” for his research and policy advocacy, the organization announced this month.
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"Tackling Latino Health, Caregiving and Housing is key as Older Population Grows"

Source:
NBC News
Date:
June 18, 2021
NBC News interviewed Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about the health needs of the Latino population in the United States, expected to total more than 1 in 5 of American seniors by 2060.
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"One in six Pregnant Women Delivering in a U.S. Hospital may see a big Bill, Even With Insurance"

Source:
Reuters Health
Date:
June 18, 2021
Reuters Health interviewed Dr. Jack Needleman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, about research that found mean out-of-pocket spending for maternal and newborn hospitalizations among privately insured families was $3,068, and spending was greater than $5,000 for one in six deliveries.
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"Expert Urges Precaution Against Emerging Coronavirus Variants to Prevent new Outbreaks"

Source:
Xinhua
Date:
June 17, 2021
Xinhua interviewed Dr. Zuo-Feng Zhang, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor of epidemiology and associate dean for research, about the potential risks of new variants of COVID-19.
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A Vision of Equity in Public Health

Source:
UCLA Magazine
Date:
June 10, 2021
Dr. Chandra Ford, founding director of the UCLA FSPH Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health and professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences, was interviewed by UCLA Magazine about her work addressing racism as a public health issue. To achieve equity in public health, Dr. Ford says it is necessary to value all individuals and populations equally and to address power imbalances that prevent everyone from being healthy.
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"Reduced U.S. COVID-19 Data Reporting Worries Some Health Experts"

Source:
Wall Street Journal
Date:
June 9, 2021
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about whether changes in state-level reporting could leave public-health leaders with blind spots as new variants of the coronavirus circulate and many parts of the world battle rising cases.
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