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<strong>UCLA</strong><br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
<strong>JUNE</strong> <strong>2001</strong><br />
<strong>UCLA</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong><br />
Everyone’s talking<br />
about a public<br />
health approach<br />
to violence, and<br />
the <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
faculty, students<br />
and alumni are<br />
showing the way.<br />
No one can<br />
agree on how<br />
to arrive at final<br />
census figures.<br />
The stakes<br />
are huge. Enter<br />
Thomas Belin.<br />
Heal the Bay’s<br />
Mark Gold uses<br />
“impact science”<br />
to clear the<br />
murky waters<br />
<strong>of</strong>f <strong>of</strong> Santa<br />
Monica.
<strong>UCLA</strong><br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Albert Carnesale, Ph.D.<br />
Chancellor<br />
Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H.<br />
Dean, <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Julie Tisdale Pardi, M.A.<br />
Assistant Dean for Communications<br />
Dan Gordon<br />
Editor and Writer<br />
Martha Widmann<br />
Art Director<br />
features<br />
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EDITORIAL BOARD<br />
Roshan Bastani, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Thomas R. Belin, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Biostatistics<br />
William Hinds, Ph.D.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Jeffrey Luck, Ph.D.<br />
Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Hal Morgenstern, Ph.D.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Epidemiology<br />
Corinne Peek-Asa, Ph.D.<br />
Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Epidemiology<br />
Michael Prelip, D.P.A.<br />
Adjunct Assistant Pr<strong>of</strong>essor,<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Susan B. Sorenson, Ph.D.<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor, Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Mara Baer<br />
President,<br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Students Association<br />
Joyce A. Page, M.S.P.H., J.D.<br />
Alumni Association President<br />
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Current Events<br />
Discussions <strong>of</strong> the hot<br />
topics <strong>of</strong> the day make<br />
the lectures, forums and<br />
seminars <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Health</strong>care<br />
Collaborative at <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
can’t-miss affairs for a<br />
growing constituency.<br />
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Thomas Belin:<br />
Counting on a<br />
Controversy<br />
Sparks fly every 10 years<br />
over the high-stakes question<br />
<strong>of</strong> how to tally the U.S.<br />
population. One <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> faculty<br />
member is among a select<br />
group <strong>of</strong> experts advising<br />
the U.S. Census Bureau.
When the<br />
Best Medicine<br />
Is <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
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The national shortage<br />
<strong>of</strong> physicians trained<br />
in public health is being<br />
addressed at the <strong>School</strong>,<br />
where M.D.’s find a<br />
variety <strong>of</strong> good reasons<br />
to enroll.<br />
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Striking a<br />
Blow Against<br />
Violence<br />
It’s no longer seen as<br />
random or inevitable.<br />
<strong>Public</strong> health leaders,<br />
including the <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
faculty, students and<br />
alumni, are showing that<br />
prevention approaches<br />
can successfully tackle<br />
a formidable foe.<br />
Pillars <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Community<br />
19<br />
Four years ago, Robert<br />
and Marion Wilson made<br />
a generous donation<br />
to support students in<br />
community-based health<br />
improvement efforts.<br />
The impact <strong>of</strong> their gift<br />
can be seen in neighborhoods<br />
across the region.<br />
departments<br />
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21<br />
22<br />
23<br />
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RESEARCH<br />
Arsenic and cancer...chiropractic<br />
vs. medical care for<br />
lower-back pain...impact <strong>of</strong><br />
mental health, coordination<br />
<strong>of</strong> care for elderly veterans...<br />
boron lowers prostate cancer<br />
risk...HIV treatment disparities...ethnic<br />
identity linked<br />
to good health...health-risk<br />
factors greater for lesbians.<br />
ALUMNI<br />
Heal the Bay’s Mark Gold<br />
FACULTY<br />
STUDENTS<br />
FRIENDS<br />
ON THE COVER<br />
High school students rising up to protest the rape <strong>of</strong> a classmate is but one example <strong>of</strong> the more<br />
activist approach being taken to preventing violence. Thanks to public health researchers and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals,<br />
violence is now seen as neither random nor inevitable. Protest photo courtesy <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women. Police tape from Eyewire. Shattered glass<br />
from PhotoDisc. Cover image created by Martha Widmann.<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY<br />
AS<strong>UCLA</strong> / TOC: Current Events, Wilsons; p. 9; p. 19: Wilsons; p. 24: Rosenstock/Factor/Katzin<br />
Yvette Roman / cover: Belin, Gold; TOC: Belin, Ko, human target; p. 2; p.10; pp. 12-13; pp. 16-17:<br />
students with human target; p. 21; p. 22: Que Hee; p. 23: Souleles; p. 28<br />
Reed Hutchinson / cover: Peek-Asa; p. 17: Peek-Asa<br />
Mary Ann Stuehrmann / p. 24: Bixby Foundation Trustees, Salinas/Gillespie<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Daily Bruin / pp. 16, 22: Sorenson<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> LACAAW / pp. 14-15: protest<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Alina Bueno / p. 18<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Rachel Gonzales / p. 19: Project E.M.P.A.C.T.<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> Myra Bastidas / p. 20<br />
Courtesy <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> / p. 23: college bowl; pp. 26, 29<br />
PhotoDisc / pp. 5, 6<br />
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dean’s message<br />
IN THIS FIRST ISSUE <strong>of</strong> the new <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Magazine, we have captured many <strong>of</strong> the year’s successes. The <strong>School</strong> is in a strong<br />
position — ranked 7th in the nation among schools <strong>of</strong> public health — and is<br />
poised to meet the challenges <strong>of</strong> the 21st century.<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong><br />
Since my arrival on November 1, 2000,<br />
I have been working to not only ensure our continued<br />
prominence in the field, but to elevate the <strong>School</strong> to<br />
an even higher level. In these first seven months we<br />
have made a great deal <strong>of</strong> progress. The <strong>School</strong> is in<br />
the middle <strong>of</strong> a strategic planning process that will<br />
help clarify our vision for the future. The final plan,<br />
which will be available in the fall, will incorporate<br />
input from internal and external audiences. We are<br />
also undertaking an administrative review to help us<br />
ensure that the <strong>School</strong> is running most efficiently.<br />
While specific goals and objectives will be<br />
articulated through the strategic plan, we have<br />
already begun to make progress in a few broad areas<br />
that I emphasized throughout my recruitment<br />
process. One is to increase the visibility <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong><br />
and the field <strong>of</strong> public health. To that end, we have<br />
developed a logo for the <strong>School</strong> (below left) and produced<br />
documents such as a new <strong>School</strong> brochure,<br />
new SPH magazine, and a reformatted newsletter to<br />
help us better communicate with our many partners.<br />
Another area for emphasis is increased extramural<br />
research funding. The <strong>School</strong> has been successful<br />
in securing extramural funds (see the graph on next page). Of the <strong>UCLA</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />
schools, the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> currently has the third-largest extramural<br />
research budget. As new state money becomes less <strong>of</strong> a certainty —<br />
especially in light <strong>of</strong> the California energy crisis — our ability to secure other<br />
sources <strong>of</strong> funding is not only important to enable us to conduct cutting-edge<br />
research and training, but also necessary to ensure the growth and sustainability
DEAN’S<br />
ADVISORY<br />
BOARD<br />
3<br />
ANDREW ALLOCCO, JR.*<br />
IRA ALPERT*<br />
LINNAE ANDERSON<br />
DIANA BONTÁ*<br />
LESTER BRESLOW<br />
ROBERT DRABKIN<br />
TOM EPLEY<br />
GERALD FACTOR, Vice Chair<br />
ROBERT GILLESPIE<br />
ROGER F. GREAVES<br />
JOANNE HALE<br />
TERRY O. HARTSHORN*<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>. To assist the <strong>School</strong> in increasing its extramural<br />
ALAN HOPKINS*<br />
funding by finding new opportunities and facilitating faculty STEPHEN W. KAHANE*<br />
grant-getting success, I have created a new Associate Dean for<br />
CAROLYN KATZIN,* Chair<br />
CAROLBETH KORN*<br />
Research position.<br />
EDWARD J. O’NEILL*<br />
I would also like to take this opportunity to welcome three<br />
WALTER OPPENHEIMER<br />
new members to the Dean’s Advisory Board: Linnae Anderson, FRED WASSERMAN*<br />
Tom Epley, and Joanne Hale. They join our Board (see the entire<br />
* SPH Alumni<br />
list on this page) just as we begin one <strong>of</strong> our most ambitious projects<br />
— raising $30 million for a new <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Building. The current building suffered significant damage in the 1994 Northridge<br />
earthquake and will be replaced as part <strong>of</strong> the overall seismic rebuilding <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Center for the <strong>Health</strong> Sciences. In addition to the seismic issues posed by the current<br />
facility, we have simply outgrown our current space. Working with the university,<br />
we have accelerated the planning <strong>of</strong> a new building. Based on available<br />
funding and continued planning, a new <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Building will be<br />
located adjacent to a new Medical Education Building across Westwood from the<br />
TOTAL EXPENDITURES<br />
new hospital. This proximity to the new medical school will allow for continued<br />
Grants and Contracts<br />
academic collaboration and sharing <strong>of</strong> resources. The new state-<strong>of</strong>-the art building<br />
will play a critical role in ensuring the <strong>School</strong>’s continued success, helping to<br />
State Generated Funds<br />
maintain our research competitiveness and attracting the best talent to the <strong>School</strong>.<br />
Gifts and Other<br />
I look forward to keeping you posted on the <strong>School</strong>’s activities, and invite you<br />
to communicate your thoughts on our strategic planning process or other activities<br />
through our Web site at www.ph.ucla.edu.<br />
Linda Rosenstock, M.D., M.P.H.<br />
Dean<br />
Fiscal Year 1999-2000 = $24 million<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH
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research highlights<br />
Mortality Rate Ratios<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
100<br />
10<br />
RELATION BETWEEN ARSENIC<br />
EXPOSURE AND CANCER RISK<br />
MALES<br />
Skin<br />
Bladder<br />
Kidney<br />
Lung<br />
Liver<br />
0 200 400 600 800<br />
0 200 400 600 800<br />
Well Water Arsenic Concentration (parts per billion)<br />
100<br />
Cancer mortality rate ratios, 1973-1986<br />
(relative to rates in the Taiwanese general<br />
population), for the population <strong>of</strong> the<br />
blackfoot disease endemic area <strong>of</strong><br />
Taiwan, according to well water arsenic<br />
concentration (parts per billion).<br />
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FEMALES<br />
Genetics Key to Arsenic’s Cancer-Causing Ability<br />
THE LATEST IN A DECADE-LONG SERIES OF STUDIES by Dr. John Froines on<br />
the carcinogenicity <strong>of</strong> arsenic suggests that certain individuals are more genetically<br />
susceptible than others to the cancer-causing effects <strong>of</strong> the compound.<br />
“Based on our results, the ability <strong>of</strong> humans to metabolize arsenic — that is,<br />
to detoxify it — varies within the population, and appears to be an important factor<br />
in the carcinogenesis <strong>of</strong> arsenic,” says Froines, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Environmental<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Sciences at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>.<br />
Arsenic is found in the drinking water <strong>of</strong> certain parts <strong>of</strong> the country, particularly<br />
in arid states in the West. Unsafe<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> the compound can cause cancer<br />
and other diseases. A 1999 report<br />
by the National Academy <strong>of</strong> Sciences<br />
linked high levels <strong>of</strong> arsenic to bladder,<br />
Bladder lung and skin cancer, and possibly kidney<br />
and liver cancer.<br />
Kidney<br />
The Bush Administration outraged<br />
many environmentalists and public<br />
Skin health leaders earlier this year when it<br />
announced it was rescinding a Clinton<br />
Administration decree lowering the<br />
Lung amount <strong>of</strong> arsenic allowed in the<br />
nation’s drinking water, declaring that<br />
more studies were needed to determine<br />
Liver safe levels. Current regulations allow<br />
arsenic in tap water at a level <strong>of</strong> 50 parts<br />
per billion. The Clinton Administration<br />
ruling lowered the level to 10 parts per<br />
billion, the standard also adopted by the<br />
European Union and the World <strong>Health</strong><br />
Organization.<br />
Froines’ most recent study analyzed<br />
two years’ worth <strong>of</strong> data on animals<br />
exposed to different concentrations <strong>of</strong> arsenic. While some <strong>of</strong> the animals<br />
had regular diets, others consumed diets that were methyl-deficient — low in<br />
folic acid, methionine, and choline. In previous research, Froines had found that<br />
arsenic exposure changes animals’ methylation <strong>of</strong> DNA, affecting genes possibly<br />
related to cancer. Preliminary results from the follow-up study indicate that<br />
the arsenic-exposed animals on methyl-deficient diets developed liver cancer. In<br />
addition, the methyl deficiency alone was enough to produce lung cancer,<br />
regardless <strong>of</strong> whether there was arsenic exposure.<br />
Froines intends to continue looking at the role <strong>of</strong> DNA methylation and the<br />
mechanistic features <strong>of</strong> arsenic-related diseases. By performing molecular biology<br />
experiments on the animal tissues from the most recent studies, he hopes<br />
to shed light on the gene or genes involved in arsenic-related cancers. But while<br />
his work continues, Froines believes the evidence is already more than sufficient<br />
to lower the federal drinking water standard. “From a human health risk-assessment<br />
standpoint, the standard should probably be somewhere between 1 and 5<br />
parts per billion,” he contends. “At the 10-20 parts per billion level being discussed,<br />
there is evidence for increased risk <strong>of</strong> cancer. Normally, one would want<br />
to set a standard considerably below that for public health protection.”
