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La Opinión is a Spanish-language news outlet that publishes a website and a daily newspaper based in Los Angeles, California. It is the largest Spanish-language newspaper in the United States and the second-most read newspaper in the Los Angeles community (after The Los Angeles Times).
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Cardiac Arrest: When the Heart Stops, We Can Save Lives with High-Quality CPR. September 12, 2023. Nicholas Brownell, MD and Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD (UC END DISPARITIES pilot awardee)
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La promesa y los desafíos de las inyecciones para el tratamiento del VIH. May 14, 2023. Gabriel Edwards, MD, MPH
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Inequidad en el tratamiento de ola depresion perinatal en madres de color. April 5, 2023. Cameron P. Lewis, MPA
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Los estudiantes están muriendo por sobredosis y este es un problema de salud pública. November 10, 2022. Amir Whitaker y Victor Leung
- Los Trabajadores Comunitarios de la Salud son clave para mejorar la salud de los angelinos. October 24, 2022. Cameron P. Lewis, MPA
- Donde la fe y la lucha por sobrevivir la pandemia del COVID-19 se unen. August 31, 2022. Aziza Lucas Wright, M.Ed. The Community Engagement Program for the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
- La salud bucal de los niños. July 18, 2022. Meray Halajian, Dr. Nicole Margarit, and Dr. Ozioma Obiwuru
- Alergias: ¿Qué son y cómo afectan a mi hijo? May 29, 2022. Authors: Jennifer Bailey, MD, and Jessica Nguyen, MD
- SHIELDS: Ayudando a las familias del sur de Los Ángeles. June 14, 2021. Author: Cameron P. Lewis, MPA. English version
- La importancia de amamantar a su bebé. May 2, 2021. Authors: Amanda Bailey, MD, and Kimberly Dang, MD
- Amplificando nuestras voces: dudas y desconfianza sobre la vacuna del COVID-19 en las comunidades latinas. March 23, 2021. Authors: Juan Barron, Yelba Castellon-Lopez, MD, Maria Morales and Alejandra Casillas, MD
- La asociación de la comunidad médica y de abogados en Los Ángeles mejora el bienestar de los pacientes vulnerables durante la crisis del COVID-19 y aún después de esta. January 30, 2021. Author: Anna Gorman
- Las inscripciones a los estudios clínicos de la vacuna contra el COVID-19 a cargo de UCLA y del Instituto Lundquist están abiertas en Los Ángeles. November 22, 2020. Authors: By Arleen F. Brown, MD, PhD, Keith Norris, MD, PhD and D’Ann Morris, MPA
- ¿Cómo puedo obtener apoyo para cuidar mi salud durante la pandemia del COVID-19? November 6, 2020. Authors: Tony Wafford, Gail E. Wyatt, PhD, Tamra Burns Loeb, PhD, Juan Barron
- El impacto del COVID-19 en mujeres de color en el condado de Los Ángeles. October 19, 2020. Authors: Maggie Cervantes, Janet Pregler, Iris Cantor
- El cuidado primero; las cárceles al último’: por un condado de Los Ángeles más sano y seguro. March 27, 2020. Author: Dr. Robert Ross
- Ayuda para quien quiera dejar el cigarillo. April 16, 2019. Author: Norma Stoker-Mtume, MHS, MA MFT
- Ser VIH positivo o tener SIDA ya no es una condena de muerte. September 13, 2019. Authors: Homero E. del Pino, PhD, MS and Norma Stoker-Mtume, MHS, MA, MFT
- Los portales medicos del paciente en la web pueden mejorar el acceso al cuidado de la salud para todos. October 30, 2019. Author: Lena Ethington
- Nuevos enfoques en la investigacion del autismo en la comunidad. November 25, 2019. Author: Hyon Soo Lee and Amanda Gulsrud
The Los Angeles Sentinel is an African American owned and operated newspaper that puts emphasis on issues concerning the African American community and its readers. Published weekly, it is the largest subscriber-paid African American owned newspaper on the West Coast with a readership of 150,000.
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Cardiac Arrest: When the Heart Stops, We Can Save Lives with High-Quality CPR. September 12, 2023. Nicholas Brownell, MD and Boback Ziaeian, MD, PhD (UC END DISPARITIES pilot awardee)
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The Promise and Challenges of Long Acting Injectable Medication for the Prevention and Treatment of HIV. May 18, 2023. Gabriel Edwards, MD, MPH
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Health Inequity -Treatment for Perinatal Depression in Mothers of Color. April 6, 2023. Cameron P. Lewis, MPA
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Students are Overdosing, and it’s a Public Health Issue. November 24, 2022. Amir Whitaker and Victor Leung
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Improving Community Health Outcomes Through Community Health Workers. October 27, 2022. Cameron P. Lewis, MPA
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At the Intersection of Faith and Wellness-A Continuous Report-Back. September 1, 2022. Aziza Lucas Wright, M.Ed. The Community Engagement Program for the UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute
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Oral Health is Important for Young Children. July 14, 2022. Meray Halajian, Dr. Nicole Margarit, and Dr. Ozioma Obiwuru
- Bearing the Brunt. July 8, 2021. Authors: Monique Hedman, MD MPH.
- Allergies: What are They and How Do They Affect My Child. June 11, 2022. Dr. Jennifer Bailey and Dr. Jessica Nguyen
- How Intergenerational Programs Benefit Everyone. June 8, 2022. Teresa Seeman, PhD, D'Ann Morris, MPA and Dawn Purnell, EdD
- The Importance of Breastfeeding. April 15, 2021. Authors: Amanda Bailey MD and Kimberly Dang MD.
