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MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIANS have gained health insurance coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), reducing the state’s uninsured rate to a historic low.
THE PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES without health insurance rose from 7.9 in 2017 to 8.5 in 2018 — the first year-to-year increase since 2009, just before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) became law. But at a time when the ACA has been weakened federally, California has bucked the national trend.
Natalie Bradford, MS, PhD Student
This section includes new grants and contracts awarded in 2019-20. Due to space limitations in the magazine, only funds of $50,000 or more are listed, by principal investigator.
Dr. Onyebuchi Arah has been elected by the membership of the Society for Epidemiologic Research to serve as the society’s president-elect (2021-22), president (2022-23), and past president (2023-24).
Kevin Baldwin was named a fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association for 2020.
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, 2020 to December 31, 2020. 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.
MLK Community Healthcare CEO and FSPH Alumnus Delivers Commencement Address
I MET PROFESSOR, Steve Wallace when I was a first-year MPH student in the Department of Community Health Sciences — he was my MPH academic adviser, and later became my PhD mentor. We developed important papers and policy briefs on Latino and immigrant health during the six years we worked together, and he was always generous with his time, providing substantive feedback on my writing and ideas. In addition to his mentorship, Steve helped me secure funding for school.
As a child, Dr. Steve Wallace listened to his grandfather’s stories about coming to the U.S.
When students enter the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health for their MPH education, they choose one of five academic departments: Biostatistics, Community Health Sciences, Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology, and Health Policy and Management. But the multidisciplinary nature of public health demands that no matter what the area of focus, the successful professional be well versed in all five.