Chiropractic Care Appears Slightly More Effective<br />
Than Medical Care for Treating Low-Back Pain<br />
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> study comparing<br />
the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> medical and chiropractic care for low-back pain indicate<br />
that chiropractic care may be slightly more effective, and physical therapy<br />
may be marginally more effective than medical care alone for reducing disability<br />
in some patients. Physical modalities such as heat therapy, electrical muscle<br />
stimulation, and ultrasound do not appear to yield additional clinical benefit for<br />
chiropractic patients, though perceived treatment effectiveness was somewhat<br />
greater in these groups.<br />
Low-back pain affects the majority <strong>of</strong> Americans at some point in their lives,<br />
and thousands every year become disabled because <strong>of</strong> chronic pain. Moreover,<br />
the rate <strong>of</strong> disabling back pain has increased steadily in recent years. “Although<br />
back-pain sufferers have many treatment options available, there is little scientific<br />
evidence showing which <strong>of</strong> the most common approaches is most effective,”<br />
says Dr. Eric Hurwitz, who conducted the study along with his colleague in the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology, Dr. Hal Morgenstern, and collaborators from the<br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> Medicine.<br />
Hurwitz notes that back-pain sufferers may receive prescriptions for<br />
painkillers or muscle relaxants from conventional medical providers, or a referral<br />
to physical therapy. Still other patients may visit an alternative or complementary<br />
provider, such as a chiropractor or acupuncturist — indeed, more visits for back<br />
pain are to chiropractors than to any other type <strong>of</strong> health-care provider. The relative<br />
therapeutic benefits <strong>of</strong> each therapy, however, have not been known.<br />
From 1995 through 1998, a total <strong>of</strong> 681 low-back-pain patients were<br />
enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to one <strong>of</strong> four treatment protocols:<br />
medical care with and without physical therapy, and chiropractic care with and<br />
without physical modalities. Patients were followed up through 18 months.<br />
The researchers are now analyzing the data to address other objectives,<br />
including the cost effectiveness <strong>of</strong> low-back-pain care and the influence <strong>of</strong> occupational<br />
and psychosocial factors on low-back-pain prognosis. Patients’ satisfaction<br />
with care and their perceptions <strong>of</strong> treatment effectiveness and how these<br />
relate to clinical outcomes are also being investigated.<br />
Mental <strong>Health</strong>, Coordination <strong>of</strong> Care Reduce<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Costs for Elderly Veterans Group<br />
INTERDISCIPLINARY MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT and care coordination<br />
can help to reduce health care costs for elderly veterans who have undiagnosed<br />
psychiatric conditions, according to a large randomized clinical trial involving<br />
more than 1,600 elderly veterans hospitalized in nine Veterans Administration<br />
sites across the country.<br />
Dr. Gerald F. Kominski and colleagues at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
evaluated data from a national clinical demonstration project with the VA known<br />
as the Unified Psychogeriatric Biopsychosocial Evaluation and Treatment<br />
(UPBEAT) program. The program, which took place from 1995 to 1998 and was<br />
headed by Dr. Lissy Jarvik <strong>of</strong> <strong>UCLA</strong>’s Neuropsychiatric Institute, provided individualized<br />
interdisciplinary mental health treatment and care coordination to elderly<br />
veterans with acute non-psychiatric conditions whose accompanying<br />
depression, anxiety, or alcohol abuse could result in overuse <strong>of</strong> inpatient services<br />
and underuse <strong>of</strong> outpatient services.<br />
continued on next page<br />
Low-back pain affects the majority <strong>of</strong><br />
Americans at some point in their lives,<br />
and thousands every year become<br />
disabled because <strong>of</strong> chronic pain.<br />
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research <strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH
6 The two critical elements <strong>of</strong> UPBEAT care were in-depth psychogeriatric<br />
assessment and proactive mental health care coordination by a multidisciplinary<br />
clinical team trained in psychogeriatrics, including nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists,<br />
and social workers. UPBEAT began once the patient was discharged from<br />
the hospital and was based on a comprehensive treatment plan that included regular<br />
telephone or face-to-face contact between the patient and an assigned clinician.<br />
This clinician acted as mental health care coordinator with patients, families,<br />
and primary care providers; facilitated and monitored ambulatory care; and provided<br />
continuity <strong>of</strong> care for both mental health and physical health.<br />
Kominski, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services, found that because <strong>of</strong><br />
UPBEAT’s emphasis on increased use <strong>of</strong> appropriate ambulatory care, veterans<br />
in the program had increased outpatient costs <strong>of</strong> $1,171 when compared with<br />
control-group patients. However, inpatient costs were significantly lower for the<br />
UPBEAT group, producing an overall savings <strong>of</strong> $1,856. Inpatient savings<br />
resulted from shorter lengths <strong>of</strong> stay rather than fewer admissions.<br />
Veterans with the most severe disease burden, defined as having one or<br />
more hospitalizations both before and after initial study enrollment, benefited the<br />
most from UPBEAT, with an overall savings <strong>of</strong> more than $6,000.<br />
“The care coordination that was an essential element <strong>of</strong> UPBEAT appears<br />
to accelerate the transition from inpatient to outpatient care for veterans with<br />
acute non-psychiatric admissions,” says Kominski, the lead author <strong>of</strong> the study<br />
(published in the journal Medical Care), who was joined in the effort by Drs.<br />
Ronald Andersen and Roshan Bastani. “The next step is to determine whether<br />
screening for, and treating, undiagnosed psychiatric conditions among veterans<br />
in ambulatory care settings proves to be more effective in reducing symptoms.”<br />
Diets High in Boron Lower Risk for Prostate Cancer<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Boron can be<br />
found in nuts,<br />
avocados, red<br />
and white wine,<br />
grapes, peaches,<br />
nectarines, plums<br />
and apples.<br />
THE FIRST EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY TO LOOK AT THE RELATIONSHIP<br />
between dietary boron intake and prostate cancer has found that individuals with<br />
the highest boron intake (the top 25%) had a 65% lower risk <strong>of</strong> developing prostate<br />
cancer than did individuals with the lowest boron intake (the bottom 25%).<br />
Epidemiologist Zuo-Feng Zhang and colleagues at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> used data from the third National <strong>Health</strong> and Nutrition Examination<br />
Survey to compare a group <strong>of</strong> 76 prostate cancer patients with 7,651 men without<br />
cancer. Dietary boron intake was estimated based on dietary history, and the<br />
results were adjusted for the effects <strong>of</strong> age, race, education, cigarette smoking,<br />
body mass index, and total dietary intake <strong>of</strong> calories.<br />
Although the study involved a relatively small number <strong>of</strong> patients with<br />
prostate cancer, Zhang says there was a clear relationship between boron intake<br />
and the disease: The lower the amount <strong>of</strong> boron consumed in the diet, the higher<br />
the risk for prostate cancer. The relationship was also very specific to prostate<br />
cancer. Consuming higher or lower amounts <strong>of</strong> boron did not appear to affect the<br />
likelihood <strong>of</strong> cancers <strong>of</strong> the breast, cervix, uterus, colon and rectum.<br />
Boron is present in the diet because it is an essential nutrient for plants and<br />
a natural component <strong>of</strong> plant cells. Foods high in boron include those associated<br />
with the Mediterranean diet such as nuts, avocados, red and white wine, grapes,<br />
peaches, nectarines, plums and apples.<br />
Prostate cancer is the most common malignancy in men after skin cancer,<br />
and the second leading cause <strong>of</strong> cancer death in men in the United States after<br />
lung cancer.<br />
Zhang was joined on the study by Dr. Curtis Eckhert, Chair <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences at the <strong>School</strong>, who initiated the<br />
research. According to Eckhert, boron’s ability to lower the risk <strong>of</strong> prostate cancer<br />
may be related to its role in cell division and growth. His laboratory has<br />
shown that fertilized eggs require boron to develop into embryos; he is currently<br />
studying the role <strong>of</strong> boron in gene expression.
Disadvantaged Groups Less Likely<br />
to Get State-<strong>of</strong>-the-Art HIV Treatment<br />
HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTI-RETROVIRAL THERAPY (HAART), the state <strong>of</strong> the art<br />
in HIV treatment, is less likely to be used by certain socioeconomically disadvantaged<br />
groups, according to the latest findings to come out <strong>of</strong> a large national<br />
research consortium based at <strong>UCLA</strong> and RAND. The recent study, headed by Dr.<br />
William Cunningham <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and Medicine, found that<br />
the major factor predicting lower use among populations was lack <strong>of</strong> insurance<br />
coverage.<br />
HAART, the drug cocktail that contains protease inhibitors, has been shown<br />
in other studies to improve health outcomes among people with HIV.<br />
Cunningham’s group found that by the end <strong>of</strong> 1996, the year protease inhibitors<br />
became widely available, 37% <strong>of</strong> patients reported that they had<br />
taken the medication. Interviews with the same patients in<br />
January 1998 found that 71% had ever been on the medication.<br />
But the proportion <strong>of</strong> patients still taking HAART at the time <strong>of</strong><br />
the second interview was only 53%.<br />
Moreover, certain groups were least likely to be taking the<br />
drug combination: African Americans, drug users, women who<br />
contracted HIV through heterosexual contact, people with less<br />
education, the uninsured, and those covered by Medicaid. While<br />
insurance was the key determinant in this study, another study by<br />
the group identified other barriers to HAART use, including transportation<br />
and having competing subsistence needs. “Ins<strong>of</strong>ar as<br />
there are non-clinical explanations for these disparities, this fits a<br />
pattern we have observed both in HIV and in other diseases, in<br />
which the most socioeconomically disadvantaged groups are not<br />
getting the best treatment,” Cunningham says. His group is now<br />
studying the effect <strong>of</strong> these differences on outcomes, and examining<br />
interventions that could address the problem, including the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> case managers to ensure more coordinated and comprehensive<br />
care.<br />
The research is part <strong>of</strong> the HIV Cost and Services Utilization<br />
Study, in which a national consortium <strong>of</strong> investigators, funded by<br />
the federal Agency for <strong>Health</strong>care Quality and Research, has been examining<br />
HIV/AIDS health services. Cunningham has led the access section along with Dr.<br />
Ronald Andersen, Chair <strong>of</strong> the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>’s Department <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services.<br />
Strong Ethnic Identity Among African American<br />
Women Is Linked to Good Mental, Physical <strong>Health</strong><br />
A <strong>UCLA</strong> SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH STUDY EXAMINING the relationship<br />
between obesity and depression in African American women links, for the first<br />
time, good mental and physical health with strong feelings <strong>of</strong> ethnic identity.<br />
The study, supported by a National Cancer Institute grant and published in<br />
Preventive Medicine, surveyed 429 Los Angeles women from a culturally tailored<br />
program promoting healthful eating and exercise. The research team, headed by<br />
Drs. Antronette K. Yancey and Judith M. Siegel, found an inverse relationship<br />
between depression and strong ties to the African American community, independent<br />
<strong>of</strong> other demographic and health factors. Their survey found the lowest<br />
levels <strong>of</strong> depression among women with strong ethnic identity and less excess<br />
weight.<br />
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PERCENTAGE OF AFRICAN<br />
AMERICANS AND WHITES WHO<br />
EVER RECEIVED HAART<br />
20%<br />
DEC 1996 JAN 1998<br />
African Americans<br />
47%<br />
Whites<br />
59%<br />
78%<br />
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“Ethnic-identity enhancement strategies should be studied for their effectiveness<br />
in strengthening identity and for their potential in attracting individuals<br />
especially likely to benefit from programs that promote healthier lifestyles,” says<br />
Yancey, an Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor at the <strong>School</strong> and Director <strong>of</strong> the Division <strong>of</strong><br />
Chronic Disease Prevention and <strong>Health</strong> Promotion in the Los Angeles County<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services.<br />
For people <strong>of</strong> color, a strong sense <strong>of</strong> ethnic identity may buffer the impact<br />
<strong>of</strong> discrimination on psychological well-being, the research suggests, as well as<br />
playing an indirect role in protecting individuals from physical risks such as high<br />
blood pressure. Other studies have shown that differences in blood pressure<br />
between blacks and whites are partially explained by exposure to racial discrimination<br />
and responses to unfair treatment.<br />
“The positive experience <strong>of</strong> cultural sensitivity in the health intervention program,<br />
in contrast with the experience <strong>of</strong> cultural insensitivity or discrimination in<br />
everyday life, helps create positive attitudes toward the program and increases<br />
the likelihood <strong>of</strong> sticking with its objectives,” says Siegel, a Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences.<br />
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LESBIANS AND BISEXUAL WOMEN<br />
HAVE GREATER HEALTH RISK<br />
FACTORS THAN EXPECTED<br />
Ever pregnant<br />
Ever gave live birth<br />
Ever used birth control pills<br />
Current cigarette smoker<br />
Overweight<br />
Drinks alcohol<br />
Has health insurance<br />
RISK INDICATORS FOR U.S. WOMEN<br />
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%<br />
Lesbian/Bisexual Women All Women<br />
Lesbians and Bisexual Women at Greater Risk<br />
for Smoking- and Obesity-Related Diseases<br />
HEALTH-RISK PATTERNS AND LOWER RATES OF IMPORTANT screenings<br />
among lesbians and bisexual women leave them at greater risk <strong>of</strong> cancer and<br />
other chronic diseases linked to smoking and obesity than heterosexual women,<br />
according to a <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> study.<br />
The study, led by Dr. Susan D. Cochran and published in the<br />
American Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, showed that lesbian and bisexual<br />
women have higher rates <strong>of</strong> obesity, alcohol use and tobacco<br />
use than other women, and are less likely to have health insurance<br />
coverage or to have had a recent pelvic examination or<br />
mammogram. Self-reported histories <strong>of</strong> breast cancer, however,<br />
did not differ from estimates for the general U.S. female population.<br />
“A key, and unexpected, finding is that lesbians and bisexual<br />
women are more likely to be current or former tobacco smokers<br />
than women in general,” says Cochran. “The effects <strong>of</strong> cigarette<br />
smoking on health are broad and well documented. Considered<br />
in conjunction with other risk factors, such as obesity and alcohol<br />
use, these finding raise new concerns about the health needs<br />
<strong>of</strong> lesbians and bisexual women.”<br />
Data were drawn from seven independent surveys conducted<br />
between 1987 and 1996 involving lesbian/bisexual health<br />
issues. The surveys assessed patterns <strong>of</strong> health screening,<br />
smoking and alcohol-use history, pregnancy, birth control and<br />
parity, prevalence <strong>of</strong> obesity, and breast cancer history.<br />
“<strong>Health</strong> care for women is organized around contraceptive<br />
needs, which bring women periodically into the health system,” says Cochran.<br />
“But lesbians typically don’t have contraceptive needs.”<br />
She also suggests that negative past experiences with the health care system<br />
might make lesbians more reluctant to get regular care. “For lesbians, experiences<br />
during late adolescence and early adulthood are likely to include<br />
exhortation to use contraceptives, disclosure <strong>of</strong> sexual orientation and provider<br />
discomfort or negative behaviors,” Cochran says.<br />
“If public health truly is for everyone, the results <strong>of</strong> this study demand the<br />
development <strong>of</strong> culturally competent educational campaigns and health care<br />
services to address the needs <strong>of</strong> this community.”
The <strong>Health</strong>care<br />
Collaborative at <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
facilitates the exchange<br />
<strong>of</strong> information and services<br />
to enhance the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> health care pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
and organizations<br />
in California. The<br />
Collaborative sponsors<br />
events on a variety <strong>of</strong><br />
relevant topics, featuring<br />
speakers who are publicand<br />
private-sector health<br />
care leaders.<br />
• The Quarterly Forum<br />
(no fee) focuses on major<br />
policy issues, with speakers<br />
from the national,<br />
state, and local levels.<br />
The morning event<br />
includes breakfast and<br />
time for networking.<br />
• The Management Series<br />
(no fee) addresses the<br />
latest issues challenging<br />
the health care community,<br />
specifically managers.<br />
These monthly evening<br />
seminars are held at <strong>UCLA</strong>.<br />
• <strong>Health</strong> Care Business<br />
Seminars are all-day<br />
events, tackling timely<br />
issues from multiple<br />
perspectives.<br />
For more information<br />
or to be added to The<br />
<strong>Health</strong>care Collaborative<br />
at <strong>UCLA</strong>’s mailing list, visit<br />
the group’s Web site at<br />
www.healthcarecollab.org<br />
or call (310) 206-3435.<br />
It’s where State Controller Kathleen Connell<br />
chose to deliver an address on “The State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Care in California.” Where<br />
speakers from the state’s Department <strong>of</strong> Managed <strong>Health</strong> Care and a panel consisting<br />
<strong>of</strong> managed-care industry and provider representatives outlined<br />
“Responsibilities, Priorities and Future Directions.” Where three physicians with<br />
a combined 60 years <strong>of</strong> experience as medical directors spoke <strong>of</strong> “<strong>Health</strong>care<br />
Survival: Solvency at Stake.”<br />
Current<br />
Events<br />
Whether the topic at hand relates to health policy, management challenges<br />
or e-health (the subject <strong>of</strong> a second day-long conference this spring), one thing<br />
doesn’t change. For pr<strong>of</strong>essionals looking to keep their finger on the pulse <strong>of</strong> the<br />
rapidly changing health care industry, the monthly and quarterly events held by<br />
The <strong>Health</strong>care Collaborative at <strong>UCLA</strong> are not to be missed.<br />
Attendees include students, alumni, faculty and<br />
staff <strong>of</strong> the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and the<br />
Anderson <strong>School</strong> at <strong>UCLA</strong>, along with more than<br />
5,000 members <strong>of</strong> the Southern California health<br />
care community. There are physicians, nurses,<br />
lawyers, and executives from health plans, hospitals,<br />
medical groups, consulting firms, pharmaceutical<br />
companies, and ancillary health care providers.<br />
“It’s a great place to exchange information and<br />
ideas, a chance to meet people from other organizations<br />
and see how they’re confronting similar problems,”<br />
says Dr. Gail P. Grant, Medical Director <strong>of</strong><br />
the Resource and Outcomes Management<br />
Department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and<br />
Chair <strong>of</strong> The <strong>Health</strong>care Collaborative at <strong>UCLA</strong>.<br />
Indeed, the opportunity for dialogue on timely<br />
topics between presenters and attendees — and among the attendees themselves<br />
— is a major part <strong>of</strong> the attraction, says Joseph Rooks, a management consultant<br />
who chairs the committee responsible for the quarterly forums and monthly<br />
management lecture series. “It’s a great place to network,” says Rooks.<br />
The Collaborative’s roots date to the mid-1980s, when a small group <strong>of</strong><br />
physicians and alumni from the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> began to hold monthly<br />
lunch meetings where physician executives spoke on the day’s relevant topics.<br />
Soon the group grew beyond physicians to include business leaders and health<br />
care executives from all <strong>of</strong> Southern California.<br />
“Eventually we turned the planning over to the attendees themselves,” says<br />
Dr. Paul Torrens, the faculty member who spearheaded the early efforts, and<br />
whose Center for <strong>Health</strong> Services Management continues to provide the administrative<br />
support. “It’s really wonderful and quite unique.”<br />
Among the beneficiaries are students, many <strong>of</strong> whom attend the events.<br />
Says Marcus Fong, one <strong>of</strong> two student representatives on the Collaborative’s<br />
executive committee: “It is important for all students to see the changing face <strong>of</strong><br />
health care. This brings real-life experiences to the program.”<br />
DISCUSSIONS OF<br />
THE HOT TOPICS<br />
OF THE DAY MAKE<br />
THE LECTURES,<br />
FORUMS AND<br />
SEMINARS OF THE<br />
HEALTHCARE<br />
COLLABORATIVE<br />
AT <strong>UCLA</strong> CAN’T-<br />
MISS AFFAIRS<br />
FOR A GROWING<br />
CONSTITUENCY.<br />
Above: One <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Health</strong>care<br />
Collaborative’s quarterly breakfast<br />
forums. Top <strong>of</strong> page, l. to r.:<br />
Joseph Rooks, Series Committee<br />
Chair; Dr. Gail Grant,<br />
Chair <strong>of</strong> the Collaborative; and<br />
Dr. Paul Torrens <strong>of</strong> the<br />
<strong>School</strong>’s faculty, who helped to<br />
initiate the group. Upper left<br />
photo, l. to r.: Dr. Ross Miller, a<br />
1998 graduate <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>’s<br />
M.P.H. for <strong>Health</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals<br />
Program; Dr. Stuart P.<br />
Bowne, Adjunct Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in<br />
that program; and Torrens.<br />
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10<br />
SPARKS FLY<br />
EVERY 10 YEARS<br />
OVER THE<br />
HIGH-STAKES<br />
QUESTION OF<br />
HOW TO TALLY<br />
THE<br />
U.S.<br />
POPULATION.<br />
ONE SCHOOL OF<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
FACULTY MEMBER<br />
IS AMONG A<br />
SELECT GROUP<br />
OF EXPERTS<br />
ADVISING THE<br />
U.S. CENSUS<br />
BUREAU.<br />
Thomas Belin:<br />
Counting on a Controversy<br />
In the census <strong>of</strong> 1790, directed by then-Secretary <strong>of</strong> State<br />
Thomas Jefferson, household rosters were posted in town squares so that people could catch errors in the<br />
count. Still, Jefferson wrote in 1791, “We know that the omissions have been very great.”<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Political battle over census counts dates at least to the first use <strong>of</strong> the presidential veto, when George<br />
Washington blocked the original bill to reapportion the young Congress. In more recent censuses the battle<br />
has been waged over what to do about the undercount, specifically, <strong>of</strong> minority and inner-city residents.<br />
Since 1950, post-census surveys following each <strong>of</strong> the decennial head counts have found that these populations<br />
are disproportionately shortchanged. This has led to calls to adjust the original numbers using statistical<br />
formulas and sample-based evidence. But a Clinton Administration plan to use sampling in the 2000 census<br />
to follow up households that failed to return a census form led to the threat <strong>of</strong> a government shutdown and<br />
a lawsuit that ended up before the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court ruled that adjusted counts can’t be considered<br />
in apportioning Congress, but left the door open for other uses. The issue flared up again earlier this<br />
year, when the Census Bureau recommended against releasing adjusted counts for state redistricting.
