Understanding the importance of mental health in climate work
December 18, 2020
We need to better understand the effects of climate change on mental health.
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Parks and green spaces improve community health and reduce health inequities
November 20, 2020
Life in lockdown teaches a lesson that public health scientists have known for a long time: parks are a lifeline, especially for city-dwellers.
Students in the Hot Seat: The Impact of Heat on Education
October 27, 2020
Increased heat can affect students’ academic performance, especially students who are Black, Hispanic, or from low-income families.
More parks could increase life expectancy in LA County’s Latino and Black communities
September 28, 2020
New research shows that adding green space in LA’s “park poor” neighborhoods could lead to a population-level gain of some 165,000 years in life expectancy.
“I Can’t Breathe”: A Rallying Cry for Both #BlackLivesMatter and Environmental Justice
September 25, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown some of the ways that Black communities face the harshest consequences of our public health failures. We need to work together to implement climate adaptive policies that protect Black lives and close the gap.
Confronting an escalating health emergency
September 22, 2020
The new FSPH-based UCLA Center for Healthy Climate Solutions will work with policymakers on strategies for protecting human health against a growing threat.
Fighting the health effects of climate change is the mission for new UCLA center
September 2, 2020
UCLA C-Solutions is officially launched.
COVID-19 in a changing climate
July 1, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic makes addressing climate change even more urgent.
Kirk R. Smith: Science Pioneer and Public Health Hero
June 17, 2020
A tribute by Michael Jerrett