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Americans aren't getting enough sleep and it's killing us

Source:
The Hill
Date:
March 30, 2019
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, discusses health risks that ensue from sleep deprivation.
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How the U.S. compares to the rest of the world in paid family leave

Source:
NPR's KJZZ
Date:
March 27, 2019
Amy Raub, principal research analyst with the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was featured in a radio show on NPR station KJZZ-FM, Phoenix, which examined how the U.S. compares to the rest of the world on paid family leave.
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Dr. Richard Jackson: When policymakers ignore science, children pay the price

Source:
Environmental Health News
Date:
March 25, 2019
Dr. Richard J. Jackson, professor emeritus of environmental health sciences at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, authored an opinion piece in which he states, "...it's time to reject the myth that pouring harmful chemicals and particles into our air won't destroy our children's future."
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Bloomberg | Science Can’t Solve the Roundup Cancer Cases. Only a jury Can.

Source:
Bloomberg
Date:
March 21, 2019
Sander Greenland, professor emeritus of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, was quoted in a Bloomberg opinion piece about a recent federal court case in which a jury decided that a popular weed killer was a substantial factor in causing someone to contract non-Hodgkins lymphoma.
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"A GOP governor doesn’t believe in chickenpox vaccines. He took his nine kids to a pox party instead."

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
March 20, 2019
Dr. Steven Teutsch -- adjunct professor of health policy and management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and member of the school's Center for Health Advancement -- was quoted in a Washington Post story about children intentionally being exposed to chickenpox.
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Giving patients a voice

Source:
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Date:
March 20, 2019
Dr. Patricia Ganz, professor of health policy and management in the Fielding School of Public Health, and a professor of medicine in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, is co-leading a study to understand treatment tolerability by including the patient’s feedback in cancer research.
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The effects of racism on health

Source:
YOUR HEALTH®
Date:
March 15, 2019
Chandra Ford, FSPH associate professor in the Department of Community Health Sciences and founding director of FSPH's Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice and Health was interviewed by YOUR HEALTH®, a radio show produced by the University of North Carolina Department of Family Medicine, about her work to elucidate the effects of racism on health.
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Paying the price: Researchers say health care waste is worse than reported

Source:
ASU Now
Date:
March 14, 2019
Research from a team led by Dr. Jonathan Fielding, FSPH distinguished professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Steven Teutsch, FSPH adjunct professor of health policy and management, addresses wasteful health care spending in the United States.
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Is Facebook tracking your health without your knowledge?

Source:
Everyday Health
Date:
March 8, 2019
Sarah Blenner, director of field studies for the Department of Community Health Sciences, was quoted in an Everyday Health article about a New York investigation into mobile health apps sharing personal data.
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States are failing on vaccinations. The federal government must lead.

Source:
The Washington Post
Date:
March 7, 2019
Dr. Jonathan Fielding, distinguished professor of health policy and management, co-authored an opinion piece for The Washington Post about the steps the U.S. federal government should take, according to the authors: "Federal policymakers have a responsibility to protect those children who have been put at risk whenever a parent claims the 'right' to refuse vaccination."
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