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Why so much bickering over the ritual counting<br />
process? Many observers suspect that adjusted figures<br />
would help Democrats, since the undercounted<br />
are disproportionately from groups likely to support<br />
Democratic candidates. But more than that, the outcome<br />
determines the fate <strong>of</strong> some $200 billion in<br />
federal funds for local services, including many that<br />
affect public health.<br />
Dr. Thomas Belin, Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Biostatistics at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>,<br />
first became interested in census issues upon reading<br />
an opinion piece while an undergraduate at Stanford<br />
University in the mid-1980s. When he started<br />
graduate school at Harvard, he learned <strong>of</strong> a new<br />
campus research program on statistical problems<br />
related to census adjustment. He approached the<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essor in charge and joined the research team.<br />
While at Harvard, Belin took a series <strong>of</strong> summer<br />
jobs at the U.S. Census Bureau, work that grew into<br />
his dissertation project. Since coming to <strong>UCLA</strong> he<br />
has continued to serve the Census Bureau in a<br />
consulting capacity. Recently, Belin was one <strong>of</strong><br />
nine experts chosen from the American Statistical<br />
Association to sit on the Census Advisory Committee<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essional Associations, which will <strong>of</strong>fer recommendations<br />
with a view toward the 2010 census.<br />
Although biostatisticians are frequently called<br />
on to quantify uncertainties, the census carries a<br />
set <strong>of</strong> thorny issues unlike any <strong>of</strong> the other projects<br />
he tackles. Says Belin: “The stakes are incredibly<br />
high. There’s a political context. There are a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
messy details because <strong>of</strong> the complexity <strong>of</strong> the census<br />
and the country. And there is not a single right<br />
way to do it.”<br />
It is <strong>of</strong>ten left to statistical experts such as<br />
Belin to devise formulas for resolving the undercount<br />
uncertainties. Yet, statisticians themselves<br />
can’t agree on what is the “best” adjustment formula.<br />
Adjustment critics use this lack <strong>of</strong> consensus to<br />
argue that given the subjectivity <strong>of</strong> adjustment models,<br />
the fairest system is to stick with the original<br />
head count. “But maybe there’s some subjectivity<br />
in that as well,” Belin says. Statisticians <strong>of</strong>ten talk<br />
<strong>of</strong> a trade-<strong>of</strong>f between bias and variance, he notes.<br />
Variance refers to uncertainty in value; bias means<br />
systematic departure from the truth. “In a lot <strong>of</strong><br />
statistical procedures, bias and variance are treated<br />
equally,” Belin says. “But in this context, I think<br />
there’s an argument that variance is more fair than<br />
bias. We know in advance <strong>of</strong> the census that the<br />
white population is going to be counted more<br />
accurately than the African American and Hispanic<br />
populations. That’s bias. It means that going in, you<br />
know that cities such as Los Angeles are going to<br />
be losers relative to other communities.”<br />
As to how the decision should be made over<br />
what adjustment formula to use — or whether<br />
to use one at all — Belin would prefer that it be<br />
left with the pr<strong>of</strong>essionals at the<br />
Census Bureau. “It doesn’t go to the<br />
Congressional committees to decide<br />
when to launch the space shuttle; that<br />
decision is made by scientists,” he says.<br />
“On the census issue, I would like<br />
the decision also to be vested close<br />
to the science, rather than driven by<br />
partisan politics.”<br />
Although many advocates<br />
for disenfranchised populations were<br />
unhappy with the Census Bureau’s<br />
recommendation this spring against<br />
using the adjusted counts for state<br />
redistricting, Belin, having worked<br />
with many <strong>of</strong> the decision-makers,<br />
is adamant that the decision was not<br />
a bow to pressure from the Bush<br />
Administration. “In 2000, the differential undercount<br />
between whites and minorities <strong>of</strong> roughly<br />
2.5% was about half the level in previous censuses,<br />
and there were previously unseen inconsistencies<br />
between demographic analysis and coverage survey<br />
findings,” Belin notes. Given that adjustment still<br />
apparently yields gains in accuracy for large jurisdictions,<br />
Belin says he would not be surprised if the<br />
Census Bureau supports adjustment in a decision<br />
pending this fall regarding the mid-decade population<br />
estimates used in many funding formulas.<br />
Despite his misgivings about the way that<br />
politics has dominated recent discussions <strong>of</strong> the<br />
census to the exclusion <strong>of</strong> the underlying science,<br />
Belin — who admits to being something <strong>of</strong> a political<br />
junkie himself — doesn’t deny that politics will<br />
always surround the census. “The Constitution vests<br />
in Congress the power to ‘direct’ the census,” he<br />
notes. Belin is grateful to be contributing to the<br />
debate. “My interest in statistics sprang from a<br />
broader interest in the kinds <strong>of</strong> questions statistics<br />
can address,” he says. “Being in a field that bears<br />
on important issues <strong>of</strong> self-governance, not to<br />
mention the crucial issues <strong>of</strong> health and well-being<br />
we confront in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, has<br />
been wonderfully fulfilling.”<br />
“The stakes are<br />
incredibly high.<br />
There’s a political<br />
context. There are<br />
a lot <strong>of</strong> messy<br />
details because <strong>of</strong><br />
the complexity <strong>of</strong><br />
the census and the<br />
country. And there<br />
is not a single right<br />
way to do it.”<br />
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When the Best Medicine<br />
Is <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
THE NATIONAL<br />
SHORTAGE OF<br />
PHYSICIANS<br />
TRAINED IN<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
IS BEING<br />
ADDRESSED AT<br />
THE SCHOOL,<br />
WHERE M.D.’S<br />
FIND A VARIETY<br />
OF GOOD<br />
REASONS TO<br />
ENROLL.<br />
During his training as a general and<br />
colorectal surgeon in the mid-1990s, Dr. Clifford Ko (pictured above) was struck<br />
by the variability in the care patients received.<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
“It seemed as if no one was measuring the quality <strong>of</strong> care,” he says. “Most<br />
physicians treat individual patients, and try to do the best they can with each<br />
one. But someone has to look at the bigger picture to determine what’s the most<br />
appropriate use <strong>of</strong> resources.”<br />
Ko decided he would help to fill that void. So, while practicing as a surgeon<br />
at <strong>UCLA</strong> Medical Center, he is an M.P.H. student in the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, preparing to venture into territory<br />
barely charted.<br />
“Most research that surgeons do is basic science — they play with test tubes<br />
and operate on rats,” Ko quips. “A few surgeons have M.P.H.’s, but they don’t use<br />
them. I’m one <strong>of</strong> the few who plans to do surgery and use my public health<br />
education to try to improve the health care system.”
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There is a national shortage <strong>of</strong> physicians<br />
trained in general preventive medicine and public<br />
health, according to recent Congressional testimony<br />
presented by the Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong>. At <strong>UCLA</strong>, that shortage is being addressed<br />
through several programs that sponsor physicians<br />
pursuing public health degrees. Ko is part <strong>of</strong> <strong>UCLA</strong>’s<br />
Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars Program,<br />
which develops researchers interested in the nonbiological<br />
aspects <strong>of</strong> health care.<br />
“Physicians are in a unique position to bridge<br />
the gap between patient care and population health,”<br />
says Dr. John Chang. While in medical school at<br />
Northwestern University in the early 1990s, Chang<br />
had a summer job in which he helped conduct<br />
epidemiologic research in the elderly. “I was working<br />
with a woman who had an M.P.H., and as she was<br />
showing me the ropes I was thinking, ‘This is something<br />
I should learn,’” he explains. So Chang took<br />
a break from medical school to get his M.P.H. at<br />
Yale, returned to complete his M.D., finished his<br />
internal medicine residency in 1999, and is now in<br />
the Ph.D. program at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong>, funded by a National Research Service<br />
Award training grant.<br />
He intends to become an academic general<br />
internist, with a research focus on chronic disease<br />
prevention and improving quality <strong>of</strong> care for the<br />
elderly. “We have an aging society, and it’s becoming<br />
increasingly important to help elderly in the<br />
community stay as high-functioning as possible,”<br />
Chang asserts.<br />
Dr. Ruth Hertzman-Miller also became interested<br />
in public health while in medical school. “I<br />
tried bench research, but it didn’t grab me,” she says.<br />
Two summer jobs did — one in the Department <strong>of</strong><br />
Occupational Medicine at George Washington<br />
University, screening boilermakers for hearing loss,<br />
and another at the Food and Drug Administration,<br />
looking at vaccine safety. Drawn to the clinical<br />
research, Hertzman-Miller applied to the Clinical<br />
Scholars Program after completing her internal<br />
medicine residency, and is now an M.P.H. candidate<br />
in the <strong>School</strong>’s Department <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology.<br />
For many M.D.’s, public health education can<br />
be an eye-opener. Dr. Mary Ann Limbos (M.P.H.<br />
’97) had just completed a pediatrics residency when<br />
she entered the <strong>School</strong>’s Child and Family <strong>Health</strong><br />
Program in 1995. The program provides interdisci-<br />
plinary training in maternal and child health practice,<br />
research and policy analysis for health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />
“Before I got the M.P.H., I was very much a<br />
physician who focused on treating individual children,”<br />
says Limbos. “That program really broadened<br />
my scope <strong>of</strong> thinking by helping me to realize that<br />
with the interventions that could come out <strong>of</strong> that<br />
training, you affect an entire population.”<br />
Limbos is now at Children’s Hospital in Los<br />
Angeles, splitting her time between seeing patients<br />
and doing research on injuries in the Los Angeles<br />
Unified <strong>School</strong> District (see page 16). “The first<br />
time I ever heard <strong>of</strong> injury prevention as a science<br />
was when Dr. [Jess] Kraus [Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology<br />
at the <strong>School</strong>] gave a guest lecture in one <strong>of</strong><br />
my epidemiology courses,” she recalls. “Suddenly, it<br />
all made sense to me, and I realized that as a pediatrician,<br />
this was something I could play a role in.”<br />
Although some amount <strong>of</strong> public health is<br />
taught in medical schools, the M.D.’s interviewed<br />
for this story agree that the curriculum is so packed<br />
with biomedical and clinical subjects that core concepts<br />
<strong>of</strong> community and<br />
environmental health,<br />
health services, epidemiology<br />
and biostatistics<br />
tend to get lost.<br />
Ko is reminded <strong>of</strong><br />
this when he gives presentations<br />
to surgeons<br />
across the country. “I<br />
talk about how much<br />
we spend on health care<br />
in the United States and<br />
how, compared with<br />
other countries, our care<br />
falls below the median<br />
in a lot <strong>of</strong> categories,” he<br />
says. “This is all very<br />
basic knowledge for a<br />
public health student.<br />
But to these world-famous surgeons, it’s very new<br />
— and surprising.<br />
“I’ve learned from my public health education<br />
that we can’t depend on physicians who treat individual<br />
patients to improve what’s wrong with our<br />
system. It will also take people trained in public<br />
health.”<br />
“I’ve learned<br />
from my public<br />
health education<br />
that we can’t<br />
depend on<br />
physicians who<br />
treat individual<br />
patients to<br />
improve what’s<br />
wrong with our<br />
system. It will<br />
also take people<br />
trained in public<br />
health.”<br />
—Dr. Clifford Ko<br />
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Striking a Blow<br />
AGAINST<br />
Violence<br />
IT’S NO LONGER<br />
SEEN AS RANDOM<br />
OR INEVITABLE.<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
LEADERS, INCLUD-<br />
ING THE SCHOOL’S<br />
FACULTY, STUDENTS<br />
AND ALUMNI, ARE<br />
SHOWING THAT<br />
PREVENTION<br />
APPROACHES CAN<br />
SUCCESSFULLY<br />
TACKLE A<br />
FORMIDABLE FOE.<br />
Some incidents we know about —<br />
the horrifying shootings by schoolchildren <strong>of</strong> their classmates, shocking both for<br />
the age <strong>of</strong> the perpetrators and because they instill a feeling <strong>of</strong> vulnerability.<br />
Other incidents, no less tragic, receive little or no attention — from the gangand<br />
drug-related killings that fail to grab the headlines they once did, to the<br />
numerous cases <strong>of</strong> physical and sexual abuse in the home, most <strong>of</strong> which remain<br />
hidden as always from public view.<br />
Students at a high<br />
school in Los Angeles’<br />
San Fernando Valley<br />
rallied against violence<br />
following the<br />
rape <strong>of</strong> a classmate.<br />
The students organized<br />
the rally with the<br />
assistance <strong>of</strong> the Los<br />
Angeles Commission<br />
on Assaults Against<br />
Women.<br />
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But violence is no longer seen as random or inevitable, thanks to the efforts<br />
<strong>of</strong> public health researchers and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals. “When we examined it, it became<br />
clear that violence is very predictable,” says Dr. Corinne Peek-Asa, Associate<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and Associate<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> the Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, based<br />
at the <strong>School</strong>. “It occurs in predictable sets <strong>of</strong> the population — there are individuals<br />
and communities at higher risk. To a public health researcher, that means<br />
it can be prevented.”<br />
Adds Billie Weiss, M.P.H. ’81, Director <strong>of</strong> the Injury and Violence Prevention<br />
Program <strong>of</strong> the Los Angeles County Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services: “Violence is<br />
the leading cause <strong>of</strong> death and disability for the population under 35. You can
measure it and find places to intervene to prevent it. In my mind, that makes it<br />
a public health issue.”<br />
For a number <strong>of</strong> years, public health seemed to be the only field that viewed<br />
it that way. Now, there is a general consensus that criminologists and law enforcement<br />
represent only part <strong>of</strong> the solution, and that a multidisciplinary approach<br />
is needed. “It wasn’t until the 1990s that violence came to be widely recognized<br />
as a public health issue,” says Dr. Susan Sorenson, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Community<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Sciences at the <strong>School</strong>. “There was a clear sense that approaching it only<br />
through the criminal justice system wasn’t working. The public health perspective<br />
brought a sense <strong>of</strong> hope and optimism that reducing violence wasn’t a futile<br />
endeavor. The idea <strong>of</strong> being able to prevent something from occurring rather<br />
than clamping down after the fact became very appealing.”<br />
Some may argue that violence has been a fact <strong>of</strong> life throughout history, in all<br />
societies. Whether the problem is worse now than in other times is debatable,<br />
particularly since surveillance began only recently. What is clear is that violence<br />
in American society is more lethal than it was in the past, due to the greater<br />
access to firearms. “The rest <strong>of</strong> the world doesn’t have the level <strong>of</strong> gun violence<br />
that we have,” says Weiss. But she believes it’s not only a weapons issue. “When<br />
you consider that the leading cause <strong>of</strong> death for children in this society between<br />
the perinatal period and age 1 is abuse, that’s pretty shocking,” she says. “There is<br />
Isabelle<br />
Barbour, M.P.H. ’00<br />
As the Outreach and<br />
Advocacy Coordinator at<br />
the Los Angeles Commission<br />
on Assaults Against Women<br />
(LACAAW), Barbour consults<br />
on violence prevention strategies<br />
with school districts and<br />
individual schools, as well as<br />
service agencies. Recently,<br />
Barbour and her colleagues<br />
at LACAAW met with<br />
Genethia Hayes, President<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Board <strong>of</strong> Education<br />
for the Los Angeles Unified<br />
<strong>School</strong> District (LAUSD),<br />
about the idea <strong>of</strong> developing<br />
a violence prevention policy<br />
for the district. Hayes was<br />
receptive, and asked<br />
LACAAW to draft a policy.<br />
Building on research she<br />
had done on the issue dating<br />
to her days as a <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
student, Barbour, along with<br />
Leah Aldridge, LACAAW’s<br />
Associate Director <strong>of</strong><br />
Youth Violence Prevention<br />
Programs, drafted a policy.<br />
“The point we have emphasized<br />
is that even though<br />
schools are a very safe<br />
place for youths, between<br />
the school shootings, bullying,<br />
and level <strong>of</strong> sexual<br />
harassment that occur,<br />
there’s a lot <strong>of</strong> fear,” Barbour<br />
says. “It’s very hard to learn<br />
in that climate, and it’s very<br />
hard to teach.” The policy<br />
Barbour co-wrote is currently<br />
being considered for implementation<br />
by LAUSD.<br />
“Violence is the<br />
leading cause<br />
<strong>of</strong> death and disability<br />
for the population<br />
