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Opinion: "COVID-19 Pandemic - What Has Work Got to Do With It?"

Source:
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Date:
April 1, 2021
The Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine published an editorial co-authored by Dr. Pouran D. Faghri, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences, about the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic among workers.
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Exercise in Mid-life Won’t Improve Cognitive Function in Women

Source:
UCLA Health, JAMA Network Open
Date:
April 1, 2021
A UCLA Health study whose members include Dr. Dawn Upchurch, UCLA Fielding School professor and vice chair of the department of Community Health Sciences, has found no long-term link between physical activity and cognitive performance in three areas tested.
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"We Have a Ways to go Before we can Start to Relax"

Source:
MSNBC
Date:
March 29, 2021
MSNBC interviewed Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and director of the Center for Global and Immigrant Health, about the national vaccination campaign amidst concerns about another infection surge.
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How Racism Against Asian American and Pacific Islanders Reinforces Health Disparities

Source:
UCLA Health
Date:
March 29, 2021
Dr. Gilbert Gee and Dr. Alice Kuo, both with the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, were interviewed by UCLA Health on racism and health disparities
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Quick Question: The Next Pandemic

Source:
UCLA Magazine
Date:
March 24, 2021
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, was interviewed by UCLA Magazine on how to avoid another “viral tsunami.”
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A COVID Crisis Comes to Light

Source:
UCLA Magazine
Date:
March 24, 2021
Dr. Ninez Ponce, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, was interviewed by UCLA Magazine about the tragic impact of COVID-19 on Pacific Islander communities, and her research on how to help researchers and clinicians better understand the virus’s effects on this population.
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"Disaggregation for Health Equity: Shedding Light on COVID-19’s Impact on the Filipinx Community"

Source:
KCET
Date:
March 23, 2021
KCET-TV published an analysis co-authored by Dr. Ninez Ponce, Fielding School professor of health policy and management, and Erin Manalo-Pedro, FSPH PhD student, about measuring the impact of the pandemic on Filipino and Filipino American nurses in the U.S.
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The Reckoning: The COVID-19 Pandemic and Racial Justice

Source:
U Magazine (UCLA Health)
Date:
March 23, 2021
Dr. Vickie Mays, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, was interviewed by UCLA Health's U Magazine about the COVID-19 pandemic and the growing movement toward racial justice.
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The Impact of Poverty on Childhood Development Noted in Kids as Young as 5

Source:
U Magazine (UCLA Health)
Date:
March 23, 2021
Dr. Neal Halfon, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, was interviewed by UCLA Health's U Magazine about his research, published in the journal Health Affairs, that found health inequities can be measured in children as young as 5 years old
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How To Build A Vaccine

Source:
U Magazine (UCLA Health)
Date:
March 23, 2021
Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and community health sciences, was interviewed by UCLA Health's U Magazine about the race was to develop vaccines against COVID-19.
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