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Los Angeles Times: As Supreme Court decision looms, undocumented Asians say they must speak up or risk losing DACA

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
December 1, 2019
May Sudhinaraset, assistant professor of community health sciences, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the stigma and high risks associated with being an undocumented immigrant.
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E-scooters present a growing public-health challenge

Source:
The Hill
Date:
November 30, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses the growing public health challenge posed by e-scooters.
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UCLA LiveWell Podcast: How Can We Save Patient Planet Earth?

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UCLA LiveWell Podcast
Date:
November 26, 2019
The 'LiveWell' podcast, hosted by Dr. Wendelin Slusser, associate vice provost of the Healthy Campus Initiative and professor of community health sciences at FSPH, aims to inspire listeners with UCLA experts’ insights on health. In this episode, Dr. Slusser talks with Dr. Fielding about some of the most pressing public health issues our world faces today.
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Professor and Chair Sudipto Banerjee on working at the intersection of big data and health

Source:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Date:
November 12, 2019
Sudipto Banerjee, professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the Fielding School, uses pollution models to explain environmental and human health outcomes.
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Statement from interim dean Ron Brookmeyer about the passing of Bernard J. Tyson, chairman and CEO of Kaiser Permanente

Date:
November 10, 2019
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UCLA Fielding School at the 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo

Date:
November 8, 2019
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UCLA FSPH professors receive award for their work addressing the impact of racism on health

Date:
November 5, 2019
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UCLA FSPH at the 2019 APHA Meeting

Date:
November 1, 2019
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Gun suicides: America's unseen public health crisis

Source:
The Hill
Date:
October 11, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding addresses gun suicides. In 2017, 60 percent of the nearly 40,000 gun deaths in the United States were suicides.
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Everything You Need to Know About the Mysterious Vaping Lung Disease in the U.S.

Source:
Parade
Date:
October 10, 2019
Dr. Michael Ong, professor-in-residence of health policy and management, was quoted in a Parade magazine article about a possible vaping-related lung disease.
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