under 35.<br />
You can measure<br />
it and find places<br />
to intervene to prevent<br />
it. In my mind,<br />
that makes it a<br />
public health issue.”<br />
—Billie Weiss, M.P.H. ’81<br />
Cathy Taylor<br />
Taylor, a Dr.P.H. student at<br />
the <strong>School</strong>, is working on a<br />
study headed by Dr. Susan<br />
Sorenson to assess social<br />
norms related to violence<br />
against women. Nearly 4,000<br />
interviews have been conducted<br />
with six ethnic groups<br />
in four languages. The survey,<br />
funded by the California<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services, poses various<br />
scenarios about domestic<br />
violence to examine how<br />
individuals’ responses<br />
change depending on the<br />
characteristics <strong>of</strong> a given<br />
incident. “We need to educate<br />
people in ways that will<br />
reduce domestic violence,”<br />
says Taylor. “But it’s hard<br />
to do that without knowing<br />
where people are in their<br />
understanding and awareness<br />
<strong>of</strong> the issue.” Adds<br />
Taylor, who has a background<br />
in mental health:<br />
“From talking with people<br />
who grew up with violence<br />
or are currently in a violent<br />
situation, I feel strongly that<br />
violence prevention efforts,<br />
especially in families, can<br />
have a far-reaching impact<br />
on our society.”<br />
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Rhea Durr<br />
After graduating from the<br />
<strong>School</strong> with her M.P.H. this<br />
spring, Durr will begin a<br />
California State Senate<br />
Fellowship this fall. Once<br />
Durr has learned the inner<br />
workings <strong>of</strong> the political<br />
system, she intends to use<br />
her skills to provide a voice<br />
for underserved community<br />
residents through advocacy<br />
and policy analysis efforts,<br />
particularly on issues related<br />
to violence prevention. It is<br />
a field that has interested her<br />
since, as an adolescent, one<br />
<strong>of</strong> her close friends was the<br />
innocent victim <strong>of</strong> a drive-by<br />
shooting, and an acquaintance<br />
was killed in a gangrelated<br />
incident. Durr also<br />
witnessed domestic violence<br />
as a child. “I wanted to<br />
understand why these things<br />
were happening,” Durr says.<br />
“And as I learned more about<br />
it, I began to focus<br />
my efforts on advocating<br />
for prevention <strong>of</strong> these acts,<br />
so that what I experienced<br />
doesn’t happen to<br />
someone else.”<br />
“The public health<br />
perspective brought<br />
a sense <strong>of</strong> hope<br />
and optimism that<br />
reducing violence<br />
wasn’t a futile<br />
endeavor.”<br />
—Dr. Susan Sorenson<br />
Mary Ann<br />
Limbos,<br />
M.D., M.P.H. ’97<br />
Limbos, a general pediatrician<br />
at Children’s Hospital in<br />
Los Angeles, became interested<br />
in studying pediatric<br />
injuries while getting her<br />
M.P.H. at the <strong>School</strong>. She is<br />
currently working with Dr.<br />
Corinne Peek-Asa on a study<br />
examining intentional and<br />
unintentional injuries in the<br />
Los Angeles Unified <strong>School</strong><br />
District. Nearly 12,000<br />
injuries occur in the district<br />
each year, about one-fifth <strong>of</strong><br />
which are intentional. The<br />
researchers have spent the<br />
past two years laying the<br />
groundwork by gathering<br />
general data; beginning this<br />
summer, they will focus on<br />
a specific area, around<br />
Children’s Hospital. Limbos<br />
hopes to get a sense <strong>of</strong> not<br />
only the school-related factors<br />
that contribute to intentional<br />
injuries, but also the<br />
community and individual risk<br />
factors that play a role. “The<br />
media has focused a great<br />
deal <strong>of</strong> attention on school<br />
violence, and it’s hard for us<br />
to say that there’s been an<br />
increase because there has<br />
been little data,” she says.<br />
While she hopes the study<br />
will point the way toward<br />
effective interventions to<br />
reduce intentional injuries<br />
in school, Limbos also<br />
believes it’s important to point<br />
out that children are<br />
at considerably greater risk<br />
for unintentional injury.<br />
something in our culture that accepts violence, and even glorifies it.”<br />
Often, though, public perceptions don’t mesh with the actual risks. Fear <strong>of</strong><br />
violence rose during the 1990s, a period during which the occurrence <strong>of</strong><br />
violent crimes was declining dramatically. Weiss attributes this to the influence<br />
<strong>of</strong> media that play on people’s anxieties. Toward that end, she adds, one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
greatest fears among parents is that their child will be abducted on the streets<br />
by a stranger — an extremely rare event. “A child is much more likely to be<br />
harmed by a gun found in a friend’s house, or to be hit by a car,” she says. And<br />
for all the attention given to school shootings, kids are at greater risk <strong>of</strong> being<br />
the victims <strong>of</strong> violence in the home or on their way to and from school.<br />
Another example <strong>of</strong> perception not matching reality is in workplace violence.<br />
Based on media portrayals, the general perception in the 1990s was that<br />
most workplace homicides resulted from disgruntled workers taking out their<br />
frustrations on coworkers or supervisors. In fact, 75% <strong>of</strong> all workplace homicides<br />
are robbery-related. More than half occur in retail trade and service industries,<br />
where the almost daily killings <strong>of</strong> taxicab drivers, convenience store clerks and<br />
other retail workers go virtually unnoticed. Moreover, most work-related homicides<br />
are committed by strangers, unlike homicide in the general population.<br />
Despite lingering misperceptions, public health has made a significant impact<br />
in focusing attention on the biggest problems. “When research told us that you’re<br />
much more likely to be killed by someone you know — particularly an intimate<br />
partner if you are a woman — it had a great effect on law enforcement,” says<br />
Peek-Asa. “There is now training throughout most <strong>of</strong> the country in how to deal<br />
with domestic disputes.”<br />
One <strong>of</strong> the best illustrations <strong>of</strong> public health’s unique approach to violence is<br />
in the area <strong>of</strong> firearms. The handgun is the most common weapon used in both<br />
homicide and suicide in the United States. “The criminal justice system focuses<br />
on the user, whereas public health looks more upstream,” says Sorenson.<br />
Upstream strategies in reducing handgun-related injuries and deaths generally<br />
fall into one <strong>of</strong> two categories. Sorenson is among those who have focused on<br />
mechanism and design issues. The federal government is investing substantial<br />
resources in the development <strong>of</strong> “smart gun” technology, in which guns would
Left to right: Postdoctoral<br />
fellow Douglas<br />
Wiebe, doctoral students<br />
Cathy Taylor and<br />
Kate Vittes, and M.P.H.<br />
student Rhea Durr<br />
with the “human target.”<br />
Students visit a<br />
shooting range as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>’s gun<br />
policy course.<br />
fire only when held by the authorized user. Other<br />
designs, such as built-in locking mechanisms and<br />
magazine disconnects, reduce accidental shootings,<br />
Sorenson notes. <strong>Public</strong> health also focuses on<br />
firearms distribution — keeping guns out <strong>of</strong> the<br />
hands <strong>of</strong> people who shouldn’t have them.<br />
The second category, a social-change approach,<br />
emphasizes the inequalities that might give rise to<br />
violence. “Researchers try to understand why the<br />
differences exist, and then seek to identify ways to remedy the situation,”<br />
Sorenson explains. Examples include increasing educational, employment and<br />
recreational opportunities in communities. Sorenson believes both strategies —<br />
along with those not specific to public health, such as criminal justice — are<br />
needed.<br />
As the public health approach to violence has gained acceptance, a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> strategies have been employed, and studies have borne out the effectiveness<br />
<strong>of</strong> specific programs in working with specific populations. What’s needed now,<br />
experts in the field agree, are more global, community-wide evaluations <strong>of</strong> what<br />
works in reducing levels <strong>of</strong> violence.<br />
“Up until 1994, we saw escalating rates <strong>of</strong> violent crime,” says Peek-Asa.<br />
“Then, all <strong>of</strong> a sudden, rates plummeted across the board — rural, urban, workplace,<br />
school, domestic...almost every type <strong>of</strong> violent crime went down. And we<br />
don’t really know why. Economics probably had something to do with it, changing<br />
law enforcement practices may have contributed, community organizations<br />
were starting to play a very strong role — but we don’t really know. Now, we see<br />
rates starting to rise again. We desperately need comprehensive studies that evaluate<br />
what drives these broader trends.”<br />
Other issues Weiss sees as ripe for further study include the link between<br />
family violence and community violence. “Anecdotally, when I speak to kids who<br />
are in gangs or have been involved in gangs and violence, they’ve typically been<br />
victims or witnesses <strong>of</strong> family violence,” she says. Cultural differences related to<br />
violence are also important to examine. Peek-Asa and colleagues are completing<br />
Stephanie<br />
Monteleone,<br />
M.P.H. ’00<br />
After graduating from the<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> last year, Monteleone<br />
began working full-time as<br />
a Rape Prevention Education<br />
Coordinator at the Los<br />
Angeles Commission on<br />
Assaults Against Women<br />
(LACAAW). As part <strong>of</strong> the<br />
program, Monteleone conducts<br />
outreach to the 22<br />
communities in her <strong>of</strong>fice’s<br />
service area in the West San<br />
Gabriel Valley, giving presentations<br />
on teen-relationship<br />
violence prevention, domestic<br />
violence prevention and<br />
sexual assault prevention<br />
education, as well as selfdefense<br />
classes. Among<br />
other sites, Monteleone<br />
facilitates these presentations<br />
at middle schools<br />
and high schools in the<br />
Pasadena, Arcadia, San<br />
Gabriel, El Monte, and<br />
Alhambra Unified <strong>School</strong><br />
Districts. “I believe it is<br />
valuable for youths to learn<br />
about domestic violence and<br />
how to prevent violence<br />
against women,” she says.<br />
“Teens have told me they<br />
appreciate having the opportunity<br />
to discuss ways that<br />
they can build healthy relationships<br />
and prevent violence<br />
and abuse from<br />
occurring in their own lives.”<br />
“When research<br />
told us that you’re<br />
much more likely<br />
to be killed by<br />
someone you know<br />
... it had a great effect<br />
on law enforcement.”<br />
—Dr. Corinne Peek-Asa<br />
Kate Vittes<br />
Vittes, a Ph.D. student, has<br />
been part <strong>of</strong> a study headed<br />
by Sorenson on straw purchasers<br />
— people who commit<br />
the crime <strong>of</strong> buying guns<br />
for someone else, such as a<br />
felon or, as in the Columbine<br />
tragedy, a minor. The study<br />
examines the likelihood <strong>of</strong><br />
gun dealers selling to a straw<br />
purchaser, using a national<br />
probability sample. Vittes,<br />
who is also analyzing data<br />
about attitudes toward<br />
firearms from a national survey<br />
<strong>of</strong> high school students,<br />
says she began to realize<br />
the importance <strong>of</strong> a public<br />
health approach to violence<br />
after a visit to Folsom State<br />
Prison last fall. "It became<br />
clear to me that more has to<br />
be done on the prevention<br />
side," she says, "and that’s<br />
where I feel I can make the<br />
most difference." She believes<br />
focusing on firearms access<br />
is the type <strong>of</strong> "upstream"<br />
approach that can make a<br />
major impact. "The United<br />
States has had a violence<br />
problem for a long time,"<br />
Vittes says, "but in recent<br />
times, firearms are the most<br />
common weapons used in<br />
homicide and suicide."<br />
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Douglas<br />
Wiebe<br />
Wiebe, a postdoctoral fellow,<br />
is working with Sorenson on<br />
her study <strong>of</strong> the relation<br />
between guns and nonfatal<br />
domestic violence, based on<br />
interviews with residents <strong>of</strong><br />
battered women’s shelters in<br />
California. Wiebe is also conducting<br />
research on gun storage<br />
methods as a risk factor<br />
for homicide, suicide, and<br />
unintentional fatalities. His<br />
study, funded by the<br />
California Wellness<br />
Foundation and the <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> Foundation, suggests<br />
that the way people store<br />
guns affects the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
household members becoming<br />
victims in each <strong>of</strong> the<br />
three categories. Wiebe<br />
became interested in violence<br />
prevention while providing<br />
counseling for children in<br />
a residential care facility. “It<br />
was such a challenge for<br />
families to recover after violence<br />
occurred,” he recalls.<br />
Firearms are responsible<br />
for such a great proportion<br />
<strong>of</strong> unnatural deaths, he<br />
notes. At the same time,<br />
discussions about limiting<br />
access to firearms are rife<br />
with controversy. “Research<br />
can help address issues that<br />
are <strong>of</strong>ten swayed by politically<br />
motivated conjecture,”<br />
Wiebe says.<br />
Alina Bueno,<br />
M.P.H. ’99<br />
While a student at the<br />
<strong>School</strong>, Bueno learned the<br />
concept <strong>of</strong> photo voice —<br />
using photography as a<br />
vehicle for disenfranchised<br />
people to convey what their<br />
daily lives are like. During<br />
her second year in the<br />
M.P.H. program, Bueno<br />
devised Shoot with Cameras<br />
— Not Guns. Elementary<br />
schoolchildren learn the<br />
basics <strong>of</strong> photography, then<br />
photograph the positive and<br />
negative aspects <strong>of</strong> their<br />
community. Bueno, now a<br />
Program Coordinator at<br />
Harbor-<strong>UCLA</strong>’s Childhood<br />
Injury Prevention Center,<br />
continues to implement the<br />
program as part <strong>of</strong> her fulltime<br />
position. The children<br />
exhibit their photographs in<br />
the classroom to foster discussion,<br />
then identify and<br />
implement a community<br />
improvement activity. “The<br />
idea is to help them realize,<br />
even as young as 9 and 10<br />
years old, that they have the<br />
ability to make a difference<br />
in their neighborhoods,”<br />
Bueno explains. Bueno<br />
started the program at a<br />
single elementary school in<br />
Wilmington, Calif.; this year<br />
she is also implementing it<br />
at a second school. In addition,<br />
she is helping to<br />
expand the program to 12<br />
other sites across the country<br />
through the national<br />
Injury-Free Coalition for Kids.<br />
Alina Bueno, M.P.H. ’99,<br />
with elementary school<br />
students in Wilmington,<br />
Calif., where Bueno has<br />
implemented Shoot with<br />
Cameras — Not Guns.<br />
The students exhibit<br />
their photographs showing<br />
both positive and<br />
negative aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
their community.<br />
an international collaborative study comparing<br />
both victimization and perceptions <strong>of</strong> the severity<br />
<strong>of</strong> abuse among women living in Mexico and<br />
women <strong>of</strong> Mexican descent living in the L.A.<br />
area. And on the topic <strong>of</strong> school shootings, an<br />
unresolved question is whether they are a sign <strong>of</strong><br />
increasing overall aggression in schools, or merely a product <strong>of</strong> easier access to<br />
the lethal weapons.<br />
<strong>Public</strong> health researchers and pr<strong>of</strong>essionals have had a major impact in shaping<br />
policy, particularly as it pertains to guns. Weiss notes that more health departments<br />
are recognizing the need to include injury and violence prevention as part<br />
<strong>of</strong> their core activities. But public health has been less effective in attracting<br />
funding for violence prevention research and programs. “We’re constantly looking<br />
for money,” says Weiss. Indeed, agrees Sorenson, scientific evaluations <strong>of</strong> existing<br />
policies are sorely needed, but limited resources are available to conduct these<br />
studies. The <strong>School</strong> has fared better than many at attracting funders, particularly<br />
from foundations, as well as from the state Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services.<br />
In fact, the <strong>School</strong> has long been a leader in violence prevention teaching<br />
and research. Since 1986, Sorenson has taught a course on family and sexual<br />
violence — a subject that, to this day, is part <strong>of</strong> only a handful <strong>of</strong> university<br />
curricula. She also teaches a gun policy course. A course on the epidemiology<br />
<strong>of</strong> assault, homicide and suicide is taught by Dr. Jess Kraus. Many graduates who<br />
have taken these courses are now making an impact in the community.<br />
In 1991, Sorenson co-founded the Violence Prevention Coalition <strong>of</strong> Greater<br />
Los Angeles. She and Peek-Asa have both played active roles in the organization,<br />
which Weiss, also a co-founder, serves as Executive Director. The Violence<br />
Prevention Coalition includes public health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals and academics, law<br />
enforcement, and community-based organizations ranging from domestic violence<br />
prevention programs and shelters to job- and after-school programs. “You<br />
want to create the kind <strong>of</strong> nurturing environment in a community that enables<br />
children to flourish, and supports their parents,” says Weiss.<br />
Like the contribution <strong>of</strong> public health in general, the Violence Prevention<br />
Coalition has contributed a sense <strong>of</strong> optimism to groups dealing with a problem<br />
that once seemed inevitable. “This has made people aware that there’s something<br />
they can do,” Weiss says. “People are beginning to realize that working<br />
together, we can really make a difference in our communities.”
