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"Excess Medical Care Spending: The Categories, Magnitude, and Opportunity Costs of Wasteful Spending in the United States"

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American Journal of Public Health
Date:
December 31, 2020
The American Journal of Public Health published analysis co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Steven Teutsch, professor of health policy and management at UCLA FSPH, on how the United States wastes hundreds of billions of dollars every year on medical care that does not improve health outcomes.
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"Reduction in US Health Care Spending Required to Meet the Institute of Medicine’s 2030 Target"

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American Journal of Public Health
Date:
December 30, 2020
The American Journal of Public Health published research co-authored by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Steven Teutsch, professor of health policy and management at UCLA FSPH, that found unsustainable, rising health care costs are a threat to the nation’s health.
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Opinion Piece: "Commonsense Questions to Move Beyond Health Care at All Costs"

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American Journal of Public Health
Date:
December 29, 2020
In an opinion piece published in the December edition of the American Journal of Public Health, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, and co-author Bobby Milstein, with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management, share their perspective on the idea that that if some health care is good, more care and higher priced care must be better.
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Opinion Piece: "Less Health Care, More Health"

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American Journal of Public Health
Date:
December 28, 2020
In an opinion piece published in the December edition of the American Journal of Public Health, Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA FSPH professor of health policy and management, shares his perspective on the "Inverse U" of medical spending and health in the United States.
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Opinion Piece: "Changing the Public’s Health Story"

Source:
American Journal of Public Health
Date:
December 27, 2020
In an opinion piece published in the December edition of the American Journal of Public Health, Dr. Steven Teustch, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and co-author Dr. Sanne Magnan, with HealthPartners Institute and the University of Minnesota School of Medicine, share their perspective on how to address the reality the United States pays more for medical care compared with other wealthy nations.
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"How to Stay Safe From COVID-19 When You’re Inside"

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UCLA Health
Date:
December 26, 2020
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, about how to reduce the risks of infection.
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Book addressing racism and health, co-edited by FSPH professor, recognized as an Outstanding Title for 2020

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American Library Association's "Choice" magazine
Date:
December 22, 2020
"Racism: Science & Tools for the Public Health Professional,” a groundbreaking book co-edited by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor Chandra Ford and published by APHA Press, has been selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2020 by Choice magazine, official journal of the American Library Association.
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"California Becomes Center of Outbreak as Fall Surge Strains Health Systems"

Source:
Wall Street Journal
Date:
December 18, 2020
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor of epidemiology, about the surge in confirmed cases in California.
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"What It Was Like to Participate in a Covid-19 Vaccine Trial"

Source:
New York Times
Date:
December 18, 2020
The New York Times interviewed Kristen Choi, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of health policy and management, about her experience as a participant in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial.
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Opinion Piece: "Population Health Science: Fulfilling the Mission of Public Health"

Source:
The Milbank Quarterly
Date:
December 17, 2020
In an opinion piece published in the December edition of the Milbank Quarterly, Frederick Zimmerman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, shares his perspective on the field of population health science.
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