Six decades equates to a blink of an eye in the context of human history. But for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, which recently celebrated 60 years as a school, it’s been a period of remarkable consequence, characterized by far too many impactful moments to fit into a single issue of this magazine.
Dr. Ronald Andersen developed a conceptual model in 1968 that would transform the understanding of U.S. healthcare access and has influenced numerous researchers in the decades since. His Behavioral Model of Health Services Use became a frame-work for healthcare utilization and cost studies around the world.
Public health education at UCLA predated the establishment of a school of public health by 15 years. In 1946, UCLA began offering undergraduate public health instruction as part of a University of California systemwide school. The UCLA Department of Public Health was housed in Building 3T, a wartime surplus barrack located at the site where Charles E. Young Research Library is today on the northern part of the campus (see zoomed-in section of map, below). The first four students received BS degrees in public health at UCLA in 1948.
IN PUBLIC HEALTH WE FOCUS ON PROTECTING AND PROMOTING the health and well-being of communities locally, nationally, and around the world. As we celebrate and reflect on the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s first six decades with this special issue of our magazine, I would like to take a moment to focus on our own community — FSPH students, faculty, staff, graduates, collaborators, and supporters.
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