Pillars <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Community<br />
FOUR YEARS AGO,<br />
ROBERT AND<br />
MARION WILSON<br />
(ABOVE) MADE A<br />
GENEROUS DONATION<br />
TO SUPPORT<br />
STUDENTS IN<br />
COMMUNITY-BASED<br />
HEALTH IMPROVE-<br />
MENT EFFORTS.<br />
THE IMPACT OF<br />
THEIR GIFT CAN<br />
BE SEEN IN<br />
NEIGHBORHOODS<br />
ACROSS THE<br />
REGION.<br />
While a student at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, Rachel Gonzales gave something back to the community in<br />
which she was raised. Gonzales and fellow M.P.H. student Mehrnaz Davoudi,<br />
working with the El Monte Union <strong>School</strong> District in Los Angeles’ San Gabriel<br />
Valley, implemented a school-based anti-tobacco program. Project E.M.P.A.C.T.<br />
(Empowerment and Media Prevention Advocacy for Controlling Tobacco) included<br />
an eight-week media literacy program for 10th graders, designed to increase<br />
awareness and knowledge <strong>of</strong> the influence <strong>of</strong> advertising and other media on<br />
tobacco use.<br />
“By instilling in the students critical thinking skills and the ability to decipher<br />
hidden messages in tobacco-company advertisements that targeted them, we hoped<br />
to change attitudes and decrease their<br />
tobacco use,” Gonzales explains.<br />
While Gonzales and Davoudi are<br />
still analyzing their results, the anecdotal<br />
evidence indicates that the program<br />
made a strong impact. “The<br />
change in the students from the beginning<br />
<strong>of</strong> the program to the end was<br />
very exciting,” Gonzales says. “They<br />
started out very reserved, because<br />
they’re used to the traditional format<br />
<strong>of</strong> listening to the teachers. By the end,<br />
they were much more actively<br />
involved, and were very anti-tobacco.<br />
They became advocates themselves.”<br />
Project E.M.P.A.C.T. is one <strong>of</strong><br />
nearly four dozen <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> student-initiated projects to<br />
make an impact on poor and underserved populations in Southern California<br />
communities since 1998. In 1997, <strong>UCLA</strong> alumni Robert and Marion Wilson<br />
made a generous gift to the <strong>School</strong> to provide internship stipends for students<br />
working in community-based health improvement efforts, particularly among<br />
the region’s poor and underserved. The gift enabled the <strong>School</strong> to establish the<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Promotion Program, which has supported 46 innovative<br />
public health projects, planned and implemented by the <strong>School</strong>’s students in<br />
conjunction with local community agencies (see the list on the next page).<br />
“Projects were extremely varied in topic and scope, but they shared the<br />
common goal <strong>of</strong> providing assistance to populations in need,” says Kirstin<br />
Chickering <strong>of</strong> the <strong>School</strong>’s Office <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Practice, who administered<br />
the program. “The addition <strong>of</strong> this innovative program has enabled <strong>UCLA</strong>’s<br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Practice Program to become a national model for public health<br />
schools throughout the country.”<br />
The underserved individuals and organizations targeted by the projects<br />
weren’t the only ones to benefit. Participating students spoke <strong>of</strong> the richness <strong>of</strong><br />
In Project E.M.P.A.C.T., initiated<br />
by two <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> students, high<br />
school students find tobacco<br />
ads in their libraries, then conduct<br />
“ad-busting” sessions in<br />
which they discuss the facts<br />
not mentioned in the ads.<br />
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Myra Bastidas (second from right)<br />
provided technical assistance to<br />
the <strong>Health</strong> Rescue Immunization<br />
Project in South-Central Los<br />
Angeles. The group presented its<br />
work on a poster board at last<br />
year’s APHA annual meeting.<br />
their experiences — which, in many cases, have led to post-graduation jobs.<br />
“I recommend that students who are interested in program development<br />
take advantage <strong>of</strong> their time at the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and actually<br />
implement a self-developed program,” says Davoudi. “We learn the ideal model<br />
<strong>of</strong> how public health programs should be operated, but once we graduate, we<br />
are faced with the realities <strong>of</strong> a system that is most <strong>of</strong>ten difficult to change.<br />
Being innovative public health pr<strong>of</strong>essionals means initiating programs that take<br />
the theories and actually apply them to real-life settings.”<br />
Myra Bastidas agrees. Her spring 2000 project involved providing technical<br />
assistance to the <strong>Health</strong> Rescue Immunization Project in South-Central Los<br />
Angeles, where immunization rates are extremely low among Latino families.<br />
Using a teaching methodology known as Popular Education Methods, Bastidas<br />
assisted in training promotoras de vacunación, Latina women recruited and<br />
empowered to serve as advocates for timely immunization in their communities.<br />
Bastidas has seen the dramatic impact <strong>of</strong> the project in changing preconceived<br />
notions and attitudes about immunizations and ensuring that more<br />
Latino children become immunized. “It’s been so personally rewarding to know<br />
that by getting my training in public health, I’ve been able to make a contribution<br />
to improving the health <strong>of</strong> my community,” says Bastidas. “And pr<strong>of</strong>essionally,<br />
this experience has opened so many doors,” including the opportunity to<br />
give a presentation at the American <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Association annual meeting.<br />
Concludes Bastidas, who completed her M.P.H. education this spring and continues<br />
to work at <strong>Health</strong> Rescue as Assistant Project Coordinator: “This is why I<br />
went into public health.”<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Promotion Program Awardees<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
2000<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Rescue/Rescatando<br />
Salud Promotora<br />
Immunization Project<br />
Myra Bastidas<br />
Evaluation <strong>of</strong> Shelter Nurse<br />
Program Heidi Behm<br />
Promotion <strong>of</strong> Folic Acid<br />
Use Among Low-Income<br />
Pregnant Women<br />
Katie Eilers<br />
Development <strong>of</strong> a Comprehensive<br />
Educational Program<br />
for the Community Coalition<br />
for Substance Abuse and<br />
Treatment in South Los<br />
Angeles Anne Farrell<br />
The Anti-Tobacco E.M.P.A.C.T.<br />
Program Rachel Gonzalez,<br />
Mehrnaz Davoudi<br />
Basic Support Program<br />
for Homeless Individuals<br />
Koy Parada, Kevin Riley<br />
VCHC/COPE Family<br />
Assessment Julia Prentice<br />
Study and Analysis <strong>of</strong> Barriers<br />
to Medical Participation and<br />
Retention in a Small, Non-<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>it Community-Based<br />
Clinic Stephanie Surbida<br />
Child Abuse and Neglect<br />
Education and Prevention<br />
Outreach Program<br />
Fumihiko Yokota<br />
1999<br />
Teen Violence Prevention<br />
Project in the Mid San<br />
Fernando Valley<br />
Isabelle Barbour<br />
Ethiopian <strong>Health</strong> Fair Expo<br />
Ruth Betru<br />
Diabetes and Diet<br />
Zinat Choudhury<br />
Hepatitis B and C Education<br />
for the Homeless<br />
Brenda Goldhammer<br />
Study <strong>of</strong> Personal, Indoor,<br />
and Outdoor Exposure to<br />
Fine Particulate Matter, Acid<br />
Aerosols, and Air Toxics<br />
Caroline Guillebard,<br />
Lisa Sabin, Derek<br />
Shendell, and Naomichi<br />
Yamamoto<br />
Feeding Our Children<br />
Susan Kim<br />
Comprehensive <strong>Health</strong><br />
Assessment <strong>of</strong> Riverside<br />
County Kami Lo<br />
Investigating the Incidence <strong>of</strong><br />
Asthma and Respiratory<br />
Diseases in <strong>School</strong>s Situated<br />
in Southeast L.A. Industrial<br />
Zones Fiona O’Kirwan<br />
Empowering the South<br />
Asian Community in L.A.<br />
Lisa Patel, Jasbir Virk<br />
Assessing Demography <strong>of</strong><br />
Latina Women Who Are<br />
Victims <strong>of</strong> Sexual Assault<br />
and/or Domestic Violence<br />
Sarika Thakur<br />
1998<br />
Understanding and Promotion<br />
<strong>of</strong> Breastfeeding in High-Risk<br />
Women with a History <strong>of</strong><br />
Chemical Dependence Linda<br />
Barthauer, Sarah Thomas<br />
Increasing Access to and<br />
Utilization <strong>of</strong> WIC Services in<br />
South Central and South East<br />
Los Angeles Susan Diaz<br />
Native American Outreach<br />
Program for the PHFE-WIC<br />
Program Heidi Frith-Smith<br />
Emergency Preparedness<br />
Training for Underserved<br />
Elementary <strong>School</strong> Children<br />
Todd McNairy<br />
Using Home-Blood Glucose<br />
Testing to Improve Diabetic<br />
Patients’ <strong>Health</strong> Sara Mirza<br />
Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Adolescents<br />
and Women Seeking STD-<br />
Related Services at the T.H.E.<br />
Clinic in Los Angeles County<br />
Lisa V. Smith<br />
Shoot with Cameras —<br />
Not Guns Alina Bueno<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Rescue/Rescatando<br />
Salud Tina Christapolous<br />
Factors Influencing High-<br />
Risk Behaviors and Service<br />
Utilization <strong>of</strong> Transgender<br />
Youth Heather Corliss<br />
Fighting Cancer with Fitness<br />
Alexandra Ellis<br />
TB Workshops in the Asian<br />
and Pacific Islander<br />
Community in L.A. County<br />
Shoko Ishikawa<br />
Teen Relationship Violence<br />
Prevention Sarah Kochly<br />
Students’ <strong>Health</strong> and<br />
Osteoporosis Understanding<br />
for Tomorrow (SHOUT)<br />
France Nguyen<br />
Community Outreach for<br />
Prevention & Education<br />
(COPE) Koy Parada<br />
Increasing the Capacity <strong>of</strong><br />
Chaplain Services at King-<br />
Drew Medical Center to<br />
Provide Culturally Competent<br />
Care for the Poor and<br />
Underserved Kathryn Pitkin<br />
Teaching Love and Compassion<br />
(TLC) Lara Shing<br />
Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Medically<br />
Underserved Populations<br />
Utilizing a Mobile HIV<br />
Testing Van Lisa Smith<br />
Complementary Medicine<br />
for Indigenous Populations<br />
Patrice Wagonhurst
alumni pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />
Heal the Bay’s Mark Gold Uses “Impact Science”<br />
to Clear the Murky Waters Off <strong>of</strong> Santa Monica<br />
MARK GOLD (D.Env ’94) REMEMBERS THE LECTURE like it was yesterday —<br />
even though it took place nearly 15 years ago, while Gold was taking courses<br />
toward his doctorate in the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>’s Environmental<br />
Science and Engineering (ESE) Program.<br />
“It was a talk given by someone from the California Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services,” Gold recalls. “He said, ‘If you in academia don’t make recommendations<br />
on technical issues, just remember, elected <strong>of</strong>ficials will. If you stay in that<br />
ivory tower, those multi-million dollar decisions that impact public<br />
health are going to be made without you.’ ”<br />
The statement reaffirmed what Gold had concluded while<br />
getting his master’s degree in biology at <strong>UCLA</strong>. “I decided I was<br />
a big-picture kind <strong>of</strong> guy, and that, rather than pure science, I<br />
wanted to do something that was going to make a difference in<br />
protecting the environment,” he says.<br />
He found his calling in 1986, shortly after entering the policyoriented<br />
ESE Program. Gold was in a class in which one <strong>of</strong> the<br />
guest speakers was Dorothy Green, who had just founded a nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organization <strong>of</strong> volunteers concerned about coastal pollution<br />
in Santa Monica, where Gold had been raised. Gold began<br />
volunteering at Heal the Bay. Two years later, he was hired as the<br />
organization’s first employee, in the position <strong>of</strong> Staff Scientist.<br />
Since 1994, he has served as Executive Director.<br />
Heal the Bay was formed at a time when the Santa Monica Bay<br />
was, in Gold’s words, “a mess.” Pollution from sewage and storm<br />
drains was causing reproductive problems and tumors in fish, and a<br />
large section <strong>of</strong> the bay had become essentially lifeless. Sewage<br />
spills were shutting down the bay with regularity. An alarming number<br />
<strong>of</strong> surfers and swimmers were complaining <strong>of</strong> stomach flu,<br />
sinusitis, and other illnesses. Meanwhile, Gold had heard too many<br />
politicians use the lack <strong>of</strong> sound science on a given issue as an<br />
excuse not to protect the environment and public health. He vowed<br />
to fight back with data. Gold calls it “impact science” — timely<br />
research designed to assist decision-makers in acting in the public<br />
interest. “I think our use <strong>of</strong> science to educate the public and advocate<br />
on issues is what sets us apart from most groups,” he says.<br />
Today, Gold says, the Santa Monica Bay is in much better shape than when<br />
Heal the Bay began its efforts. Gold estimates that there has been a 90% reduction<br />
in sewage solids discharged to the bay since the mid-1980s, restoring plant<br />
and animal life to previous “dead” zones. Among its successes, Heal the Bay coauthored<br />
legislation setting the first statewide bathing water standards, along<br />
with a protocol for health warnings and beach closures.<br />
He’s quick to point out that there’s still work to be done, particularly in reducing<br />
storm water pollution, where little reduction has occurred despite Heal the Bay’s<br />
best efforts to push for tougher regulations. “The combination <strong>of</strong> inertia and dischargers’<br />
refusal to do what’s necessary to protect water quality is continually frustrating,”<br />
Gold says. “People just hate to change.” But by harnessing the persuasive<br />
powers <strong>of</strong> its 10,000 members and 500 volunteers, Heal the Bay has already<br />
effected more change than could have been predicted. Gold, who is assisted by two<br />
staff scientists who are doing their dissertations through the ESE Program, says his<br />
D.Env. has been a key to his success. “It gives you the diversity <strong>of</strong> skills necessary<br />
to tackle complicated problems,” he says. “That’s critical, because environmental<br />
issues are a great deal more complex than a lot <strong>of</strong> other research issues.”<br />
“I think our use <strong>of</strong><br />
science to educate<br />
the public and advocate<br />
on issues is what<br />
sets us apart<br />
from most groups.”<br />
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faculty honors<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH faculty<br />
DR. RONALD ANDERSEN earned The Baxter Allegiance<br />
Prize for Contributions to <strong>Health</strong> Services Research.<br />
He served on the Institute <strong>of</strong> Medicine’s Committee on<br />
the Consequences <strong>of</strong> Uninsurance.<br />
DR. SUSAN COCHRAN received the <strong>2001</strong> Distinguished<br />
Contribution to Research in <strong>Public</strong> Policy award from<br />
the American Psychological Association. The award<br />
was given for Cochran’s body <strong>of</strong> research on lesbian<br />
and gay life.<br />
DR. WILLIAM G. CUMBERLAND was elected Fellow to<br />
the American Statistical Association.<br />
DR. WILLIAM HINDS testified at an Environmental<br />
Protection Agency hearing on proposed standards for<br />
heavy-duty vehicles and diesel fuel sulfur control.<br />
DR. JOHN FROINES was inducted into the Berkeley<br />
High <strong>School</strong> Hall <strong>of</strong> Fame in Berkeley, Calif. Previous<br />
inductees have included Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright<br />
Thornton Wilder, fitness expert Jack LaLanne,<br />
and Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh.<br />
DR. JESS F. KRAUS and CORINNE PEEK-ASA<br />
received the Best Video Award at the 5th World<br />
Conference on Injury Prevention and Control for<br />
“Work Alert: A Robbery and Violence Prevention<br />
Training Video.”<br />
DR. GANG LI was elected Fellow <strong>of</strong> the International<br />
Statistical Institute.<br />
DR. MARK LITWIN received the <strong>2001</strong> Gold Cystoscope<br />
Award from the American Urological Association. The<br />
annual award honors a young urologist with outstanding<br />
contributions to the field <strong>of</strong> urology. Litwin<br />
received the award for his pioneering work in urological<br />
health services research, much <strong>of</strong> it in quality <strong>of</strong><br />
life in prostate cancer.<br />
DR. SHANE QUE HEE was named to a five-year term on<br />
the National Institute for Occupational Safety and<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Board <strong>of</strong> Scientific Counselors.<br />
DR. SUSAN SORENSON served on the planning board<br />
and as a peer reviewer for the Surgeon General’s<br />
Report on Youth Violence, and has been a consultant<br />
to UNICEF, Innocenti Digest on Domestic Violence.<br />
DR. DAWN UPCHURCH received the Jacobs Institute—<br />
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Scholar in Women’s<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Award to further her research on the risk <strong>of</strong><br />
involuntary sex among adolescent girls. The award is<br />
given annually by the nonpr<strong>of</strong>it Jacobs Institute for<br />
research to improve the delivery <strong>of</strong> health care services<br />
to women.<br />
DR. ROBERT WEISS was Section on Bayesian<br />
Statistical Sciences Program Chair for the <strong>2001</strong> Joint<br />
Statistical Meetings in Atlanta.<br />
bookshelf<br />
...recent books by <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> authors<br />
Changing the U.S. <strong>Health</strong><br />
Care System: Key Issues<br />
in <strong>Health</strong> Services,<br />
Policy and Management,<br />
2nd edition,<br />
edited by Ronald M. Andersen,<br />
Thomas H. Rice and Gerald F.<br />
Kominski. John Wiley.<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Communication:<br />
A Multicultural Perspective,<br />
by Snehendu Kar, Rina<br />
Alcalay, and Shana Alex.<br />
Sage <strong>Public</strong>ations.<br />
Hearts <strong>of</strong> Wisdom: American<br />
Women Caring for Kin,<br />
1850-1940,<br />
by Emily Abel. Harvard<br />
University Press.<br />
Substance Abuse Prevention:<br />
A Multicultural Perspective,<br />
edited by Snehendu Kar.<br />
Baywood <strong>Public</strong>ations.<br />
Alternative <strong>Health</strong><br />
Care: Medicine, Miracle<br />
or Mirage?,<br />
by Michael S. Goldstein.<br />
Temple University Press.<br />
Hazardous Waste Analysis,<br />
by Shane Que Hee.<br />
Government Institutes.<br />
The State <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Insurance<br />
in California: Recent Trends,<br />
Future Prospects,<br />
by E. Richard Brown, Ninez<br />
Ponce, and Thomas Rice.<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong> Center for<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Policy Research.
