Latest news from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/l-a-county-s-unhoused-population-faces-alarming-levels-of-discrimination-and-violence-first-of-its-kind-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/l-a-county-s-unhoused-population-faces-alarming-levels-of-discrimination-and-violence-first-of-its-kind-study-finds/?sc=rsin Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:05:56 EST Research from UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's Randall Kuhn and colleagues at UCLA and USC shows the health risk for people experiencing homelessness goes beyond challenges inherent to living without shelter. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/consequences-of-disbanding-homeless-encampments-and-rehousing-efforts-in-los-angeles-county/?sc=rsin /articles/consequences-of-disbanding-homeless-encampments-and-rehousing-efforts-in-los-angeles-county/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Dec 2023 11:30:59 EST The Periodic Assessment of Trajectories of Housing, Health and Homelessness Study (PATHS) -- a joint research initiative between the USC Dworak-Peck School of Social Work and UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, focusing on the lives and experiences of people experiencing homelessness (PEH) in LA County -- features a representative sample of PEH who were unsheltered, with ongoing monthly survey tracking on housing, health, and well-being even if respondents move into housing or shelter. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/us-falls-far-behind-most-of-the-world-in-support-for-fathers-and-caregivers-of-aging-adults/?sc=rsin /articles/us-falls-far-behind-most-of-the-world-in-support-for-fathers-and-caregivers-of-aging-adults/?sc=rsin Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:25:13 EST Today, the WORLD Policy Analysis Center (WORLD) at UCLA, launched "Equality within Our Lifetimes," the most comprehensive analysis to date of laws and policies related to gender equality in all 193 U.N. member states. While the U.S. performs well in some areas, it has become even more of an outlier when it comes to care. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-awarded-a-21-million-grant-to-study-the-health-impacts-of-the-aliso-canyon-gas-leak/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-awarded-a-21-million-grant-to-study-the-health-impacts-of-the-aliso-canyon-gas-leak/?sc=rsin Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:50:59 EST A team of UCLA researchers has been awarded $20,993,333 by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to conduct the Aliso Canyon Disaster Health Research Study. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-led-study-finds-california-s-greenhouse-gas-reductions-could-be-wiped-out-by-2020-wildfires/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-led-study-finds-california-s-greenhouse-gas-reductions-could-be-wiped-out-by-2020-wildfires/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Oct 2022 10:05:43 EST A new analysis led by researchers with the University of California has found the 2020 wildfires in the state, the most disastrous wildfire year on record, put twice as much greenhouse gas emissions into the Earth's atmosphere as the total reduction in such pollutants in California between 2003-2019. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-led-research-demonstrates-the-importance-of-influenza-vaccination-globally/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-led-research-demonstrates-the-importance-of-influenza-vaccination-globally/?sc=rsin Wed, 05 Oct 2022 12:05:58 EST An international team of researchers has demonstrated that among patients hospitalized for influenza, those who were vaccinated had less severe infections, including reducing the odds for children requiring admittance to an intensive care unit by almost half. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-s-ucla-center-for-healthcare-management-names-executive-in-residence/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-s-ucla-center-for-healthcare-management-names-executive-in-residence/?sc=rsin Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:05:38 EST Jack Schlosser, a healthcare management veteran with more than four decades in the field, has been named Executive-in-Residence at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health's UCLA Center for Healthcare Management for the 2022-23 academic year. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/university-to-host-live-premiere-of-ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-s-professor-s-opera-on-veterans-struggles/?sc=rsin /articles/university-to-host-live-premiere-of-ucla-fielding-school-of-public-health-s-professor-s-opera-on-veterans-struggles/?sc=rsin Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:05:39 EST "Veteran Journeys," an award-winning opera written by Dr. Kenneth Wells, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, that explores the struggles of America's military veterans, will be performed live for the first time at UCLA July 22 and 24 UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-fielding-school-project-shows-health-effects-of-extreme-heat-across-california-at-the-community-level/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-fielding-school-project-shows-health-effects-of-extreme-heat-across-california-at-the-community-level/?sc=rsin Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:10:00 EST UCLA Fielding School project shows health effects of extreme heat across California at the community level; tool shows which communities are at greatest risk of harm during extreme heat days. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/university-of-california-led-study-finds-three-factors-that-raise-the-odds-for-alzheimer-s/?sc=rsin /articles/university-of-california-led-study-finds-three-factors-that-raise-the-odds-for-alzheimer-s/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:50:43 EST A new analysis led by researchers with the University of California has found the top threats to Americans today regarding dementia in old age are obesity, physical inactivity, and lack of a high school diploma. