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Few countries offer free early childhood education, study finds

Source:
The Sector
Date:
December 11, 2018
The Sector featured a new study by researchers at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health reporting that a few countries make pre-primary education available on a tuition-free basis for two or more years.
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U.S. move to restrict immigrants' healthcare access would hit California's economy, study says

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
December 7, 2018
Ninez Ponce, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and associate director of the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in the Los Angeles Times about proposed changes to the federal “public charge” immigration rule.
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FSPH professor wins award for leading team that developed oral cholera vaccine

Date:
December 7, 2018
Dr. John Clemens, professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, is co-recipient of the 2018 Prince Mahidol Award.
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State explores how to counteract end of Obamacare mandate‚ or risk a million more Californians without health insurance

Source:
CALmatters
Date:
December 7, 2018
Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and senior fellow at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, was quoted in CALmatters about whether California will develop a state mandate that requires residents to have health insurance.
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FSPH professor and former students honored for developing curriculum about racism

Date:
November 30, 2018
Gilbert Gee and eight former students have been awarded the 2018 Award for Innovative Public Health Curriculum from Delta Omega, a national honor society for public health.
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Many more Californians likely to be without health insurance in next 5 years

Source:
San Francisco Chronicle
Date:
November 27, 2018
The San Francisco Chronicle featured research by the Fielding School's UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and UC Berkeley reporting that eliminating the Affordable Care Act’s individual mandate penalty could result in up to 800,000 more Californians being uninsured by 2023.
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After a wildfire, rebuilding life can be hardest for the oldest

Source:
The New York Times
Date:
November 25, 2018
Dr. David Eisenman, professor-in-residence of community health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and director of the UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters, was quoted in a New York Times article about the challenges faced by older people who lost their homes as a result of the Camp Fire.
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FSPH researchers investigating how public policies affect whether immigrants access healthcare

Date:
November 21, 2018
Researchers at the UCLA Center for Health Policy and Research are seeking to understand how policies in California may affect Asian and Latino immigrants.
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Smoke posing health risks to Californians

Source:
CBS News
Date:
November 20, 2018
Michael Jerrett, professor and chair of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, spoke with CBS News about health risks posed by fires burning in California.
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For those grappling with California wildfires, dangerous air quality is a new risk

Source:
Vogue
Date:
November 16, 2018
Yifang Zhu, professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Vogue article about air quality dangers posed by current California wildfires.
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