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Global Obesity Battle: What You Eat and How You Think

Source:
Voice of America
Date:
March 10, 2018
The problem of obesity worldwide has tripled since 1975, according to the World Health Organization. This is not just a problem in high-income countries such as the United States. There is a growing number of people who are overweight and obese in low- and middle-income countries. Being overweight has been connected to more deaths globally than being underweight.
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Herbicide Cancer Claims Get Hearing

Source:
The Associated Press
Date:
March 6, 2018
Beate Ritz, professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was mentioned in a Mar. 6 Associated Press article explaining that a federal judge in San Francisco is currently hearing from experts before deciding whether plaintiffs can move forward with legal action against Monsanto Co., the maker of the herbicide Roundup, which the plaintiffs claim can cause cancer.
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New Study Shows How Other Countries Are Making Paid Leave Work

Source:
Slate
Date:
February 28, 2018
Slate interviewed Dr. Jody Heymann and addressed the fact that the U.S. is the only wealthy nation in the world not to guarantee paid leave from work for new parents or individuals or families battling illness.
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Medicare Isn’t Free: Why It Costs So Much

Source:
The Street.com
Date:
February 26, 2018
TheStreet.com featured Dr. Gerald Kominski of the FSPH Center for Health Policy Research in an article about costs associated with 59 million people nationwide being covered by Medicare.
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What Poisons Are in Your Body?

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
February 23, 2018
The New York Times' Nicholas Kristof quoted FSPH Professor Richard Jackson in a column about possible harmful effects of everyday chemicals.
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U.S. News & World Report: Tame the Flu

Source:
U.S. News & World Report
Date:
February 20, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence in FSPH's Department of Health Policy and Management, wrote an op-ed published February 20 by U.S. News & World Report about the critical need for government funding to help develop a universal flu vaccine
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California Health Report: New Study Aims to Improve HPV Vaccine Rates Among Latino Teens

Source:
California Health Report
Date:
February 14, 2018
California Health Report featured a new five-year study led by researchers at the Fielding School of Public Health and UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center to identify ways of increasing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination rates among Latino teens.
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U.S. News & World Report: Good Relationships Are Good for Our Health

Source:
U.S. News & World Report
Date:
January 30, 2018
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence in FSPH's Department of Health Policy and Management, wrote an op-ed published January 30 by U.S. News & World Report about the health benefits of strong social relationships.
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California Health Report: Researchers Find Stark Disparities in Senior Mental Health Care Across Counties

Source:
California Health Report
Date:
January 29, 2018
California Health Report featured a new study from the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research about California’s public mental health services for older adults.
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Preclinical Alzheimer's Already Affects Nearly 47 Million in US

Source:
Reuters Health
Date:
January 23, 2018
A study by Dr. Ron Brookmeyer, professor of biostatistics at FSPH, revealed that the number of Alzheimer's cases to double by 2060, was featured in a Reuters Health article.
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