“One of the saddest things was just how many of these survivors did not believe their own experience was domestic violence.” — Dr. Chandra Ford

RECENT DATA ON INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE in the United States indicates that the risk is declining for women, who make up the majority of victims. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the rate of intimate partner violence dropped by more than two-thirds between 1994 and 2012.

NATIONALLY, CHINA’S EFFORT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DECADES to reduce maternal mortality rates by promoting hospital deliveries has been highly successful. From 1990 to 2011, maternal mortality rates declined an average of 5.7 percent per year, far greater than the average declines for low- and middle-income countries over the same period.

THE DISCOVERY IN THE 1980s linking the human papillomavirus (HPV) to nearly all cases of cervical cancer led to the groundbreaking development of a cancer-prevention vaccine, approved for use in females in 2006 and for males in 2009. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that the HPV vaccine — which can prevent cervical, anal, vulvar, vaginal, penile and certain throat cancers, as well as genital warts — be offered routinely to adolescents and young adults ages 11-26.

“Women and adolescents are often underrepresented at the policy table.”
— Dr. Corrina Moucheraud

“As community health workers we can be allies, helping people navigate the process.”
— Anna-Michelle McSorley

WHEN ELIZABETH (BECKY) YANO, MSPH ’87, PhD ’96, BEGAN HER TRAINING in epidemiology,

Several million people in several hundred U.S. cities marched on January 21, 2017 in what has been called the largest single-day protest in the nation’s history. But the Women’s March wasn’t confined to the U.S. — demonstrators in 81 other countries across all seven continents participated. Nor was this a one-day tour de force to promote women’s rights. By the end of the year, an international movement known in the U.S. as #MeToo was empowering women, girls and their supporters to speak out and take action against mistreatment and for equal rights.

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health is pleased to honor the donors whose generosity strengthens our school and keeps us at the forefront of public health education, research and service. This Honor Roll gratefully acknowledges gifts and grants of $1,000 and above made to the school from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. Contributions in any amount are of great importance to the school and are deeply appreciated. We are also grateful to those who give of their time and talents to enhance the educational experiences of our students.

Janae Hubbard Joins FSPH as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Program Manager

AS THE GLOBAL COMMUNITY grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic early in 2020, one country that stood out as an exemplar of the impact a coordinated and proactive public health approach could have in containing an emerging infectious disease outbreak was Singapore, where Fielding School alum Angela Chow (PhD ’14) serves at the forefront of the response.