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CBS features Dr. Gerald Kominski’s expert analysis of the Senate's health care proposal

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CBS News
Date:
June 29, 2017
Dr. Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, responded to several critical questions posed by CBS in a June 29 Q&A about the Senate's proposed health care bill.
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CNN interviews Dean Jody Heymann about paid family leave in the U.S.

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CNN
Date:
June 29, 2017
FSPH Dean and WORLD Policy Analysis Center founding director Dr. Jody Heymann was quoted June 29 by CNN about the need for the U.S. to develop policies that support paid family leave.
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FSPH Dean Jody Heymann quoted by Slate Magazine about research analyzing paid family leave systems

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Slate Magazine
Date:
June 19, 2017
FSPH Dean and WORLD Policy Analysis Center founding director Dr. Jody Heymann was quoted June 19 by Slate Magazine in an article about scientific studies analyzing paid family leave systems around the world.
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U.S. News & World Report: Time for Action on Opioids

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U.S. News and World Report
Date:
June 15, 2017
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor-in-residence in FSPH's Department of Health Policy and Management, wrote an op-ed published June 15 by U.S. News & World Report about the still-increasing number of deaths due to drug overdoses of prescription opioids.
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43rd Annual Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture Focuses on Public Health and Human Rights

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June 9, 2017
2017 Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Eric Esrailian, shared a moving lecture entitled, "Keeping the Promise: A Journey of Healing and Human Rights." The Fielding School also honored three new Alumni Hall of Fame inductees and winners of the student writing competition.
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Dr. Nadereh Pourat featured in guest interview for KLAW-FM about California's legislative process for developing single-payer healthcare

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KALW-FM
Date:
June 7, 2017
Dr. Nadereh Pourat, professor-in-residence and director of research at FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was featured June 7 in a KALW-FM guest broadcast interview about California's Senate and Assembly process for developing and passing universal single-payer healthcare in California.
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Dr. Gerald Kominski: "I believe that healthcare is a right."

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Modern Healthcare
Date:
June 7, 2017
Dr. Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted June 7 by Modern Healthcare about the principles driving state-funded universal access to healthcare.
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Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes quoted by U.S. News & World Report dispelling myths about microwaved food

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U.S. News and World Report
Date:
June 2, 2017
Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, FSPH adjunct assistant professor of community health sciences, was quoted June 2 by U.S. News & World Report about misconceptions regarding the health effects of using microwaves to heat food.
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Dr. Gerald Kominski weighs in on proposal for California-funded single-payer health insurance

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Los Angeles Times
Date:
June 1, 2017
Dr. Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of FSPH's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted June 1 by the Los Angeles Times in a Q&A about California's proposal to implement a universal single-payer healthcare system.
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FSPH's Dr. Richard Jackson quoted by Huffington Post about potential effect of climate change on women, poor populations

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Huffington Post
Date:
May 31, 2017
Dr. Richard Jackson, FSPH professor of environmental health sciences, was quoted May 31 by The Huffington Post about how women and those living in poverty may be affected by social movements and natural disasters related to climate change.
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