JUNE 2001 - UCLA School of Public Health

When the
Best Medicine
Is Public Health
2
The national shortage
of physicians trained
in public health is being
addressed at the School,
where M.D.’s find a
variety of good reasons
to enroll.
14
Striking a
Blow Against
Violence
It’s no longer seen as
random or inevitable.
Public health leaders,
including the School’s
faculty, students and
alumni, are showing that
prevention approaches
can successfully tackle
a formidable foe.
Pillars of the
Community
19
Four years ago, Robert
and Marion Wilson made
a generous donation
to support students in
community-based health
improvement efforts.
The impact of their gift
can be seen in neighborhoods
across the region.
departments
4
21
22
23
24
RESEARCH
Arsenic and cancer...chiropractic
vs. medical care for
lower-back pain...impact of
mental health, coordination
of care for elderly veterans...
boron lowers prostate cancer
risk...HIV treatment disparities...ethnic
identity linked
to good health...health-risk
factors greater for lesbians.
ALUMNI
Heal the Bay’s Mark Gold
FACULTY
STUDENTS
FRIENDS
ON THE COVER
High school students rising up to protest the rape of a classmate is but one example of the more
activist approach being taken to preventing violence. Thanks to public health researchers and professionals,
violence is now seen as neither random nor inevitable. Protest photo courtesy of the
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women. Police tape from Eyewire. Shattered glass
from PhotoDisc. Cover image created by Martha Widmann.
PHOTOGRAPHY
ASUCLA / TOC: Current Events, Wilsons; p. 9; p. 19: Wilsons; p. 24: Rosenstock/Factor/Katzin
Yvette Roman / cover: Belin, Gold; TOC: Belin, Ko, human target; p. 2; p.10; pp. 12-13; pp. 16-17:
students with human target; p. 21; p. 22: Que Hee; p. 23: Souleles; p. 28
Reed Hutchinson / cover: Peek-Asa; p. 17: Peek-Asa
Mary Ann Stuehrmann / p. 24: Bixby Foundation Trustees, Salinas/Gillespie
Courtesy of Daily Bruin / pp. 16, 22: Sorenson
Courtesy of LACAAW / pp. 14-15: protest
Courtesy of Alina Bueno / p. 18
Courtesy of Rachel Gonzales / p. 19: Project E.M.P.A.C.T.
Courtesy of Myra Bastidas / p. 20
Courtesy of the School of Public Health / p. 23: college bowl; pp. 26, 29
PhotoDisc / pp. 5, 6
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