<strong>2001</strong> student awards<br />
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DAVID M. SOULELES,<br />
M.P.H. ’91, a doctoral student<br />
at the <strong>School</strong>, has been<br />
appointed by Gov. Gray Davis<br />
to serve as Chief Deputy<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> Programs for the<br />
California Department <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services. In his new<br />
role, Souleles will have<br />
responsibility for a number<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Department’s programs,<br />
including Prevention<br />
Services, Primary Care and<br />
Family <strong>Health</strong>, <strong>Health</strong><br />
Information and Strategic<br />
Planning, Information and<br />
Technology Services, and the<br />
<strong>of</strong>fices <strong>of</strong> Women’s <strong>Health</strong>,<br />
Multicultural <strong>Health</strong>, and<br />
<strong>Public</strong> Information.<br />
Souleles has been serving<br />
as Special Assistant to the<br />
Director <strong>of</strong> the Department,<br />
Dr. Diana Bontá (M.P.H. ’75,<br />
Dr.P.H. ’92). In this capacity,<br />
he has been a primary advisor<br />
in the management <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Department and in the development<br />
<strong>of</strong> policy recommendations.<br />
He previously served<br />
as the Preventive <strong>Health</strong><br />
Bureau Manager and AIDS<br />
Program Officer for the City<br />
<strong>of</strong> Long Beach Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> and Human<br />
Services.<br />
Abdelmonem A. Afifi<br />
Fellowship<br />
Jose G. Carrillo<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
American Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cancer Research,<br />
Pathobiology <strong>of</strong> Cancer<br />
Summer Workshop<br />
in Keystone, CO<br />
Susan Sheu<br />
Epidemiology<br />
American Association<br />
<strong>of</strong> Cancer Research, Young<br />
Investigator Travel Award<br />
V. Wendy Setiawan<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Ann G. Quealy<br />
Memorial Fellowship<br />
in <strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Patricia Conaty<br />
Michelle Persha<br />
ASPH/CDC/ATSDR U.S.-<br />
Mexico Border Infectious<br />
Disease Surveillance and<br />
Epidemiology Internship<br />
Maureen Lorena<br />
Fonseca<br />
ASPO (American Society<br />
<strong>of</strong> Preventive Oncology)<br />
New Investigator Award<br />
Gloria Mao<br />
Epidemiology<br />
CDC <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Prevention Specialist<br />
Fellowship for <strong>2001</strong>-2004<br />
Maureen Lorena<br />
Fonseca<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Celia Blann Fellowship<br />
Peter V. Long<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Chancellor’s Fellowship<br />
Yun Jung Cho<br />
Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Laura Wei Jeou Ya Chyu<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Katherine J. Hoggatt<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Erin Lea Kasten<br />
Molecular Toxicology<br />
Elad Marish<br />
Environmental Science and<br />
Engineering<br />
Charles F. Scott Fellowship<br />
Eve Jokel<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Caroline M. Salinas<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Gayathri Sellakumar<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
David L. Boren National<br />
Security Education<br />
Program Graduate<br />
International Fellowship<br />
Allison E. Head<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Dr. Ursula Mandel<br />
Scholarship<br />
Catherine A. Taylor<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Eugene Cota Robles Award<br />
Andrea Loiselle<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Myduc Ta<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Foley and Lardner<br />
Fellowships in<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Anne R. Potter<br />
Formosa C. Chen<br />
Gordon Hein<br />
Memorial Award<br />
Christian S. Shinaberger<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Graduate Opportunity<br />
Fellowship<br />
Lisa Chuan Fu<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Monica F. McCann<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Monica F. Nickolas<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Caroline M. Salinas<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Policy and<br />
Management Alumni<br />
Association Scholarship<br />
Luella Penserga<br />
(2000 Awardee)<br />
The <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>'s Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services team defeated a team<br />
from California State University Long Beach in the final round <strong>of</strong> the College Bowl, a competition<br />
featuring participants from health administration and policy programs in Southern<br />
California. The <strong>UCLA</strong> team, coached by Dr. Diana Hilberman from the Department's faculty<br />
(l.), included (continuing, l. to r.) Stephanie Surbida, Michelle Persha and Mae Fay Yeh. Not<br />
pictured: Team Captain Marcus Fong.<br />
IARC (International<br />
Agency for Research on<br />
Cancer), Lyon, France,<br />
Special Training Award<br />
Jui-Chun Hung<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Juneal Marie Smith<br />
Fellowship in<br />
International Nutrition<br />
Tracy Lynn Hazelton<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
L.S. Goerke Memorial Award<br />
Katherine Deland<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
National Institute <strong>of</strong> Aging<br />
Minority Supplemental<br />
Grant to Study Barriers to<br />
Accessing <strong>Health</strong> Care<br />
Maureen Lorena<br />
Fonseca<br />
Epidemiology<br />
NIH Demographic Training<br />
Program Grant<br />
Julia Prentice<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Pre-Doctoral Fellowship<br />
with the NIMH HIV/AIDS<br />
Training Grant<br />
Marjan Javanbakht<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Raymond Goodman<br />
Scholarship<br />
Adele M. Kirk<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Riti Shimkhada<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Research Mentorship Award<br />
Susan Sheu<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Ruth Richards<br />
Outstanding Student Award<br />
David E. Cardenas<br />
Epidemiology<br />
Kathryn E. Peterson<br />
Community <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Stephanie K. Surbida<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Rie Von Eyben<br />
Biostatistics<br />
Jingyang Zhang<br />
Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences<br />
Samuel J. Tibbitts<br />
Fellowship<br />
Joy H. Lewis<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Services<br />
Wayne SooHoo Fellowship<br />
Xiao Zhang<br />
Biostatistics<br />
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leadership giving<br />
THE SCHOOL IS GRATEFUL FOR THE GENEROUS GIFTS from all <strong>of</strong> our donors. In<br />
2000 we saw growth in Leadership Giving — gifts <strong>of</strong> $1,000 or more. These gifts are particularly<br />
important to helping the <strong>School</strong> fulfill our mission and ensure continued success.<br />
SPECIAL GIFTS<br />
$25,000 and above<br />
GRAND SPONSORS<br />
$2,500-$4,999<br />
Fred H. Bixby Foundation trustees Owen Patotzka,<br />
John Warren, and Howard Friedman<br />
INDIVIDUALS:<br />
FRANK AND CAROL BIONDI<br />
ROBERT J. DRABKIN<br />
NANCY D. RIORDAN<br />
MONICA SALINAS<br />
FOUNDATIONS:<br />
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION<br />
ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION<br />
AMERICAN PARKINSON’S<br />
DISEASE ASSOCIATION<br />
FRED H. BIXBY FOUNDATION<br />
ABDELMONEM AND MARIANNE AFIFI<br />
RONALD AND DIANE ANDERSEN<br />
LESTER AND DEVRA BRESLOW<br />
THOMAS AND JANE DAVID<br />
MILDRED MASSEY<br />
LESTER A. MEIS<br />
STEWART AND LYNDA RESNICK<br />
ANTHONY D. RODGERS<br />
PAUL R. TORRENS<br />
FRED AND PAMELA WASSERMAN<br />
BEATRICE B. ZEIGER<br />
Dean Linda Rosenstock with Jerry Factor and<br />
Carolyn Katzin (Vice Chair and Chair <strong>of</strong> the Dean’s<br />
Advisory Board) at the May 1 reception for the Dean<br />
at the home <strong>of</strong> Jerry and Lorraine Factor<br />
THE CALIFORNIA ENDOWMENT<br />
THE CALIFORNIA WELLNESS FOUNDATION<br />
MAX FACTOR FAMILY FOUNDATION<br />
IOWA FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION,<br />
ENVIRONMENT AND THE ARTS<br />
SUSAN G. KOMEN BREAST CANCER<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
DAVID AND LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION<br />
PUBLIC HEALTH FOUNDATION ENTERPRISES<br />
CORPORATIONS:<br />
U.S. BORAX INC.<br />
DISTINGUISHED ADVOCATES<br />
$10,000 – $24,999<br />
JERRY AND LORRAINE FACTOR<br />
CAROLYN F. K ATZIN<br />
CAROLBETH G. KORN<br />
A.H. SCHUYLER<br />
DISTINGUISHED SPONSORS<br />
$1,000-$2,499<br />
JAMES D. BARBER<br />
LINDA B. BOURQUE<br />
J.J. AND JUDY BRANDLIN<br />
STEVEN AND FRANCES CHASEN<br />
CALVIN S. CHUN<br />
ROBERT A. DAY,JR.<br />
JAMES AND MARTA ENSTROM<br />
ROSALIND ESSNER<br />
JONATHAN E. FIELDING<br />
ROBERT W. GILLESPIE<br />
DANIEL P. GROSZKRUGER<br />
SUSAN HULL<br />
RICHARD B. JACOBS<br />
RAYMOND AND JENNIE JING<br />
ALLAN K. JONAS<br />
JIM M. KADA<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Monica Salinas and Robert Gillespie at the <strong>2001</strong><br />
Dean’s Dinner<br />
ADVOCATES<br />
$5,000-$9,999<br />
IRA AND MARSHA ALPERT<br />
ROBERT D. BLAIR, JR.<br />
ALAN HOPKINS<br />
CAROLYN F. K ATZIN<br />
JERRY LEEN<br />
JOHN MONAHAN<br />
EDWARD J. O’NEILL<br />
JOYCE A. PAGE<br />
MILTON AND RUTH ROEMER<br />
WILLIAM AND CINDY SIMON<br />
STEPHEN KAHANE AND JANET WELLS-KAHANE<br />
NEAL D. KAUFMAN<br />
KENNETH AND CORNELIA LEE<br />
JOHN AND CHARLENE MILLER<br />
ALFRED K. NEUMANN<br />
PETER F. N ORTON<br />
JOYCE A. PAGE<br />
ELAINE ROSE<br />
ALAN SAVITZ<br />
JACK R. SCHLOSSER<br />
GRANT SLATER AND ROSLYN ALFIN-SLATER<br />
RICHARD E. SINAIKO<br />
BARBARA J. SMITH<br />
ARTHUR M. SOUTHAM<br />
JOSEPH A. SYIEK<br />
GUSTAVO A. VALDESPINO<br />
CARL I. WEISSBURG<br />
CYNTHIA S. YORKIN
honor roll 2000<br />
THE SCHOOL THANKS ALL OF ITS DONORS for their financial support. The following list acknowledges<br />
gifts made to the <strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> from January 1, 2000 to December 12, 2000. Although<br />
space limitations allow only the listing <strong>of</strong> donations <strong>of</strong> $100 or more, contributions <strong>of</strong> every amount are <strong>of</strong> great<br />
importance to the <strong>School</strong> and are deeply appreciated. It is important to us that we acknowledge your gift<br />
properly. Please let us know <strong>of</strong> any omissions or errors in listing your name or gift, by calling (310) 825-6464.<br />
The Dean’s Council is the <strong>School</strong>’s Annual Fund, providing the Dean with essential, flexible funding to<br />
respond to opportunities and needs in the pursuit <strong>of</strong> building healthy futures.<br />
DEAN’ S COUNCIL<br />
SPECIAL GIFT<br />
$25,000 and above<br />
THE AHMANSON FOUNDATION<br />
DISTINGUISHED<br />
ADVOCATES<br />
$10,000 and above<br />
CAROLBETH G. KORN<br />
ADVOCATES<br />
$5,000-$9,999<br />
IRA AND MARSHA ALPERT<br />
DISTINGUISHED<br />
SPONSORS<br />
$1,000-$2,499<br />
SUSAN HULL<br />
RAYMOND AND JENNIE JING<br />
JIM M. KADA<br />
KENNETH AND CORNELIA LEE<br />
JOSEPH A. SYIEK<br />
SPONSORS<br />
$500-$999<br />
VICTORIA R. ALLA<br />
RONALD AND DIANE<br />
ANDERSEN<br />
PAULA A. CARABELLI<br />
OMAR B. DICKERSON<br />
BERTELL W. FERGUSON<br />
JONATHAN E. FIELDING<br />
JOHN A. HIRSHLEIFER<br />
SUSAN D. HOLLANDER<br />
CAROLYN F. K ATZIN<br />
LESTER AND JOANNE<br />
MANTELL<br />
JACK R. SCHLOSSER<br />
DISTINGUISHED<br />
FRIENDS<br />
$250-$499<br />
CRAIG L. ANDERSON<br />
MARLENE D. BELSTOCK<br />
LINDA B. BOLTON<br />
LESTER E. BOSTON, JR.<br />
DAVID M. CARLISLE<br />
MARIA CASTANEDA<br />
LYNNE A. EMMA<br />
RAYMOND AND BETTY<br />
GOODMAN<br />
MARK E. GRANOFF<br />
NEAL HALFON<br />
CHELA M. HINESLEY<br />
ROBERT A. JACKSON<br />
JANET L. KIRKPATRICK<br />
LEONARD AND MELODYE<br />
KLEINMAN<br />
HWAI-TAI C. LAM<br />
ROBERT D. MASSARO<br />
NELLY A. NIGRO<br />
MARGARET S. PATRICELLI<br />
DOLORES B. ROSS<br />
MIRIAM SCHOCKEN<br />
ROBERT SCOFIELD, JR.<br />
HERBERT N. SNOW<br />
MANUEL VANEGAS<br />
FRIENDS<br />
$100-$249<br />
SAMUEL ABRAHAM<br />
DONALD ADAMS AND<br />
MEI-MIAU WU<br />
ALEXANDER M. ADELEKE<br />
BARBARA JEAN AITKEN-<br />
HEINZEL<br />
LUTFUL K. AKHANJEE<br />
HUGO A. ALMEIDA<br />
DIXIE L. ARNEAL<br />
WENDY ARNOLD<br />
ALICESTINE D. ASHFORD<br />
TAKAMARU ASHIKAGA<br />
MARY E. ASHLEY<br />
CATHERINE BACHMAN-<br />
WUESTHOFF<br />
DILPRIT BAGGA<br />
MARY T. BARHAM<br />
PATTI J. BENSON<br />
MICHAEL K. BERRY<br />
RUS B. BILLIMORIA<br />
SUSAN K. BLACKWELL<br />
ANN E. BLAKELY<br />
STEWART N. BLUMENFELD<br />
GERALD M. BOROK<br />
KATHRYN J. BRAUDE<br />
CLAIRE BRINDIS<br />
BONNIE BRINTON<br />
E. RICHARD AND<br />
MARIANNE BROWN<br />
OPAL V. BUCHTHAL<br />
WAYNE AND SUZANNE BUCK<br />
CAROL W. BUITRAGO<br />
MICHELLE R. BURTON<br />
THERESA L. BYRD<br />
CELIA BYRNE<br />
SUSAN M. CAMPBELL<br />
MARIA D. CANFIELD<br />
LISA L. CAPLAN<br />
MARY E. CARR<br />
MARGARET CAULKINS<br />
CAROLE F. C HEW<br />
FRANK AND TERRY CHU<br />
ALEIN T. C HUN<br />
VIRGINIA A. CLARK<br />
LONNIE T. C OLE<br />
NANCY D. COMBS<br />
MARIA M. CORRAL<br />
WILLIAM H. CRAIG<br />
CAROLYN M. CRAVERO<br />
FINBARR CRISPIE AND<br />
CLARA PORCELLA<br />
MARY A. CUMMINGS<br />
MARTHA J. DEMAREE<br />