- Letting Our Voices Be Heard: COVID-19 Vaccine hesitancy in the Black community. March 11, 2021. Authors: Arleen Brown, MD, PhD, Keith Norris, MD, PhD, Ejiro Ntekume, M.P.H, Lisa Mansfield, PhD, RN, D’Ann Morris, MPA.
- Medical Legal Community Partnership- Los Angeles Improves Well-Being of Vulnerable Patients During the COVID-19 Crisis and Beyond. February 4, 2021. Author: Anna Gorman
- The Disparity Cascade: Attention to Sexual Health during an Epidemic. December 10, 2020. Authors: Bobbie Emetu, PhD, MPH, MLS and Stacy Missari, PhD
- COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Trials Open for Enrollment in Los Angeles: Understanding the Importance of Diversity. November 19, 2020. Authors: Arleen F. Brown, MD, PhD, Keith Norris, MD, PhD and D’Ann Morris, MPA
- Diversity Program Consortium: A National Program to get more African Americans and other Minorities to be Doctors in Health Science Careers is Coordinated locally at UCLA. October 8, 2020. Authors: Drs. Keith Norris, Teresa Seeman and Dawn Purnell
- Back to Sleep: Decreasing the Rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. June 23, 2020. By Julia Haruno, MD
- Combating HIV in the African American Community. May 14, 2020. Authors: Maisha Parnell, MPH, MSN and Nina Harawa, PhD, MPH
- “Care First, Jails Last” for a Healthier, Safer Los Angeles County. April 9, 2020. Authors: Dr. Robert Ross, President & CEO of The California Endowment
- Urinary Bladder Cancer in African Americans. March 26, 2020. Authors: Dr. Lily Wu, David Anthony Wong, and Moe Ishihara Students, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Center of Health Sciences
- Continuing a Legacy: Communities for Wellness Equity (C4WE). October 3, 2019. Authors: Etsemaye Agonafer MD MPH, Kenneth Wells MD MPH, Andrea Jones, Felica Jones
- HIV/AIDS – Forty Years and Counting. July 11, 2019. Author: Cynthia Davis, MPH, DHL
- Black Youth Matter: A Message for Mental Health Month. May 23, 2019. Author: Amir Whitaker, Policy Attorney
- Help Available for Los Angeles County Cigarette Smokers Wanting to Change Their Smoking Behavior. March 21, 2019. Author: Norma Stoker-Mtume, MHS, MA MFT
- How Intergenerational Programs Benefit Everyone – Leveraging Older Adults in Los Angeles: One of Our Few Increasing Natural Resource. February 28, 2019. Authors: Co-Directors, Dr. Teresa Seeman, D’Ann Morris, MPA and Dawn Purnell
- Los Angeles County Department of Public Health “About the City and Community Health Profiles Report.” January 10, 2019. Authors: Rashmi Shetgiri, MD; Megha Shah, MD; Paul Simon, MD; D’Ann Morris, MPA
- South Los Angeles Families Fight Colon Cancer with Garden-Fresh Food Choices. September 20, 2018. Authors: Viveca Finley BSN & William McCarthy, PhD
- New Approaches to Research on Autism in the Community. August 16, 2018. Authors: Hyon Soo Lee & Amanda Gulsrud
- What the New High Blood Pressure Guidelines Mean to You! June 14, 2018. Author: Keith Norris, MD
- Introducing: A Healthier Community Starts with YOUth! March 8, 2018. Author: Courtney Porter, UCLA MPH Student/Health Policy and Management
- Health Science Research in Our Community. January 11, 2018. Author: Norma Stoker-Mtume, MHS, MA, MFT (Charles Drew University)
- Whole Person Care. December 14, 2017. Author: Sarah Kayne – MD Candidate Albert Einstein College of Medicine – 2017 CERP Summer Intern
- Advance Care Planning. October 5, 2017. Author: Sarah Kayne – MD Candidate Albert Einstein College of Medicine – 2017 CERP Summer Intern
- Can We Build Better Patient-Provider Relationships with Patient Portals? September 7, 2017 Author: Lena Ethington – University of Rochester – 2017 CERP Summer Intern
- One Volunteer’s Journey - Generation Xchange. August 17, 2017. Authors: D’Ann Morris, MPA (UCLA); Teresa Seeman, PhD (UCLA)
- June is National Safety Awareness Month! June 14, 2017. Authors: Carina Lopez, MD; Jyoti Puvvula, MD MPH; Gilberto Granados, MD MPH (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)
- National Stroke Awareness Month. May 10, 2017. Author: Joseph Kim, MD (USC Department of Neurology)
- Planning for a Healthy Home, Body and Baby. April 12, 2017. Authors: Karen Singh (UCLA Iris Cantor - UCLA Women’s Health Education & Research Center)
- March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month! March 8, 2017. Authors: Darcy Benedict, MD, MPH & Helen Song, DO, MS (Harbor-UCLA Medical Center)
- HIV/AIDS. February 9, 2017. Authors: Homero E. del Pino, PhD, MS & Norma Stoker-Mtume, MHS, MA, MFT (Charles Drew University)
- Make Your 2017 Happy New Year; “A Healthy New Year.” January 11, 2017. Authors: Keith Norris, MD, PhD (UCLA); D’Ann Morris, MPA (UCLA); Arleen Brown, MD, PhD (UCLA)
- Diabetes. November 9, 2016. Authors: Keith Norris, MD, PhD (UCLA); D’Ann Morris, MPA (UCLA); Arleen Brown, MD, PhD (UCLA)