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Opinion | "The Hidden Costs of Life Without Paid Family Medical Leave"

Source:
The Hill
Date:
November 8, 2021
The Hill published a commentary by Dr. Jody Heymann, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health distinguished professor and founding director of the Fielding School's WORLD Policy Analysis Center, and Aleta Sprague, WORLD senior legal analyst.
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Q&A | Dr. Robert Kim-Farley: Kindness During COVID

Date:
November 8, 2021
In anticipation of World Kindness Day on November 13, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health connected with Dr. Robert Kim-Farley — professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, and member of the Faculty Advisory Committee of the UCLA Bedari Kindness Institute — about kindness, COVID-19, and public health.
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"Thirty Years Later, Magic Johnson is Still Doing Lifesaving Work"

Source:
Sports Illustrated
Date:
November 6, 2021
Sports Illustrated interviewed Dr. Nina Harawa, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about HIV and AIDS awareness and research advocacy by former NBA and Los Angeles Lakers’ star Magic Johnson.
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"Lessons in Paid Family Leave From Parents Around the World"

Source:
National Public Radio
Date:
November 3, 2021
NPR's "On Point" interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann, distinguished professor of health policy and management and founding director of FSPH’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center, about access to sick leave, and the current battle in the U.S. Congress over a proposed federal benefit of four weeks.
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"Do I Need to Wear a Mask if a Place Requires Proof of Vaccination?"

Source:
Huffington Post
Date:
November 2, 2021
The Huffington Post interviewed Dr. Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about whether it makes sense to wear a mask if everyone around you has been fully vaccinated.
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Air Pollution: A Health Equity Issue

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
November 1, 2021
Dr. Lara Cushing, Jonathan and Karin Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity and an assistant professor of environmental health sciences, addresses the impact of air pollution on human health.
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COVID-19 has Changed the way we View Dating and Intimacy

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
October 29, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Pamina Gorbach, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, on the pandemic's impact on dating and intimacy.
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"Meet The First Nurse To Land a Spot on Forbes 30 Under 30 (in) Healthcare"

Source:
nurse.org
Date:
October 29, 2021
Ask Nurse Alice interviewed Dr. Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management, about nurses’ role in the pandemic.
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Dr. Ninez Ponce Featured at White House Event for Filipino American History Month

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
October 28, 2021
Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, joined leaders from the government, health, business and other sectors at a Filipino American History Month virtual event hosted by the White House on Oct. 28.
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Q&A | Dr. Kenneth Wells On His Third Opera Exploring Mental Health and US Veterans' Experiences

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
October 27, 2021
Dr. Kenneth Wells, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence of health policy and management and writer of the award-winning opera ‘Veteran Journeys,’ answers questions about the trauma of war, family conflicts, mental health, homelessness recovery, and hope.
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