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"COVID-19 & Review of the March, April & May 2020 Issue of AJPH"

Source:
American Journal Health of Public Health Podcast
Date:
July 3, 2020
The American Journal of Public Health Podcast reviewed recently published articles and featured "Seven Reasons to Care About Racism and COVID-19 and Seven Things to Do to Stop It," a commentary by Gilbert Gee, professor of community health sciences, Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and director of the FSPH Center for Global and Immigrant Health and Marguerite J. Ro, Chief, Assessment, Policy Development and Evaluation Section, for Public Health Seattle-King County (PHSKC).
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Infertility: a continually neglected component of sexual and reproductive health and rights

Source:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Date:
July 1, 2020
In a commentary co-authored by Jessica D. Gipson, Fielding School associate professor of community health sciences, and published by the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, the authors assert that health researchers can not exclude infertility as part of the global sexual and reproductive health and rights agenda.
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Professor honored for research on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

Source:
UCLA Newsroom
Date:
July 1, 2020
Ninez Ponce, director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and professor of health policy and management, was awarded the 2019-2020 Don T. Nakanishi Award for Outstanding Engaged Scholarship by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center.
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"California fears July 4 coronavirus disaster, plans new restrictions"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
July 1, 2020
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor-in-residence of epidemiology and community health sciences, about the possibility the Independence Day holiday could bring a wave of new infections that could overwhelm hospitals.
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"UCLA Study Shows Surge in Vaping, Marijuana Use Among Young Adults"

Source:
KNBC-TV
Date:
July 1, 2020
KNBC-TV quoted Ying-Ying Meng, a researcher at the FSPH UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, about a study, co-led by Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management, that found E-cigarette use climbed 48%, and marijuana use rose by 19%, over one year.
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"Socializing During Coronavirus: What to Know and How to Reduce Risks"

Source:
Teen Vogue
Date:
June 30, 2020
Teen Vogue interviewed Mienah Sharif (MPH '09, PhD '16), researcher at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health, about the lack of recreation resources for young people in many neighborhoods.
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“We are reaching the point of no return”

Source:
CNN
Date:
June 28, 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, on the state of the U.S. response to the pandemic.
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"Coronavirus infection rate spiking in California, a troubling sign of community spread"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
June 27, 2020
The Los Angeles Times interviewed UCLA Fielding School of Public Health dean and professor of biostatistics Ron Brookmeyer about the increasing rate of test results coming back positive - 8.8% at the end of last week, as compared to 5.8% two weeks ago.
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Professor Elizabeth Rose Mayeda recognized as early career leader in epidemiology

Source:
UCLA Newsroom, Society for Epidemiologic Research
Date:
June 25, 2020
Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, assistant professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, has been recognized by the Society for Epidemiologic Research as an early career leader in epidemiology.
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"Thinking of going to a movie theater soon? Here's what you need to know"

Source:
Entertainment Weekly
Date:
June 23, 2020
Entertainment Weekly interviewed Anne Rimoin, professor of epidemiology and director of the FSPH UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health, on how safe it is for people to go to the movies as theaters begin to reopen.
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