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Understanding COVID-19 Herd Immunity: What is it and What Happens if we Don’t Reach it?

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
April 23, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, about “herd immunity,” the concept that when a large enough percentage of the population is immune to a disease that it ceases to spread.
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"Is Plant-Based Protein for You? Here’s What You Need to Know"

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
April 22, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Dana Hunnes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the effects and benefits of adding plant-based protein to the diet.
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Earth Day 2021: Planetary Health with Dr. Howard Frumkin

Source:
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
Date:
April 21, 2021
Dr. Howard Frumkin, a faculty affiliate of the UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions (C-Solutions), and Dr. Jonathan Fielding, UCLA FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management and co-director of C-Solutions, spoke as part of C-Solutions and UCLA Health Earth Day 2021 celebration.
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"Will You Need a Vaccine Passport in California?"

Source:
New York Times
Date:
April 20, 2021
The New York Times interviewed Dr. Michael Jerrett, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about the uses of digital certificates of vaccination.
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"Is Herd Immunity to COVID-19 Possible? Experts Increasingly say no"

Source:
USA Today
Date:
April 20, 2021
USA Today interviewed Dr. Christina Ramirez, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of biostatistics, and Dr. Timothy Brewer, Fielding School professor of epidemiology, about the significance of immunizing the majority of Americans.
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"Remote Workers Prepare for Return to a Different Kind of Office Space as Pandemic Eases"

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
April 19, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Richard Jackson, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor emeritus of environmental health sciences, about how the workplace may change in the post-pandemic world.
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Racism and Xenophobia on Social Media

Source:
American Journal of Public Health
Date:
April 16, 2021
The AJPH Podcast interviewed Dr. Gilbert Gee, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of community health sciences, about the impact of anti-Asian racism and xenophobia on public health, and the role of social media in feeding or preventing racism and xenophobia.
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"An 800% Markup for Blood Work? It’s Time to Standardize Medical Test Prices"

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
April 16, 2021
The Los Angeles Times interviewed Dr. Jack Needleman, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management, about the possibility of standardizing the cost of common medical tests to streamline healthcare management costs.
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"Lead Exposure Linked to Parkinson’s Disease"

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
April 15, 2021
UCLA Health interviewed Dr. Beate Ritz, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and environmental health sciences, about research that indicates a link between lead exposure and Parkinson’s disease, a neurological disease that affects movement, mood, and cognition.
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UCLA Fielding School Alumnus Honored for her Poetry About Explaining and Preventing Eating Disorders

Date:
April 14, 2021
Kamila Tan, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health alumnus, has been honored with the school’s Lester Breslow Impact Fellowship.
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