The Jonathan Fielding Chair in Climate Change and Public Health —­ the first endowed chair at UCLA with climate change in its title — has been established at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health through a generous donation by Dr. Jonathan and Karin Fielding. Dr.

Groundbreaking study demonstrates impact of direct cash over a 12-month period, showing increased ability of recipients to exit intimate partner violence, decreased food insecurity, and improved quality of life across a number of additional domains.

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Dr. Ying-Ying Meng, director of research at the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research and scholar at UCLA Fielding, whose work focused on the causes of and solutions to inequities in health and health care delivery from a holistic perspective, died of cancer on April 11. She was 68.

In a special issue of the American Journal of Public Health, guest editors Vickie M. Mays and Susan D. Cochran call for a reframing and redoubling of public mental health efforts.

Dr. Ninez Ponce -- professor and chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at UCLA Fielding, and director of the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research -- was honored by the CDC Foundation and the James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation.
 

“Without data equity, we will not achieve health equity.”

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In Los Angeles County, an estimated 75,000 people experience homelessness on any given night, with more than 70% of the individuals living unsheltered on the streets, in tents or makeshift shelters, or in vehicles. In 2022, nearly 1,700 people experiencing homelessness died on the streets.

Projects led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health investigators have received grants through a partnership between the University of California and the state intended to spur research and real-world solutions that tackle the threat of climate change throughout California.

High rates of food insecurity, hate incidents, and difficulties accessing health care were all at the forefront of issues that plagued Californians in 2022, according to the annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data released today by FSPH's 

In a new study titled "Randomized Comparative Effectiveness Trial of 2 Federally Recommended Strategies to Reduce Excess Body Fat in Overweight, Low-Income Patients: MyPlate.gov vs Calorie Counting," published in the Annals of Family Medicine, researchers determined that, for some groups, the MyPlate-based intervention may be a practical alternative to the more traditional calorie counting approach.