Substance misuse and addictions are a public health issue. They affect the well-being of each community and nation as a whole. It is, therefore, necessary to identify, educate, and treat individuals who are addicted to substances. Policies and procedures go hand-in-hand with public health education and safety.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health faculty members have been named among the world’s most influential researchers in the sciences and social sciences.
The Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled annually by analytics firm Clarivate, identifies scholars whose work has been cited most often in papers published by other researchers in their fields over the past decade. Those chosen for the 2023 list have authored studies that rank in the top 1% in the number of scholarly citations worldwide.
Encyclopedia of Human Nutrition, Fourth Edition, a Four Volume Set, provides updated information on the foundations of nutrition science, along with the biology and functions of vitamins and other essential nutrients present in the human diet. The book's content offers a modern understanding of the links between diet and health effects, including diseases of recognized nutritional etiology.
This section includes new grants and contracts awarded between July 1, 2021, and June 15, 2023. Due to space limitations, only funds of $50,000 or more are listed, by principal investigator.
GABINO ABARCA AND HIRAM BELTRAN-SANCHEZ
Four UCLA Fielding School of Public Health scholars were listed among the Highly Cited Researchers list, compiled annually by analytics firm Clarivate: Dr.
AS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC unfolded, Dr.
In its six-plus decades, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health has graduated more than 11,600 students. These FSPH alums currently live or work in 71 countries, using their degrees to build healthier futures in communities around the world. UCLA Fielding has inducted 80 of these individuals into the school’s Hall of Fame.
Investigating a Cancer Disparity
Danica Anukam
PhD Student, Epidemiology
Coming from a family of healthcare providers, I became interested in public health research at an early age. I was especially drawn to cancer epidemiology, because despite all the efforts to eradicate or curtail cancer, it continues to dominate our lives, touching all of us in some way.