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Indoors political rallies are “a perfect storm for more spread of the virus”

Source:
CNN
Date:
September 13, 2020
CNN interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about President Trump’s decision to hold political rallies indoors during the pandemic.
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Air quality, the pandemic, and wildfires in California

Source:
KLAC-AM
Date:
September 12, 2020
KLAC-AM interviewed Michael Jerrett, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about the combined impact of bad air quality and wildfires on the pandemic, and the university’s new UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions.
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"We won’t let coronavirus take Halloween. Here are 7 ways you can celebrate"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
September 11, 2020
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about how to have a safe Halloween during the pandemic.
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"California Wildfires Add to Safety Worries for MLB, NFL"

Source:
Wall Street Journal
Date:
September 11, 2020
The Wall Street Journal interviewed Michael Jerrett, Fielding School professor of environmental health sciences and co-director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions, about safety concerns of Major League Baseball on air quality in northern California, amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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"Los Angeles suffers worst smog in almost 30 years"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
September 10, 2020
Yifang Zhu was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about ozone pollution in Los Angeles, which reached its highest levels in a generation and set records in other parts of Southern California during Labor Day weekend.
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"Black and Latinos' Finances Hit the Hardest by COVID-19, UCLA Survey Finds"

Source:
NBC Los Angeles
Date:
September 10, 2020
NBC Los Angeles interviewed Ninez Ponce, FSPH professor of Health Policy and Management and director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, on results from the center's monthly statewide health survey.
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AJPH October 2020 | "Katrina, Flint, COVID-19 the Root Changes Public Health Needs"

Source:
American Journal of Public Health Podcast
Date:
September 9, 2020
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, Fielding School professor of community health sciences and epidemiology, was interviewed on the American Journal of Public Health Podcast about the US response to COVID-19 and more.
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"Plant-based diets shine when looking at the gut microbiome"

Source:
Contemporary Pediatrics
Date:
September 7, 2020
Contemporary Pediatrics referenced a study authored by Dena Herman, Fielding School adjunct associate professor of community health sciences, which investigates how foods, including plant-based proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables, and grains impact gut health in children.
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"Lawmakers Push for the Federal Government to Treat Racism as a Public Health Crisis"

Source:
The Appeal
Date:
September 4, 2020
The Appeal interviewed Chandra Ford, professor of community health sciences and founding director of the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health about a new bill that has been introduced which would create a National Center on Anti-Racism in Health.
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Dean Ron Brookmeyer Follows the Data

Source:
UCLA Magazine
Date:
September 3, 2020
Ron Brookmeyer, dean and distinguished professor of biostatistics at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was interviewed by UCLA Magazine on how he is guiding UCLA’s response to COVID-19.
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