GERALDINE L. DICKINSON<br />
DAVID L. DICKSON<br />
SAM W. DOWNING<br />
HELEN M. DUPLESSIS<br />
CHARLES S. DUVALL<br />
KRISTINE A. EDWARDS<br />
ELLEN R. EISEMAN<br />
CALLISHA A. ELDRIDGE-BELL<br />
SAM ELROD AND<br />
MEREDITH L. ELROD<br />
PATRICIA A. ENGLISH<br />
EVELYN T. E RICSON<br />
AGNES K. EUBANKS<br />
DIONE M. FARRIA<br />
JEAN S. FELTON<br />
ANAMARIA B. FIFE<br />
PAUL M. FLEISS<br />
ARLENE FONAROFF<br />
CANDICE F. F ROST<br />
MICHELE A. FULLMER<br />
TIE GAO<br />
ROBERT AND<br />
ROBERTA GERDING<br />
ELIZABETH B. GLASER<br />
DENISE R. GLOBE<br />
ALISA M. GOLDSTEIN<br />
CLAUDIA GRAHAM<br />
ROCHELLE S. GREEN<br />
MELVIN A. GREENSPAN<br />
PHYLLIS L. GUINN<br />
ANN S. HAMILTON<br />
JOANNA E. HARMON<br />
STEVEN L. HEILIG<br />
RICHARD C. HERIZA<br />
THOMAS J. HESSELMANN<br />
BOB HOKE<br />
ELISE M. HOLLOWAY<br />
GORDON D. HONDA<br />
PATRICIA S. IALONGO<br />
JOSELITO S. IGNACIO<br />
GAYLE M. INSEL<br />
DIANA L. KIEL<br />
DORA N. JAMES<br />
ELIZABETH D. JENKINS<br />
KATHERINE JEW<br />
MARLENE P. KAMIENNY<br />
JULIE L. KANTROWITZ<br />
LISA C. KASPIN<br />
HERMAN E. KATTLOVE<br />
JOHN A. KAUFMANN<br />
JOHN B. KESSLER<br />
JIN Y. K IM<br />
ROSALYN C. KING<br />
JAMES KORELITZ AND<br />
ELIZABETH SLOSS<br />
DORINE G. KRAMER<br />
ANNA J. KRAUS<br />
DARA R. KURTZ<br />
JEAN P. LA COUR<br />
MARIE M. LA FARGUE<br />
JOSEPHINE H. LAI<br />
STEPHEN W. LAZICKI<br />
MARTHA B. LEE<br />
TERRENCE LEE<br />
ALAN T. L EFOR<br />
JOHN D. LEIGHTON<br />
YIN-PING LEUNG<br />
SHAW-FENG LIN<br />
LARRY D. LISENBEE<br />
CYNTHIA L. LLANES<br />
HERBERT L. LUNDBLAD<br />
ROBERTA E. MADISON<br />
NANCY R. MANN<br />
CHRISTOPHER J. MARDESICH<br />
NAOMI G. MAZIN<br />
WENDY B. MC GRAIL<br />
FRANK MEZA<br />
RUTH MICKEY<br />
ADRIENNE D. MIMS<br />
PATRICIA M. MIMS<br />
JAMES A. MODECKI<br />
RUTH A. MOHR<br />
LINDA L. MORAGA<br />
DAVID J. MORRIS<br />
ROBERT A. MURRAY<br />
CLAUDE J. NANJO<br />
ELIZABETH T. N ASH<br />
NIEL S. NATHASON<br />
HARVEY L. NEGORO<br />
ROBERT G. NELSON<br />
SHARON L. NICHOLS<br />
WILMA P. NICHOLSON<br />
ALICE NORIEGA<br />
LARRY K. OLSEN<br />
BARBARA M. LANGLAND-ORBAN<br />
PAMELA A. OSTER<br />
ERNESTO O. PARRA<br />
ALAN C. PAULEY<br />
GERI L. PEAK<br />
GARY AND ROSA PECHERSKY<br />
CORINNE L. PEEK-ASA<br />
SONDRA T. P ERDUE<br />
GARY R. PETERSON<br />
CARL E. PIERCHALA<br />
NEILL F. P ILAND<br />
ROBERT S. PLOURDE<br />
EDWARD M. POSTLETHWAITE<br />
SYLVIA P. PROSSOR<br />
ELLEN QUIGLEY<br />
ALVIN H. RANSOM<br />
MARILYN A. RAY<br />
IRENE REALYVASQUEZ<br />
LESTER REAMS AND<br />
PHYLLIS HAYES-REAMS<br />
JOSEFA RENTERIA<br />
JEAN L. RICHARDSON<br />
ECLEAMUS L. RICKS<br />
RICHARD RIOS<br />
BRYAN R. ROGERS<br />
NAOMI S. ROSEN<br />
NANCY R. ROSS<br />
CURTIS J. ROZAS<br />
JAIME G. SALAZAR<br />
ALAN SAMUELS<br />
KENNETH P. SATIN<br />
GAYLE A. SCHACHNE<br />
LINDA M. SCHAEFFER<br />
MARK D. SCHLUCHTER<br />
RICHARD A. SCRIBNER<br />
RICHARD A. SENKO<br />
ELESTIA E. SHACKELFORD<br />
DEBORAH T. S HAPIRO<br />
ATSUKO SHIBATA<br />
WILLIAM SHONICK<br />
IRWIN J. SHORR<br />
JERALD F. S IGALA<br />
JAMES B. SIMPSON<br />
CLIFFORD J. SMITH<br />
WILLIAM E. SMITH, JR.<br />
LAURA E. SNOW<br />
DAVIA S. SOLOMON<br />
HOWARD M. STANILOFF<br />
ELAINE J. STONE<br />
JOSEPH H. SUGERMAN<br />
CHRISTOPHER M. SULLIVAN<br />
CAROL E. SUTHERLAND<br />
ANNETTE M. SWEZEY<br />
MYDUC L. TA<br />
SUSAN P. TAYLOR<br />
JAMES B. TEHAN<br />
WALTER THISTLEWAITE AND<br />
KRISTINE MC COY<br />
S. S. TIBBITTS<br />
JEFFREY A. TIPTON<br />
CHERI A. TODOROFF<br />
CITRON AND GENEVIEVE TOY<br />
DIANE O. VALDEZ<br />
DAVID AND SUEBELLE VERITY<br />
IRENE N. VOLD<br />
ANNE F. W ALONKER<br />
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<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
FRIENDS cont’d<br />
$100-$249<br />
ALBERT B. WANG<br />
ANNE WAYBUR<br />
CORDELL R. WELCOME<br />
JOANNE WELLMAN-BENSON<br />
GEORGE WENZEL, III<br />
CAROLYN M. WHITE<br />
AMY R. WOHL<br />
GIRMA WOLDE-TSADIK<br />
DANNY Y. WONG<br />
PAUL Y. YAHIKU<br />
CHIERI YAMADA<br />
FRANCIS N. YEMOFIO<br />
ELEANOR D. YOUNG<br />
MICHAEL A. ZABLOCKI<br />
DEPARTMENTAL,<br />
PROGRAM<br />
AND SCHOLARSHIP<br />
GIVING<br />
COMMUNITY HEALTH<br />
SCIENCES<br />
NINA D. CONSTANTINO<br />
KAREN J. LASSNER<br />
EPIDEMIOLOGY<br />
TERRENCE LEE<br />
CORINNE L. PEEK-ASA<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
JONATHAN E. FIELDING<br />
ANTHONY D. RODGERS<br />
HEALTH SERVICES<br />
COMMUNITY PARTNERS<br />
BLUE CROSS OF CALIFORNIA<br />
THE CALIFORNIA<br />
ENDOWMENT<br />
HEALTH POLICY &<br />
MANAGEMENT ALUMNI<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
KAISER PERMANENTE<br />
LA CARE HEALTH PLAN<br />
PACIFICARE BEHAVIORAL<br />
HEALTH<br />
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS<br />
MILTON AND RUTH ROEMER<br />
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM,<br />
WILSHIRE FOUNDATION INC.<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
SCIENCE AND<br />
ENGINEERING PROGRAM<br />
ASPEN ENVIRONMENTAL<br />
GROUP<br />
MARIJKE L. BEKKEN<br />
L. D. DUKE<br />
ROBERT B. GERDING<br />
MARK GOLD AND<br />
LISETTE BAUERSACHS<br />
HARLAN H. HASHIMOTO<br />
DONALD AND CAROLYN<br />
HUNSAKER<br />
STEPHEN KAHANE AND<br />
JANET WELLS-KAHANE<br />
MARGARET M. LOBNITZ<br />
JON B. MARSHACK<br />
GARY M. MEUNIER<br />
FRANCIS H. PALMER<br />
SUZANNE L. PHINNEY<br />
ALIREZA RABIZADEH<br />
HAMID RASTEGAR<br />
A. H. SCHUYLER<br />
STEVEN R. SIM<br />
PAUL E. SMOKLER<br />
HEALTH POLICY &<br />
MANAGEMENT ALUMNI<br />
ASSOCIATION PROGRAM<br />
CAROL A. ADAMS<br />
JAMES P. AGRONICK<br />
IRA R. ALPERT<br />
RONALD M. ANDERSEN<br />
RONALD ARIAS AND<br />
ANGELA CORON<br />
L. to r.: Anthony DiStefano, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Charlotte<br />
Neumann, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Emeritus Alfred Neumann,<br />
Robert Drabkin, Dean Linda Rosenstock, Dr.<br />
Mike Prelip, Astou Coly, Tracy Hazelton, and<br />
Natasha Razack at the Neumann-Drabkin<br />
International Fieldwork Fellowships Reception.<br />
JAMES D. BARBER<br />
CHRISTY L. BEAUDIN<br />
ROBERT D. BLAIR<br />
LINDA B. BOURQUE<br />
DEVON C. BREAM<br />
LESTER BRESLOW<br />
PAULA A. CARABELLI<br />
WILLIAM B. CASWELL<br />
JODI COHN<br />
JEFFREY M. CONKLIN<br />
RODNEY L. CORKER<br />
MARK E. COSTA<br />
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST<br />
BOSTON CORPORATION<br />
JULIE E. CRONER<br />
BRUCE N. DAVIDSON<br />
KEITH DEISENROTH<br />
DANIEL ERSHOFF AND<br />
VIRGINIA QUINN<br />
ROSALIND ESSNER<br />
CONNIE J. EVASHWICK<br />
GAROLD AND JOYCE FABER<br />
JEFFERY E. FLOCKEN<br />
SUSAN FOGEL<br />
DAN FORD<br />
MICHAEL R. GALPER<br />
MATTHEW S. GERLACH<br />
SUSAN R. GOODGAME<br />
GREATER PACIFIC<br />
MEDICAL MANAGEMENT<br />
DANIEL P. GROSZKRUGER<br />
MARILYN W. GRUNZWEIG<br />
JAMES C. HANKLA<br />
JAMES E. HADEN<br />
REMY HART<br />
JOE AND DIANA HILBERMAN<br />
JOHN A. HIRSHLEIFER<br />
JOHN D. IVIE<br />
RICHARD B. JACOBS<br />
AVRAM W. KAPLAN<br />
NEAL D. KAUFMAN<br />
DANIEL S. KERR<br />
RICHARD K. KIEL, JR.<br />
GERALD KOMINSKI<br />
JAMES AND DIANE LAIRD<br />
GAIL C. LARSON<br />
NED LAUBACHER, JR.<br />
TERI D. LAUENSTEIN<br />
LISE L. LUTTGENS<br />
FRANK MATRICARDI AND<br />
DIANA BONTÁ<br />
JACQUELINE M. MEANEY<br />
JOHN MONAHAN<br />
NANCY J. MONK<br />
ZAHRA MOVAGHAR<br />
CRAIG G. MYERS<br />
THANH-HAI NGUYEN<br />
ELISA A. NICHOLAS<br />
WALTER W. NOCE, JR.<br />
JESSICA M. NUNEZ<br />
TINA NUNEZ<br />
ELIZABETH A. OSTHIMER<br />
CHRISTOPHER J. PANARITES<br />
MANISSA J. PEDROZA<br />
DANIEL PELLICCIONI AND<br />
LORI RICHARDSON-PELLICCIONI<br />
NINEZ A. PONCE<br />
JOEL J. PRELL<br />
PREMIER PHYSICIAN SERVICES<br />
ANTHONY RAIA AND<br />
PAMELA DAVIDSON<br />
THOMAS H. RICE<br />
RIVERSIDE<br />
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL<br />
MILTON AND RUTH ROEMER<br />
CHRISTINE D. ROGEN<br />
MARTIN AND LORRAINE ROSS<br />
KARINN B. SAMMANN<br />
NATALIE L. SANDERS<br />
RENE G. SANTIAGO<br />
MARJORIE A. SANTORE-<br />
BESSON<br />
ALAN SAVITZ<br />
SCAN<br />
JACK R. SCHLOSSER<br />
LISA B. SHAW<br />
MIKE SHEAD<br />
RICHARD E. SINAIKO<br />
LAURA E. SNOW<br />
ARTHUR M. SOUTHAM<br />
MELISSA TABBARAH<br />
TENET HEALTHCARE<br />
DAVID B. TILLMAN<br />
PAUL R. TORRENS<br />
JULIE TUGEND<br />
DIANE UNG<br />
GUSTAVO A. VALDESPINO<br />
ROBERT O. VALDEZ<br />
CARL I. WEISSBURG<br />
NIKKI COLE WEST<br />
ALLYSON B. WILLIAMS<br />
WALTER A. ZELMAN<br />
SPH SCHOLARSHIP<br />
JOANNE LESLIE<br />
PHILIP M. ORAVETZ<br />
LIANE WONG<br />
BRESLOW LECTURE<br />
LA CARE HEALTH PLAN<br />
GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
RAYMOND AND<br />
BETTY GOODMAN<br />
<strong>JUNE</strong>AL SMITH<br />
FELLOWSHIP<br />
ELIZABETH K. JENSEN<br />
AFIFI FELLOWSHIP<br />
RONALD AND<br />
DIANE ANDERSEN<br />
STANLEY P. AZEN<br />
THOMAS R. BELIN<br />
EMIL BERKANOVIC<br />
SALLY BLOWITZ<br />
LINDA B. BOURQUE<br />
DOROTHY K. BREININGER<br />
LESTER AND DEVRA BRESLOW<br />
E. RICHARD BROWN<br />
TODD A. CHENEY<br />
CALVIN S. CHUN<br />
WILLIAM G. CUMBERLAND<br />
ROBERT J. DRABKIN<br />
JAMES AND MARTA ENSTROM<br />
JERRY AND LORRAINE FACTOR<br />
THOMAS B. FARVER<br />
OSMAN GALAL AND<br />
GAIL HARRISON<br />
ROBERT W. GILLESPIE<br />
RAYMOND AND<br />
BETTY GOODMAN<br />
DANIEL AND SHERYL GORDON<br />
FARHAD A. HAGIGI<br />
ALAN HOPKINS<br />
CARL AND FLORENCE HOPKINS<br />
JACK H. HUDES<br />
DEAN T. JAMISON<br />
SNEHENDU B. KAR<br />
CAROLYN F. K ATZIN<br />
ELIZABETH J. KELLY<br />
LESTER AND CAROLBETH KORN<br />
CARLOS G. LAZARO<br />
ELISA T. L EE<br />
KAREN MARKUS<br />
MILDRED MASSEY<br />
LESTER A. MEIS<br />
MAX AND JEAN MICKEY<br />
RUTH MICKEY<br />
JOHN AND CHARLENE MILLER<br />
HAL MORGENSTERN<br />
ALFRED AND<br />
CHARLOTTE NEUMANN<br />
EDWARD J. O’NEILL<br />
JOYCE A.PAGE<br />
JONG-SOON P. PARK<br />
CARL E. PIERCHALA<br />
DALE L. PRESTON<br />
SHANE S. QUE HEE<br />
THOMAS H. RICE<br />
MILTON AND RUTH ROEMER<br />
STEVEN J. ROTTMAN<br />
GREGORY AND<br />
DANITA SCHWEMER<br />
JUDITH M. SIEGEL<br />
HERBERT N. SNOW<br />
SUSAN SORENSON<br />
ANTHONY AND<br />
GLORIA STYPINSKI<br />
AUDREY TIBBITTS<br />
RHEA P. TURTELTAUB<br />
NORA L. VALDIVIEZO<br />
FRED AND<br />
PAMELA WASSERMAN<br />
WENG-KEE WONG<br />
JEFFREY AND LAUREL WRUBLE<br />
NORTON MEMORIAL<br />
FELLOWSHIP<br />
ROBERT S. KLEINERMAN<br />
VIVIAN WEINSTEIN<br />
ADVOCACY PROGRAM<br />
SHIRLEY ABRAMS<br />
JOHN AND BONNIE ARMSTRONG<br />
BONNIE L. BAILER<br />
STEVE AND JOAN BARANOV<br />
LYNN W. BAYER<br />
A. E. BENJAMIN, JR.<br />
MELINDA D. BESWICK<br />
RANDLE M. BIDDLE<br />
JUDY BILLINGS<br />
FRANK AND CAROL BIONDI<br />
J. J. AND JUDY BRANDLIN<br />
MICHELE BRESLAUER<br />
DEVRA M. BRESLOW<br />
MICHAEL AND JEAN BRUNELLI<br />
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
FRIEDA R. CAPLAN
ALEXANDER CAPRON AND<br />
KATHLEEN WEST<br />
STEVEN AND FRANCES CHASEN<br />
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES<br />
CARL E. COAN<br />
JEAN F. C OHEN<br />
JONATHAN COLLIER AND<br />
LAURIE GROTSTEIN<br />
CONNECTIONS FOR CHILDREN<br />
RICHARD J. COHEN, JR.<br />
MICHAEL AND PATRICIA CURRY<br />
BARBARA G. CULL<br />
THE DAVID FAMILY<br />
FOUNDATION, INC.<br />
THOMAS AND JANE DAVID<br />
EZRA C. DAVIDSON, JR.<br />
GRAY AND SHARON DAVIS<br />
ROBERT A. DAY,JR.<br />
ROBERT AND<br />
CAROLYN DENHAM<br />
LUCILLE A. DERRIG<br />
JACQUELINE G. DOLAN<br />
PETER A. DUBOIS<br />
HELEN M. DUPLESSIS<br />
MICHAEL AND JANE EISNER<br />
NANCY ENGLANDER<br />
KERRY L. ENGLISH<br />
EUGENE FERKICH<br />
ALVIN FERLEGER<br />
JONATHAN E. FIELDING<br />
MARIANNA FISHER<br />
DOROTHY FLEISHER<br />
STEPHEN M. FOX<br />
JONATHAN AND GAIL FREEDMAN<br />
PEGGY FUNKHOUSER<br />
PAUL J. GELLER<br />
DALE AND ANGIE GARREL<br />
HARRIET R. GLICKMAN<br />
HELEN GAVRON<br />
GREENWOOD, SYLVAIN &<br />
GREENWOOD<br />
SUSAN G. GRINEL<br />
JUDITH M. HANE<br />
ELIZABETH M. HITESHEW<br />
HOLLYGROVE-LOS ANGELES<br />
ORPHANS HOME SOCIETY INC.<br />
INFANT DEVELOPMENT<br />
ASSOCIATION<br />
ALLAN K. JONAS<br />
KAISER PERMANENTE<br />
KAISER PERMANENTE/WATTS<br />
COUNSELING & LEARNING CTR<br />
LEON KAPLAN<br />
SY AND ANITA KATZ<br />
NEAL D. KAUFMAN<br />
JANICE P. KERN<br />
LYNN KERSEY<br />
ROBERT A. KETCH<br />
THE MICHAEL KING<br />
FAMILY FOUNDATION<br />
KENNETH AND<br />
HELEN KLEINBERG<br />
LORRAINE V. KLERMAN<br />
MARA V. KOHN<br />
WENDY LAZARUS<br />
ROBERT D. LEE<br />
LINDA LEWIS<br />
JOHN A. LINDON<br />
EMILY R. LLOYD<br />
ELIZABETH H. LOWE<br />
CONNIE LUE<br />
GAY E. MAC DONALD<br />
KATHLEEN V. MALASKE-SAMU<br />
JANE E. MARTIN<br />
PHYLLIS MASLOW<br />
ACQUELYN MCCROSKEY<br />
VIRGINIA P. MCDONALD<br />
MICHAEL MCKINLEY<br />
RITA B. MOYA<br />
WILLIAM L. NIGH<br />
PETER F. N ORTON<br />
MARY ODELL<br />
RALPH M. PARSONS<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
GALE L. PAULEY<br />
ANNE R. PEBLEY<br />
JENNIFER L. PERRY<br />
SIMON AND MIRIAM PRUSSIN<br />
ROBERT AND MICHELE REINER<br />
STEWART AND LYNDA RESNICK<br />
BEN RINALDO<br />
NANCY D. RIORDAN<br />
MONICA H. ROHACEK<br />
ELAINE ROSE<br />
LEO ROSSMAN<br />
BRUCE P. RUBENSTEIN<br />
CHERYL SABAN<br />
CECILIA SANDOVAL<br />
MICHELE P. SARTELL<br />
PAUL M. SCHACHTER<br />
ARTHUR SCHAFFER<br />
MARTIN SCHLAGETER<br />
LEONARD AND<br />
PAULA SCHNEIDERMAN<br />
LORRAINE SCHRAG<br />
TONI M. SCHULMAN<br />
SANDRA J. SCHWARM<br />
SEIU LOCAL 660 AFL-CIO<br />
WILLIAM SHONICK<br />
WILLIAM AND CINDY SIMON<br />
ROBERT SIMONDS<br />
BARBARA J. SMITH<br />
KATHRYN A. SMITH<br />
SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY<br />
ACADEMIC FOUNDATION, INC.<br />
SAMUEL AND HELEN SOREF<br />
FOUNDATION<br />
BARBARA L. STOKELY<br />
MARK TAIRA AND<br />
TERESAMAE OGAWA<br />
PETER TAYLOR AND<br />
