Our Path Forward

Long overlooked and underfunded, public health moved into the spotlight last year, as COVID-19 demanded expertise and solutions while underscoring the importance of investing in infrastructure to prepare for future outbreaks. But while COVID-19 captured much of the focus, other problems festered.

Since early in the pandemic, the student-driven Multilingual COVID Information Project has used social media to spread clear and compelling messages to limited-English-speaking communities in Southern California.

FSPH’s Dr. Randall Kuhn is part of a research team using a first-of-its-kind platform to learn more about the COVID-19 experience of Los Angeles’ growing homeless population.

In a series of studies, two UCLA Fielding School faculty members reveal that the ‘reward’ for a strong work ethic has been the highest death rates during the pandemic.

Through her research, FSPH doctoral candidate Anna Hing is showing why the field must combat anti-democratic efforts that disproportionately affect communities of color.

With her appointment to the newly created Fielding Presidential Chair in Health Equity, Dr. Lara Cushing will illuminate the evidence for and health consequences of social and racial inequalities in harmful environmental exposures.

Dr. David Carlisle, a leader in bringing diversity to the health care professions, applies the lessons of his FSPH education.

Though the epidemic of firearm deaths in the U.S. has long been viewed through a criminal justice lens, two UCLA Fielding School professors who are studying the issue say it must be tackled through prevention strategies.

FSPH’s online MHA degree program meets a growing need in a rapidly changing landscape.

For one course assignment, student groups played the role of stakeholders recommending a heat resiliency program to a budget-strapped council.

Though his loss is deeply felt by the UCLA Fielding School community, the FSPH professor and tireless champion for health equity left an enduring legacy.

An FSPH doctoral student recounts the many ways — both personal and professional — the late Dr. Steve Wallace set her on the path to success.