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"Wildfires provide another reason to mask up"

Source:
California Healthline
Date:
August 24, 2020
California Healthline interviewed Dr. Richard Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, about which masks provide the best protection during fire season and the current pandemic.
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"Three big questions about safety, distribution, and adoption of vaccines"

Source:
Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Date:
August 23, 2020
A commentary co-written by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, was quoted by the Harvard Kennedy School of Government on the impact of misinformation on social media regarding a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
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"Have L.A.'s homeless people dodged a COVID-19 catastrophe?"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
August 21, 2020
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professors Randall Kuhn, Anne Rimoin and Dr. Robert Kim-Farley were interviewed by the Los Angeles Times about how the pandemic has played out among the homeless population in southern California.
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Students react to outbreaks

Source:
Seventeen
Date:
August 21, 2020
Seventeen interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about college in the age of the coronavirus, including reported outbreaks at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of Notre Dame.
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"What works and what doesn't: The efficacy of different types of fabric face masks"

Source:
The Insider
Date:
August 21, 2020
The Insider interviewed Shira Shafir, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health associate professor in the Department of Epidemiology, on which types of face masks are most effective in preventing the spread of COVID-19.
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FSPH’s Dr. Jonathan Fielding a Key Contributor to Newly Released Healthy People 2030

Date:
August 18, 2020
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, was a key member of the advisory body for the National Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Objectives for 2030 — the 10-year plan for addressing the nation’s most pressing public health priorities and challenges.
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CDC warns U.S. could face worst autumn ever if epidemics overlap

Source:
CNN
Date:
August 16, 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 the CDC’s statement on the potential impact of simultaneous influenza and coronavirus epidemics this fall.
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"Surge in Covid cases among children fuels fears over US school reopenings"

Source:
The Guardian
Date:
August 14, 2020
The Guardian interviewed Dr. Linda Rosenstock, FSPH professor of health policy and management and environmental health sciences, about reports that nearly 339,000 coronavirus cases among children have been reported across the nation since the start of the pandemic.
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FSPH's Prof. Chandra Ford presents on "Structural Racism and Health in Black Communities" at AAAS event

Source:
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Date:
August 13, 2020
Chandra Ford, FSPH professor of community health sciences and founding director of the Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, spoke at a media briefing on "Structural Racism and Health in Black Communities."
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"Is the Worst of COVID-19 Yet to Come?"

Source:
Foreign Affairs
Date:
August 12, 2020
Foreign Affairs interviewed Dr. David Eisenman, FSPH professor of community health sciences and director of the Fielding School’s UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, as one of a panel of experts on whether the daily tally of cases around the world will be higher at the beginning of 2021 than it is today.
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