CORALYN ANDRES-TAYLOR<br />
JANET TEAGUE<br />
LINDA UMBDENSTOCK<br />
GLORIA L. WALDINGER<br />
TRICIA WARD<br />
SHARON G. WATSON<br />
DAVID WEINSTEIN AND<br />
NANCY FULLER<br />
STEVEN AND MOLLIE WEST<br />
MARIANNE WHITE<br />
JON AND NANCY WILKMAN<br />
ADELE A. YELLIN<br />
CYNTHIA S. YORKIN<br />
JONATHAN ZASLOFF<br />
BEATRICE B. ZEIGER<br />
HELEN J. ZISKIND<br />
ways <strong>of</strong> giving<br />
THE SCHOOL DEPENDS ON THE GENEROSITY <strong>of</strong> alumni and friends<br />
to support its mission <strong>of</strong> teaching, research and service. Only one third <strong>of</strong><br />
the <strong>School</strong>’s annual budget is provided by state funds; the rest comes from<br />
federal and state grants and contracts and private gifts. Almost every type<br />
<strong>of</strong> gift to The <strong>UCLA</strong> Foundation, which receives gifts for the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong>, is completely or partially deductible from federal, and <strong>of</strong>ten state,<br />
income tax. Tax savings can reduce the “cost” <strong>of</strong> making a charitable gift.<br />
GIFTS OF CASH<br />
Donations <strong>of</strong> all sizes are welcome and appreciated!<br />
GIFTS OF APPRECIATED SECURITIES<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> appreciated stock can contribute to the <strong>School</strong>’s work while minimizing<br />
your taxes. You pay no capital gains on appreciated stock, but receive<br />
an income tax deduction equal to the full amount <strong>of</strong> the stock at the time <strong>of</strong><br />
transfer to <strong>UCLA</strong>.<br />
GIFTS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY<br />
The development staff can assist you in the identification and sale <strong>of</strong> items<br />
<strong>of</strong> value which may help you support the <strong>School</strong>, such as jewelry, art and<br />
classic automobiles.<br />
DEFERRED GIFT CHOICES<br />
You can name the <strong>School</strong> in your will, leaving an outright gift or a portion <strong>of</strong><br />
your estate. Additionally, assets can be transferred into an income-producing<br />
gift arrangement that makes lifetime payments to you and/or other selected<br />
beneficiaries. After the lifetimes <strong>of</strong> all beneficiaries, the value <strong>of</strong> the remaining<br />
assets will be distributed to the <strong>School</strong> for the purpose you designated;<br />
thus the gift is “deferred.”<br />
NAMING OPPORTUNITIES<br />
The Dean may recommend to the Chancellor or the Regents that a room<br />
in the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> be named in recognition <strong>of</strong> gifts <strong>of</strong> $100,000<br />
and above. Naming opportunities — for classrooms, lecture halls, suites,<br />
etc. — in both the current and future <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> buildings are<br />
abundant. To date, the following places in the <strong>School</strong> have been named:<br />
Helga and Walter Oppenheimer Lobby<br />
Carolbeth G. Korn Meeting Room<br />
Frank J. Massey, Jr. Biostatistics Library<br />
TIPS<br />
• You can contribute online at www.campaign.ucla.edu/gift.cfm; specify<br />
the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> in the Comments.<br />
• You can double your gift by checking to see whether your employer<br />
matches employee giving.<br />
• You can make gifts in honor or memory <strong>of</strong> friends, family and business<br />
acquaintances. We send the honoree or family member an appropriate<br />
card that recognizes you as the donor.<br />
RECOGNITION<br />
• Donors <strong>of</strong> $100 and above are listed annually in the <strong>School</strong>’s Honor Roll.<br />
• Individual donors <strong>of</strong> $1,000 and above are honored at an event hosted by<br />
the Dean.<br />
• Donors <strong>of</strong> cumulative gifts <strong>of</strong> $50,000 and above to the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> are named on the <strong>School</strong>’s Donor Wall.<br />
For further information or assistance, contact Office <strong>of</strong> Development and Alumni Relations,<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong>, (310) 825-6464.<br />
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GIFTS OF $100,000 AND ABOVE may be placed in named, endowed funds.<br />
The principal <strong>of</strong> these gifts is invested, and the income funds the donors’ intentions<br />
in perpetuity. Additional gifts may be made to these funds at any time,<br />
increasing both their principal values and the annual level <strong>of</strong> support to their<br />
public health purposes.<br />
FRED H. BIXBY DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP<br />
Support for doctoral students researching domestic<br />
or international population control and family planning<br />
issues.<br />
FRED H. BIXBY PROGRAM ON POPULATION<br />
Funding start-up research grants for faculty and students,<br />
annual lectures, summer internships and fellowships<br />
for master’s students, and additional<br />
doctoral student fellowships.<br />
CELIA AND JOSEPH BLANN FELLOWSHIP<br />
Created by a gift <strong>of</strong> the Annette Blann Living Trust<br />
and H. Marshall Blann, in memory <strong>of</strong> their parents<br />
Celia and Joseph, and awarding outstanding students<br />
<strong>School</strong>-wide.<br />
LESTER BRESLOW DISTINGUISHED LECTURE<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> Betty and Ray Goodman, M.D., M.P.H. ’72<br />
and Adjunct Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the <strong>School</strong>, honoring<br />
Lester Breslow’s service as Dean; provides for<br />
an annual lecture from a public health leader.<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong> <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Donor Wall<br />
ABDELMONEM A. AFIFI FELLOWSHIP<br />
Contributed by the Dean’s Advisory Board and the<br />
<strong>School</strong> community in honor <strong>of</strong> Abdelmonem Afifi’s<br />
service as Dean, and awarding students <strong>School</strong>wide<br />
for outstanding scholarship.<br />
ELEANOR J. DEBENEDICTIS FELLOWSHIP<br />
Given in memory <strong>of</strong> Eleanor DeBenedictis, B.S. ’39,<br />
by her husband Aldo DeBenedictis, and providing<br />
<strong>School</strong>-wide fellowships to doctoral students in<br />
nutrition.<br />
GLADYS A. EMERSON SCHOLAR<br />
In memory <strong>of</strong> Gladys Emerson, Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong><br />
Environment and Nutritional Science in the <strong>School</strong><br />
from 1955 to 1970, supporting visiting scholars in<br />
nutrition.<br />
<strong>UCLA</strong>PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
ARCO FELLOWSHIP<br />
Established by the Atlantic Richfield Company, funding<br />
master’s and doctoral students in the Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences.<br />
FRED H. BIXBY CHAIR IN POPULATION,<br />
FAMILY AND INTERNATIONAL HEALTH<br />
An endowed chair in the Department <strong>of</strong> Community<br />
<strong>Health</strong> Sciences honoring Fred Bixby, a rancher<br />
whose family built one <strong>of</strong> the largest real estate and<br />
ranching operations in the West. The chair, held by<br />
Judith Blake from 1975 to 1993 and Anne R. Pebley<br />
from 1999 to present, supports a faculty member with<br />
expertise in population control and family planning.<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE<br />
AND ENGINEERING PROGRAM<br />
Created by the graduates <strong>of</strong> this interdepartmental<br />
doctoral program, for scholarships to current<br />
students.<br />
RAYMOND D. GOODMAN SCHOLARSHIP<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> Betty and Ray Goodman, M.D., M.P.H. ’72<br />
and Adjunct Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in the <strong>School</strong>, supporting<br />
<strong>School</strong>-wide student scholarships.<br />
HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT<br />
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PROGRAM<br />
Contributed by the gifts <strong>of</strong> graduates <strong>of</strong> the Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services, and funding departmental<br />
scholarships and priorities.
WILLIAM AND FLORA HEWLETT FOUNDATION<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP<br />
Ongoing student support to Environmental Science<br />
and Engineering Program, an interdepartmental<br />
doctoral program.<br />
BETTE AND HANS LORENZ FELLOWSHIP<br />
Provided by their estate, Bette and Hans Lorenz’ fellowship<br />
supports outstanding students <strong>School</strong>-wide.<br />
MAXICARE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> Maxicare <strong>Health</strong> Plans, Inc., for faculty and<br />
doctoral student research projects in the Department<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services.<br />
TONY NORTON MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP<br />
Contributed by family and classmates in memory <strong>of</strong><br />
Tony Norton, M.P.H. ’91 in Environmental <strong>Health</strong><br />
Sciences, and awarded annually to an outstanding<br />
and activist Environmental <strong>Health</strong> Sciences student.<br />
ANNE G. QUEALY MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP<br />
Donated by Linda Lichtenfels in memory <strong>of</strong> her<br />
friend Anne Quealy, Dr.P.H. ’73, M.P.H. ’72, for students<br />
in the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong> Services.<br />
ROEMER HEALTH SERVICES<br />
ADMINISTRATION FELLOWSHIP<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> <strong>School</strong> faculty members Milton and Ruth<br />
Roemer, supporting candidates for the Doctor <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Public</strong> <strong>Health</strong> degree.<br />
THE RALPH R. SACHS VISITING SCHOLAR<br />
Honoring the memory <strong>of</strong> Ralph Sachs, Associate<br />
Clinical Pr<strong>of</strong>essor in Behavioral Sciences and <strong>Health</strong><br />
Education in the <strong>School</strong> from 1959 to 1976 and a<br />
visionary public health leader in Southern California,<br />
for a visiting public health scholar from the University<br />
<strong>of</strong> California.<br />
MONICA SALINAS INTERNSHIP IN LATINO AND<br />
LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES<br />
A gift <strong>of</strong> Monica Salinas to underwrite internships for<br />
students with interests in the health <strong>of</strong> Latinos or<br />
Latin Americans.<br />
Raymond Goodman congratulates<br />
Jianming Wang, who<br />
was one <strong>of</strong> the recipients <strong>of</strong><br />
the 2000 Raymond D. Goodman<br />
Scholarship.<br />
<strong>JUNE</strong>AL MARIE SMITH FELLOWSHIP<br />
IN INTERNATIONAL NUTRITION<br />
Created by her parents in memory <strong>of</strong> Juneal Smith,<br />
Ph.D. ’95, M.P.H. ’92, and funding doctoral students<br />
<strong>School</strong>-wide for work in international nutrition.<br />
SAMUEL J. TIBBITTS FELLOWSHIP<br />
Contributed by family and alumni colleagues <strong>of</strong> Sam<br />
Tibbitts, M.P.H., B.S. ’49, honoring the memory <strong>of</strong><br />
this pioneer in managed health care for <strong>School</strong>-wide<br />
fellowships.<br />
FRED H. AND PAMELA K. WASSERMAN<br />
CHAIR IN HEALTH SERVICES<br />
An endowed chair in the Department <strong>of</strong> <strong>Health</strong><br />
Services, named for its donors Fred Wasserman,<br />
Dr.P.H. ’76, M.P.H. ’72 and Pamela Wasserman,<br />
M.P.H. ’72, co-founders <strong>of</strong> Maxicare <strong>Health</strong> Plans<br />
Inc. Held by Ronald M. Andersen, 1991-present.<br />
VIVIAN WEINSTEIN PROGRAM<br />
Contributed by members <strong>of</strong> the Los Angeles community<br />
in memory <strong>of</strong> Vivian Weinstein, a leading<br />
children’s advocate and mentor, to support the interdisciplinary<br />
training <strong>of</strong> graduate students in children’s<br />
advocacy.<br />
WEISMAN FAMILY FOUNDATION<br />
Given in honor <strong>of</strong> Pr<strong>of</strong>essor Barbara Visscher by<br />
Richard Weisman and family, and supporting the<br />
Department <strong>of</strong> Epidemiology.<br />
WILSHIRE FOUNDATION INC. GERIATRIC MEDICINE<br />
Supporting <strong>School</strong>-wide student public health practice<br />
in elder care and policy.<br />
CAMPAIGN <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH<br />
Faculty<br />
$ 941,480<br />
Students<br />
$ 1,967,842<br />
Discretionary<br />
$ 1,543,248<br />
Capital<br />
$ 6,366<br />
Program/Research<br />
$ 13,297,995<br />
Progress Toward Goal<br />
as <strong>of</strong> April 30, <strong>2001</strong><br />
FIRST CENTURY SOCIETY<br />
First Century Society<br />
members are<br />
alumni, faculty, staff and<br />
friends who have made<br />
provisions for <strong>UCLA</strong><br />
in their Will, Trust,<br />
or other planned<br />
giving arrangements.<br />
With generosity and<br />
foresight, the following<br />
members have designated<br />
the <strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Public</strong><br />
<strong>Health</strong> as a beneficiary:<br />
ANONYMOUS<br />
LESTER & DEVRA BRESLOW<br />
ANNE & JOHN COULSON<br />
RALPH FRERICHS<br />
ROBERT & DIANA GHIRELLI<br />
RAYMOND & BETTY GOODMAN<br />
CARL & FLORENCE HOPKINS<br />
GERALD KOMINSKI<br />
DAVID KRASNOW<br />
LESTER & GENEVA MEIS<br />
JEAN MICKEY<br />
HELGA & WALTER<br />
OPPENHEIMER<br />
JEANNETTE OREL<br />
ANNE REHER-LIVIO<br />
GURDON & MARY ANN SMITH<br />
SUEBELLE & DAVID VERITY<br />
Anne and John Coulson<br />
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