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UCLA FSPH at the 2021 APHA Meeting

Source:
American Public Health Association
Date:
October 27, 2021
Attend presentations by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty, students and staff at the 2021 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
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Where Violence, Inequity and Public Health Collide: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Source:
UCLA Health, Department of Justice Journal
Date:
October 26, 2021
Research by Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, cited in UCLA Health report on the the epidemic of missing and murdered indigenous people
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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Awards $3.5 Million Grant to World Policy Analysis Center

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Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
Date:
October 26, 2021
The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded a $3.5 million grant to support research by the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s WORLD Policy Analysis Center, led by Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine.
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"Will There Be Trick-or-Treating in 2021?"

Source:
Parents
Date:
October 25, 2021
Parents interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about how to safely celebrate Halloween.
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"The World ‘Has Found a Way to Do This’: The U.S. Lags on Paid Leave"

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
October 25, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann, a UCLA distinguished professor of public health, public policy, and medicine, about sick leave.
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"Reports: Health Problems Tied to Global Warming on the Rise"

Source:
The Associated Press
Date:
October 21, 2021
The Associated Press interviewed Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences at the Fielding School, about human health problems tied to climate change.
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Opinion: "Why Funding for Climate Change Mitigation Must Stay in the $3.5 Trillion Infrastructure Bill"

Source:
Medium
Date:
October 21, 2021
Medium published a commentary by Dr. Dana Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of community health sciences, about climate-related priorities in the $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill currently being considered by the U.S. Congress.
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"When can we Start Enjoying Nightlife Again?"

Source:
Vox
Date:
October 20, 2021
Vox interviewed Dr. Pamina Gorbach, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology, about the response to a COVID-19 outbreak in July in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
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"99% of LAUSD Teachers Meet COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
October 19, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor, about the success of the LAUSD’s vaccine requirement for teachers.
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"Earlier Breast Cancer Screening Would Narrow Mortality gap for Black Women, U.S. Study Finds"

Source:
Reuters
Date:
October 18, 2021
Reuters quoted Dr. Carol Mangione, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, about research into disparities in breast cancer survival in the U.S.
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