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Fielding in the Field

Date:
September 28, 2018
During the summer of 2018, Fielding School community members put public health into action on campus and far beyond.
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FSPH Biostatistics professor and chair named fellow of international society

Date:
September 28, 2018
Sudipto Banerjee, professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been named the 2018 fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis.
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Could High Blood Pressure Exposure Over Time Contribute to Racial Disparities in Dementia?

Date:
September 26, 2018
FSPH epidemiologist seeks to better understand differences in the incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in an effort to inform prevention strategies.
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87 days of smog: Southern California just saw its longest streak of bad air in decades

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
September 21, 2018
Michael Jerrett, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about this summer’s long spell of poor air quality days.
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Alzheimer’s Disease Projections Could Aid in Mitigation Efforts

Date:
September 20, 2018
Dr. Ron Brookmeyer’s research on preclinical Alzheimer’s may offer clues into how to prevent or delay the disease’s progression.
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Undocumented immigrants least likely to see a doctor, but still healthier than other populations

Source:
Drexel University
Date:
September 14, 2018
Undocumented Latino immigrants have some of the lowest rates of health care use — and signs point to it getting worse, reports a new study co-authored by FSPH faculty members
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Biostatistics professor appointed to national research institute’s advisory panel

Date:
September 11, 2018
Catherine Crespi, professor-in-residence of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been appointed by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute as a member of its advisory panel on clinical trials.
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With a single sentence, Obama moves Medicare for all into the political mainstream

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
September 11, 2018
Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and a senior fellow at the Fielding School's Center for Health Policy Research, commented in a Los Angeles Times column about former President Obama's endorsement of expanding Medicare to all Americans.
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Heat killed a record number of people in Phoenix last year as days, nights grow warmer

Source:
Arizona Republic
Date:
September 10, 2018
An Arizona Republic story on last year’s record number of heat-related deaths in Phoenix featured Dr. David Eisenman, professor-in-residence of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and director of the Fielding School's Center for Public Health and Disasters.
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Obamacare improved healthcare access for all Latinos

Source:
La Opinión
Date:
September 4, 2018
La Opinión covered a new study led by Arturo Vargas Bustamante, associate professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. According to the study, more Latinos in California reported having health insurance and a usual source of care after the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions were implemented.
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