Center for Health Advancement

In the vaccine fight, measles is winning Every day, measles gathers momentum.

https://ph.ucla.edu/news/news-item/2019/mar/paying-price-researchers-say-health-care-waste-worse-reported?fbclid=IwAR0rgO6d3JEfiaFbArnKIzi3YcKnMN-hHdu0KB-g79swKXVyDfEP22Im4fY

Paying the price: Researchers say health care waste is worse than reported | Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health Simpler, cheaper 'upstream prevention' — such as installing AC or paying for a taxi ride to the doctor — could save taxpayersIn 2017, health care spending in the United States grew to $3.5 trillion, or nearly 18 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. But not all of this spending actu...

Opinion | States are failing on vaccinations. The federal government must lead. Federal lawmakers have a responsibility to protect our children’s health.

Dr. Jonathan Fielding, Dr. Steve Teutsch and Vanessa Lam from ’s Center for Health Advancement authored a blog post for Health Affairs about the anti-vaccination movement: http://bit.ly/2NB3qHM

Center for Health Advancement Co-Director Dr. Fred Zimmerman was recently named president-elect of the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science - IAPHS. Read more about him and the Center's work here!

Institutional Member Highlight: UCLA's Center for Health Advancement - IAPHS - Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science We're honored to have the Center for Health Advancement at the University of California, Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health as an institutional member. Find out more about their work.

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 12pm - 1pm

Join the FSPH Community Meet & Greet, sponsored by the FSPH Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and the FSPH Public Health Student Association.

Don’t forget to wear/bring your t-shirt or FSPH sweatshirt—there will be a school-wide group photo taken with Dr. Fielding! RSVP: bit.do/fsph-meet-greet

New models of programs to improve maternal and infant health are up on our website!

The Win-Win Project – UCLA Center for Health Advancement

New to the website! The health and education impact of a universal preschool program in Pasadena, CA. See the results here:

Universal Pre-K - Pasadena Results Overview

https://www.livestories.com/blog/case-study-win-win-project
Read about our work with data visualization exerts, LiveStories

Telling a Story Around Policy Outcomes, Quickly and Efficiently See how UCLA’s Win-Win Project communicates their findings with a broad audience, in record time.

"The public is really misinformed about this issue," she said. "They think it's homicide. But 60 to 80 percent of gun deaths are su***des, depending on what state you're in. So we have to start raising awareness about this."
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Sharp Increase In Gun Suicides Signals Growing Public Health Crisis The overwhelming majority of gun deaths in America don't involve bad guys with guns — they're caused by people deliberately harming themselves. The U.S. experiences more than 60 gun su***des daily.

http://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/395273-chickenpox-shows-how-unprepared-we-are-at-the-border
The Hill

Chickenpox shows how unprepared we are at the border Victorville puts into stark relief our government’s responsibility toward those whom they detain or deport and all those with whom they interact.

Are you interested in improving high school graduation rates? We added three graduation-boosting programs to our website: dual enrollment, school-based health centers and high school mentoring. Click to see their impact and ROI:

The Win-Win Project – UCLA Center for Health Advancement