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Q&A | Dr. Robert Kim-Farley: World Kindness Day and public health

Date:
November 10, 2022
With World Kindness Day coming up on November 13, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health connected with Dr. Robert Kim-Farley — professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, and member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute — about kindness and public health.
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Aliso Canyon gas blowout: UCLA to study health impacts of one of the worst environmental disasters in Southern California

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
November 9, 2022
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has selected a multidisciplinary team of UCLA public health scientists and healthcare practitioners to conduct the $21 million Aliso Canyon Health Research Study.
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"Little to no correlation found between immigrant entry and COVID-19 infection rates in the United States"

Source:
Health Affairs
Date:
November 7, 2022
Health Affairs published research led by Dr. Arturo Vargas Bustamante, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and doctoral student Joseph Nwadiuko, that found no statistically significant relationship between border entries by visa-holders issued through the Department of Labor’s seasonal guest worker program and COVID-19 rates in 2020-21, and little relationship between crossings by non-visa and COVID-19 rates.
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UCLA FSPH at the 2022 APHA Meeting

Source:
American Public Health Association (APHA) 2022 Annual Meeting and Expo
Date:
November 4, 2022
Attend presentations by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, students, staff, and graduates at the 2022 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
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"Why this could be the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade"

Source:
ABC News
Date:
November 3, 2022
ABC News interviewed Dr. Timothy Brewer, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about why this influenza season is expected to be very severe.
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How does racism make you sick?

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
October 24, 2022
Dr. Gilbert Gee, professor and chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences, addresses how stress, racism and discrimination impact biology.
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Expanding care for sickle cell patients to extend lives

Source:
U Magazine
Date:
October 24, 2022
Dr. Alice Kuo, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of health policy and management, addresses improving quality of care and increasing life expectancies for patients with sickle cell disease.
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An ounce of prevention

Source:
U Magazine
Date:
October 24, 2022
Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, addresses the role of the task force in public health and medicine
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"A single, devastating California fire season wiped out years of efforts to cut emissions"

Source:
The Los Angeles Times
Date:
October 20, 2022
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett and Dr. Miriam Marlier, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health environmental health sciences professors, about the public health impact of wildfires.
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"They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence"

Source:
NPR
Date:
October 20, 2022
NPR interviewed Dr. Rachael Jones, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, about environmental health practices.
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