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"A GOP governor doesn’t believe in chickenpox vaccines. He took his nine kids to a pox party instead."

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
March 20, 2019
Dr. Steven Teutsch -- adjunct professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and member of the school's Center for Health Advancement -- was quoted in a Washington Post story about children intentionally being exposed to chickenpox.
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Giving patients a voice

Source:
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Date:
March 20, 2019
Dr. Patricia Ganz, professor of health policy and management in the Fielding School of Public Health, and a professor of medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is co-leading a study to understand treatment tolerability by including the patient’s feedback in cancer research.
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The effects of racism on health

Source:
YOUR HEALTH®
Date:
March 15, 2019
Chandra Ford, FSPH associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and founding director of FSPH's Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health was interviewed by YOUR HEALTH®, a radio show produced by the University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine, about her work to elucidate the effects of racism on health.
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Paying the price: Researchers say health care waste is worse than reported

Source:
ASU Now
Date:
March 14, 2019
Research from a team led by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Steven Teutsch, FSPH adjunct professor of health policy and management, addresses wasteful health care spending in the United States.
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Is Facebook tracking your health without your knowledge?

Source:
Everyday Health
Date:
March 8, 2019
Sarah Blenner, director of field studies for the Department of Community Health Sciences, was quoted in an Everyday Health article about a New York investigation into mobile health apps sharing personal data.
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States are failing on vaccinations. The federal government must lead.

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
March 7, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management, co-authored an opinion piece for The Washington Post about the steps the U.S. federal government should take, according to the authors: "Federal policymakers have a responsibility to protect those children who have been put at risk whenever a parent claims the 'right' to refuse vaccination."
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Refuting a lie that won’t die: Taking the fight for vaccines beyond the doctor’s office

Source:
Health Affairs
Date:
February 28, 2019
Vanessa Lam, a research associate with FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Advancement, Dr. Steven Teutsch, FSPH adjunct professor of health policy and management and Dr. Jonathan Fielding, FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, authored a blog post for Health Affairs about the anti-vaccination movement.
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Former Fielding School dean honored for impact on academic public health

Date:
February 20, 2019
Dr. Linda Rosenstock, is former dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and currently a professor of health policy and management, and environmental health sciences.
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Healthwashing is here to screw with our well-intentioned eating plans

Source:
Well + Good
Date:
February 19, 2019
Dana Hunnes, PhD, MPH, senior dietitian at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and adjunct assistant professor at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Well + Good article about food brands using buzzwords to make their products seem healthier than they are
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The e-cigarette epidemic — recognizing Big Tobacco's Trojan horse

Source:
The Hill
Date:
February 11, 2019
In a recent opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, states that "an addiction epidemic caused by nicotine products targeting our kids is irrefutable."
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