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FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research survey data on asthma rates cited by U.S. News & World Report

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U.S. News and World Report
Date:
July 17, 2017
Data about rates of asthma from the California Health Interview Survey, administered by FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was cited July 17 in a U.S. News & World Report article about the health effects of diesel pollution.
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San Francisco Chronicle quotes Dr. Gerald Kominski about Senate health bill revisions

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San Francisco Chronicle
Date:
July 13, 2017
Dr. Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, commented July 13 in a San Francisco Chronicle article about the potential effects of the Senate's revised health care bill.
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"Raising Our Voices Against Discrimination—and for Public Health"

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AJPH
Date:
July 12, 2017
Dr. Jody Heymann, Fielding School dean and founding director of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD), and Aleta Sprague, WORLD senior legal analyst, co-authored an American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) editorial calling for greater dissemination of public health research to support anti-discrimination policies. This editorial is first of a new AJPH series titled: Public Health of Consequence.
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Dr. Anne Rimoin featured by Nature for application of diagnostic equipment to track DRC's Ebola outbreak

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Nature
Date:
July 2, 2017
Dr. Anne Rimoin, associate professor and acting vice chair of FSPH's Department of Epidemiology, commented July 2 in a Nature article about tracking and responding to Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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CBS features Dr. Gerald Kominski’s expert analysis of the Senate's health care proposal

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CBS News
Date:
June 29, 2017
Dr. Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, responded to several critical questions posed by CBS in a June 29 Q&A about the Senate's proposed health care bill.
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CNN interviews Dean Jody Heymann about paid family leave in the U.S.

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CNN
Date:
June 29, 2017
FSPH Dean and WORLD Policy Analysis Center founding director Dr. Jody Heymann was quoted June 29 by CNN about the need for the U.S. to develop policies that support paid family leave.
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FSPH Dean Jody Heymann quoted by Slate Magazine about research analyzing paid family leave systems

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Slate Magazine
Date:
June 19, 2017
FSPH Dean and WORLD Policy Analysis Center founding director Dr. Jody Heymann was quoted June 19 by Slate Magazine in an article about scientific studies analyzing paid family leave systems around the world.
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Dr. Jonathan Fielding: "The opioid crisis is getting worse, not better."

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U.S. News and World Report
Date:
June 15, 2017
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence in FSPH's Department of Health Policy and Management, wrote an op-ed published June 15 by U.S. News & World Report about the still-increasing number of deaths due to drug overdoses of prescription opioids.
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43rd Annual Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Public Health and Human Rights

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June 9, 2017
2017 Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Eric Esrailian, shared a moving lecture entitled, "Keeping the Promise: A Journey of Healing and Human Rights." The Fielding School also honored three new Alumni Hall of Fame inductees and winners of the student writing competition.
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Dr. Nadereh Pourat featured in guest interview for KLAW-FM about California's legislative process for developing single-payer healthcare

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KALW-FM
Date:
June 7, 2017
Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor-in-residence and director of research at FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was featured June 7 in a KALW-FM guest broadcast interview about California's Senate and Assembly process for developing and passing universal single-payer healthcare in California.
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