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Dr. Jonathan Fielding: We Can't Count on Luck Alone to Beat the Next Public Health Threat

Source:
U.S. News and World Report
Date:
August 16, 2016
In an opinion piece for U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Jonathan Fielding writes about Zika, Ebola and other infectious diseases: "We will continue to need luck as we fight public health threats. But without the necessary resources, our luck will run out."
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The Washington Post: The world is getting better at paid maternity leave. The U.S. is not.

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
August 13, 2016
In a Washington Post article about paid maternity leave around the world, Dean Jody Heymann is quoted: "Countries can either work with half of their workforce or compete with their full workforce, which requires paid maternity leave."
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Dr. Jonathan Fielding: Lawmakers must take action against opioid abuse

Source:
Daily Breeze
Date:
August 9, 2016
In a Letter to the Editor, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, writes that the "opioid epidemic facing our state is one of the worst health-care crises California has ever seen" and that "lawmakers must take action."
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FSPH Epidemiology's Dr. Anne Rimoin interviewed by KTLA 5 about Zika virus

Source:
KTLA 5
Date:
August 8, 2016
Dr. Anne Rimoin, FSPH associate professor of epidemiology, commented in a KTLA 5 broadcast news interview about the status of Zika virus in the U.S.
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Professor Jeffery Klausner quoted by USA Today about CDC recommendation for Zika testing

Source:
USA Today
Date:
August 2, 2016
Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, FSPH adjunct professor of epidemiology, was quoted August 2 by USA Today in an article about the CDC's recommendation that all pregnant women should be assessed for Zika exposure.
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WORLD Policy Analysis Center | Forbes: "Paid Leave: What Ya Gonna Do About It?"

Source:
Forbes
Date:
August 1, 2016
FSPH's WORLD Policy Analysis Center was featured July 20 by Forbes in an article about paid leave.
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Dean Jody Heymann quoted by Reuters in article: "Only five countries give LGBT people equal constitutional rights: research"

Source:
Reuters
Date:
July 20, 2016
A Reuters article featuring a study conducted by FSPH's WORLD Policy Analysis Center quoted Dean Jody Heymann about constitutional guarantees to equal rights and protection from discrimination for LGBT individuals.
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Dr. Jonathan Fielding quoted in POLITICO story about Zika response

Source:
POLITICO
Date:
July 19, 2016
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, FSPH professor-in-residence of health policy and management, was quoted by POLITICO about the need to "think in a broader context" regarding government emergency responses to epidemics.
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FSPH's CHPR director comments on Starbucks's employee health benefits

Source:
Los Angeles Times
Date:
July 12, 2016
Gerald Kominski, professor of health policy and management and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, commented July 12 in a Los Angeles Times op-ed column quoted about comprehensive health plans for Starbucks employees.
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LGBT Rights in National Constitutions - would they make a difference in the US and globally?

Source:
Huffington Post
Date:
June 27, 2016
Today in the Huffington Post, Dean Jody Heymann and David Godfrey of the WORLD Policy Analysis Center consider LGBT rights in national constitutions and ask if would they make a difference.
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