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"States Give in to Lure of Reopening, Defying Health Warnings"

Source:
Bloomberg News
Date:
March 4, 2021
Bloomberg interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the potential risks of the decisions by state governors to remove protective measures designed to fight the pandemic.
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"Equity in Vaccine Distribution"

Source:
KPCC-FM (NPR)
Date:
March 4, 2021
KPCC-FM (NPR) interviewed Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management, about plans to reserve 40 percent of vaccines to areas that are hardest hit by the pandemic to help address racial disparities.
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COVID-19: What are Potential Side Effects to Receiving the Vaccine?

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
March 3, 2021
UCLA Health and the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health are pleased to share background information and frequently asked questions regarding potential side effects of the COVID-19 vaccines.
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Breslow Lecturer Calls for Evidence and Empathy in Public Health Communications

Date:
March 3, 2021
Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, president of the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, called for public health specialists to focus on evidence, but go beyond dry facts, when communicating with the public as the speaker at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s 46th Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture
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"1 in 4 Immigrants in California Avoided Asking for Help Because of the 'Public Charge' Rule"

Source:
La Opinion/EFE
Date:
March 2, 2021
La Opinion/EFE quoted Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about immigrants’ user of public services.
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UCLA LiveWell: "Translating COVID-19 Research"

Source:
Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA
Date:
March 1, 2021
Dr. Wendy Slusser, associate vice provost for the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA and host of the UCLA LiveWell podcast, interviewed the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dean Ron Brookmeyer, Dr. Deborah Glik, and Jessica Arzola, RN, a student in the Fielding School's Executive Master of Public Health program, about translating COVID-19 research to our everyday lives
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Opinion: "Here’s How We Can Create a More Equitable Vaccination System"

Source:
San Diego Union-Tribune
Date:
February 24, 2021
The San Diego Union-Tribune published a commentary by Tram-Elayne Nguyen, a UCLA Fielding School of Public Health MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences, on the need to help elderly non-English speakers get vaccinated
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How Public Health Research can Shape Inclusive Immigration Policies

Source:
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Date:
February 23, 2021
Dr. Steven Wallace, UCLA Fielding School of Public health professor of community health services, and Dr. Maria-Elena De Trinidad Young, a faculty associate at the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and assistant professor of public health at UC Merced, were interviewed about the Biden Administration's policies regarding public health and immigration.
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"California's Slow Vaccine Rollout Leaves Essential Workers Exposed"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
February 23, 2021
The Guardian interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the pace and priorities of California’s vaccination campaign.
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"The Battle Over Climate Change is Boiling Over on the Home Front"

Source:
Washington Post
Date:
February 23, 2021
The Washington Post quoted Dr. Yifang Zhu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and senior associate dean for academic programs, about research examining the health risks of long-term exposure to exhaust from gas appliances.
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