Public Health Advances

finding public health in unexpected places

A Smoke-Free Nation One Step at a Time

Eighty-two percent of Los Angelenos would prefer to live in smoke-free housing, and those who live in publicly funded housing just got their wish.

Natalie Rhoads December 13, 2016 No Comments

A woman’s maternity should not be a one-way ticket to eternity

Globally, maternal mortality is on its way to becoming a public health victory with decreased deaths for many countries in recent years. However, the U.S.

Natalie Rhoads November 10, 2016 No Comments

If Silence=Death then Voter Suppression=Murder

What’s good for the body politic is good for the body. From 1990’s AIDS activism to today’s attention to community-based participatory research, public health has

Fred Zimmerman November 4, 2016 No Comments

A Win-Win Tool for Improving Local Public Health – Commentary from the Directors of CHA

Economic modeling is fast becoming an indispensable tool to advance public health and health equity. Center for Health Advancement (CHA) Co-Directors, Drs. Jonathan Fielding and

Natalie Rhoads November 1, 2016 No Comments

When Soda Companies Pay the Public Health Bills

Several cities will vote on soda taxes this November, but the beverage industry is doing everything they can to make sure they don’t pass, including

Natalie Rhoads October 27, 2016 No Comments

Shrinking Santa Monica

In Measure LV, Santa Monica voters will decide whether to sharply restrict the height of future buildings. While the supporters of LV are coy about

Fred Zimmerman October 19, 2016 No Comments

Trump’s Missing Tax Dollars Are a Missed Opportunity

Trump took a loss of $916 million dollars in 1995: this we know. He may have avoided paying income tax for the next 18 years:

Fred Zimmerman October 18, 2016 No Comments

CHA Director Dr. Fielding on Lowering Prices for Lifesaving Drugs

Center for Health Advancement Director, Dr. Jonathan Fielding, addresses the exorbitant increase in drug prices and suggests several solutions in a recent U.S. News & World

Natalie Rhoads October 7, 2016 No Comments

Pollution Politics makes for Happy Bedfellows

The California legislature has just passed legislation that may have a greater influence on our nation’s future even than all the feverish debates over Hilary

Natalie Rhoads September 8, 2016 No Comments

A Public Health Concern: Summer Music Festivals

Summer often marks the reprisal of long-awaited music festivals that students have paid months in advance for to watch their favorite artists play live. While

Natalie Rhoads August 11, 2016 No Comments

Nothing Stops a Bullet Like a Job

The short-term benefit is money in their pockets. The long-term benefits are improved educational, employment and health outcomes and reduced drug/alcohol use, arrest rates for

Natalie Rhoads August 8, 2016 No Comments

The Geometry of Justice

On a recent trip to Minnesota, a good friend — someone I like and whose opinions I trust — blistered my ear about the self-entitlement of

Fred Zimmerman August 1, 2016 1 Comment