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Government report shows alarming fast food consumption among kids

Source:
KABC - "Channel 7"
Date:
September 21, 2015
A report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows kids average about 245 calories worth of fast food every day.
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The death toll from air-pollution sources

Source:
Nature
Date:
September 16, 2015
Fielding School professor and chair of Environmental Health Sciences, Michael Jerrett, discusses how sources of fine-particle air pollution affect mortality world-wide in Nature.
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FSPH's Dr. Richard J. Jackson pens op-ed

Source:
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Date:
August 31, 2015
Fielding School professor of Environmental Health Sciences emphasizes fitness in an op-ed about a city's overall public health.
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Dean Emeritus Linda Rosenstock addresses minimum wage in the United States

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
August 4, 2015
Dean Emeritus Linda Rosenstock addresses minimum wage in the United States.
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"Black Lives Matter: A Commentary on Racism and Public Health"

Source:
American Journal of Public Health
Date:
July 10, 2015
The American Journal of Public Health featured a commentary co-authored by Jennifer Jee-Lyn García (PhD '14) and PhD student Mienah Zulfacar Sharif (MPH '09).
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"As More Parents Opt Out of Vaccinations, More Texas Doctors Require Them"

Source:
KUT.org
Date:
July 7, 2015
Dr. Steven Wallace, Fielding School chair of Community Health Sciences, was quoted on NPR affiliate station KUT about vaccination concerns.
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"Women live longer than men because of lifestyle, not biology"

Source:
Newsweek
Date:
July 7, 2015
Dr. Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez was quoted by several international news outlets about gender and mortality.
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Understanding short-term health policies

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
July 2, 2015
Increasingly complex health insurance law and related tax penalties create confusion about short-term insurance.
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Same-sex marriage: a public health issue

Source:
CNN
Date:
June 30, 2015
Several studies indicate that legal married status improves the health of couples, regardless of sexual orientation.
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CHPR addresses CA state audit of Medicaid program

Source:
NPR
Date:
June 22, 2015
Dr. Gerald Kominski, director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor of FSPH health policy and management was quoted on June 22 by NPR about the failure of Medicare to serve enrollees' complex needs.
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