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/what-do-we-know-and-need-to-know-about-monkeypox/?sc=rsin /articles/what-do-we-know-and-need-to-know-about-monkeypox/?sc=rsin Thu, 26 May 2022 17:05:11 EST Q&A about monkeypox with Dr. Anne Rimoin, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of epidemiology and the Gordon-Levin Endowed Chair in Infectious Diseases and Public Health, has been studying monkeypox for two decades. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/opioid-addiction-crisis-in-united-states-linked-to-poor-working-conditions-and-unemployment/?sc=rsin /articles/opioid-addiction-crisis-in-united-states-linked-to-poor-working-conditions-and-unemployment/?sc=rsin Tue, 24 May 2022 12:20:24 EST Two linked studies led by UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers have found strong associations between drug misuse generally and opioid misuse specifically among unemployed Americans, who were found to have a 40% higher likelihood to misuse opioids than those working 35-40 hours per week. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/dr-anne-rimoin-an-expert-on-monkeypox-is-available-to-comment-on-the-disease/?sc=rsin /articles/dr-anne-rimoin-an-expert-on-monkeypox-is-available-to-comment-on-the-disease/?sc=rsin Wed, 18 May 2022 14:15:55 EST UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/analysis-california-malpractice-cap-on-noneconomic-losses-associated-with-16-more-adverse-events/?sc=rsin /articles/analysis-california-malpractice-cap-on-noneconomic-losses-associated-with-16-more-adverse-events/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 May 2022 13:10:33 EST A new analysis suggests California's cap on noneconomic losses in malpractice cases has fallen far behind present-day values, and may even be associated with an increase in malpractice cases over the past five decades. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-led-evaluation-shows-improved-outcomes-for-medi-cal-patients-under-a-demonstration-program-for-public-hospitals/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-led-evaluation-shows-improved-outcomes-for-medi-cal-patients-under-a-demonstration-program-for-public-hospitals/?sc=rsin Mon, 09 May 2022 12:45:12 EST An evaluation led by Dr. Nadereh Pourat, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, found a decreased use of emergency department visits and hospitalizations and slower growth in estimated Medi-Cal payments found in public hospitals compared with other hospitals UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/teleheath-doctor-visits-rated-favorably-by-patients-during-the-pandemic/?sc=rsin /articles/teleheath-doctor-visits-rated-favorably-by-patients-during-the-pandemic/?sc=rsin Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:10:16 EST A survey of almost 60,000 Americans who had in-person or virtual telehealth appointments with a doctor in 2020 found that patients rated their experiences with virtual visits the same or even slightly better than seeing a doctor in person. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ebola-vaccine-being-used-in-congo-produces-lasting-antibody-response-study-finds/?sc=rsin /articles/ebola-vaccine-being-used-in-congo-produces-lasting-antibody-response-study-finds/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Feb 2022 17:10:53 EST A new study by UCLA researchers and colleagues demonstrates that the Ebola vaccine known as rVSVΔG-ZEBOV-GP results in a robust and enduring antibody response among vaccinated individuals in areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that are experiencing outbreaks of the disease. Among the more than 600 study participants, 95.6% demonstrated antibody persistence six months after they received the vaccine. The study is the first published research examining post-Ebola-vaccination antibody response in the DRC, a nation of nearly 90 million. While long-term analyses of the study cohort continue, the findings will help inform health officials' approach to vaccine use for outbreak control, the researchers said. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-fielding-school-announces-the-47th-lester-breslow-distinguished-lecture-recognizing-opportunities/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-fielding-school-announces-the-47th-lester-breslow-distinguished-lecture-recognizing-opportunities/?sc=rsin Tue, 08 Feb 2022 12:25:26 EST Join the UCLA Fielding School of Public for the 47th Lester Breslow Distinguished Lecture. Dr. Roger Detels -- distinguished research professor of epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and infectious diseases at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA -- will present opportunities realized that have contributed to advancing our understanding of disease pathogenesis as well as the shaping of public health policy and promoting of future public health leaders, both nationally and internationally. The event will be hosted by Dr. Ron Brookmeyer, dean of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/is-it-possible-to-improve-nutritional-health-and-the-environment-in-one-bite/?sc=rsin /articles/is-it-possible-to-improve-nutritional-health-and-the-environment-in-one-bite/?sc=rsin Thu, 27 Jan 2022 06:05:16 EST In 'Recipe for Survival: What You Can do to Live a Healthier and More Environmentally Friendly Life,' scheduled for publication in January 2022, UCLA Fielding School professor Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes provides "recipes" for improving personal and planetary health UCLA Fielding School of Public Health /articles/ucla-fielding-school-center-for-lgbtq-advocacy-research-health-marks-its-first-year/?sc=rsin /articles/ucla-fielding-school-center-for-lgbtq-advocacy-research-health-marks-its-first-year/?sc=rsin Wed, 26 Jan 2022 12:25:05 EST In it's first year, the Fielding School's UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health (C-LARAH) has had impact across a spectrum of applied research and organizational work, focused on increasing equity for an underserved community. 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