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Healing the sick among LA's homeless

Source:
Contagion®
Date:
June 19, 2019
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, adjunct professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Contagion® article about solutions to address the public health challenges faced by Los Angeles' homeless population.
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2019 UCLA FSPH Commencement

Date:
June 17, 2019
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health celebrated more than 225 graduating MPH, MS and PhD students in a ceremony at Royce Hall attended by family, friends,students, alumni, faculty and staff.
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Ebola in Uganda

Source:
BBC World News
Date:
June 11, 2019
Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School's Center for Global and Immigrant Health, was interviewed by BBC World News about the Ebola vaccine and the Ebola case in Uganda.
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'Food deserts' become 'food swamps' as drugstores outsell major grocers

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
June 8, 2019
The Guardian quoted William J. McCarthy, adjunct professor in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Department of Health Policy and Management, in an article about the increased consumption of food sold by pharmacies in areas with limited access to grocery stores.
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Noise can adversely affect human health and quality of life

Source:
The Hill
Date:
June 7, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, discusses health risks that ensue from noise exposure.
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U.N. finds 115 million 'child grooms' with Central African Republic topping list

Source:
Reuters
Date:
June 6, 2019
Reuters covered a study, which included data from the UCLA Fielding School’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center, that found 115 million boys were married off as children with one in five wed before they turned 15.
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Professor Vickie Mays Receives Career Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award from Academic Senate

Date:
June 4, 2019
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The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance

Source:
The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance
Date:
May 30, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is co-author of The Salzburg Statement on Vaccination Acceptance. The authors state their "unwavering commitment to universal childhood vaccination" and pledge to “support the development, testing, implementation and evaluation of new, effective, and fact-based communications programs” that will help parents, community and government leaders make appropriate decisions on childhood immunization, while assuring a continuous and affordable supply of needed vaccines.
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Are veggie chips or straws healthier than potato chips?

Source:
TIME
Date:
May 21, 2019
Dana Hunnes, adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a TIME article about the nutritional value of potato chips versus ‘veggie’ chips.
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A “Blue Card” can provide protection for farm workers

Source:
Food Tank
Date:
May 21, 2019
Emily Cornell, an MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, authored an opinion article for Food Tank about a new immigration status for undocumented farm workers.
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