An estimated 2.6 million Californians directly experienced at least one act of hate over the course of a year between 2022 and 2023, according to new findings released by the California Civil Rights Department (CRD) in partnership with the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research’s California Health Interview Survey.
The CRD sponsored a series of questions that were added to the annual California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) to gain a clearer understanding of the overall prevalence of hate acts across California.
Though Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (NHPI) experienced negative mental health and economic impacts during the pandemic, for a range of reasons, available assistance programs and resources were underutilized, according to a new report spotlighting how COVID-19 affected NHPIs in California.
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Dr. Yusuke Tsugawa, associate professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management, co-authored research that found clinical outcomes improve when patients and surgeon's ethnicity match.
The study found improved metrics in a subset of patients; when Hispanic surgeons operated on Hispanic patients, for example, it led to reduced length of stay, by half a day, and fewer readmissions to the hospital.
A team led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (UCLA Fielding) researchers has received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve risk assessment for those suffering from diabetes and related complications.
The MPH|HP program invites prospective students to join our Informational Q&A Sessions. Visit our website and review the informational videos at:
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The MPH|HP program invites prospective students to join our Informational Q&A Sessions. Visit our website and review the informational videos at:
https://www.mphhp.ph.ucla.edu/information-session.
Then complete the form to RSVP.
The MPH|HP program invites prospective students to join our Informational Q&A Sessions. Visit our website and review the informational videos at:
https://www.mphhp.ph.ucla.edu/information-session.
Then complete the form to RSVP.
In an opinion piece published in The Hill, distinguished professor of health policy and management Dr. Jonathan Fielding, professor of epidemiology Dr. Peter Katona, and School of Public Health alum Seth Freeman, MPH, share their perspective on the questions of federal funding for public health research and treatment programs.
Dr. Jonathan Fielding will deliver the keynote address for the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health’s 2025 Commencement Ceremony on Friday, June 13.