Public Health

UCI’s Shahir Masri is co-first author of study showing how chemical intolerances develop

Shahir Masri, Sc.D., a research specialist in air pollution exposure assessment and epidemiology in UCI’s Program in Public Health, is co-first author of a study that demonstrates evidence of the mechanism for how and why people develop unexplained intolerances to chemicals, foods and drugs. Findings are published online in the journal Environmental Sciences Europe. Although […]

Robert Phalen (left), Michael T. Kleinman (right)

UCI Public Health adds the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory as key research center

Interdisciplinary research scope expanded to cover a wide range of environmental exposures

Jun Wu (left) and Alana M.W. LeBrón (right)

UCI Public Health launches Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research

Center will be a regional leader in promoting health equity and environmental justice through public health research and practice

Michael A. Hoyt, Ph.D.

UCI-led study finds psychological therapy reduces biobehavioral impact of testicular cancer

GET intervention lowered stress-related biomarkers

Jun Wu, Ph.D., professor of environmental and occupational health at the UCI Program in Public Health

UCI-led study links air pollution exposure while pregnant to higher gestational diabetes risk

Suggested interventions include better air regulation and health screenings

AirUCI institute awarded nearly $2 million to study non-tailpipe vehicle emissions

Interdisciplinary researchers will examine impacts on overburdened communities

Brittany Morey, UCI assistant professor of health, society & behavior

Data collection, reporting gaps harm Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander health, UCI-led study says

COVID-19 pandemic reveals urgent need for improved standards

Santa Ana awards UCI $700,000 to address healthcare inequities among the vulnerable

UCI researchers from the Program in Public Health and the School of Medicine have received $700,000 from the city of Santa Ana to address inequities and gaps in health services and enhance COVID-19 mitigation efforts in vulnerable populations. Santa Ana and the surrounding area are home to almost 600,000 residents who live in the highest […]

Daniel Parker, UCI assistant professor of public health

UCI-led study finds disparities in O.C. rates of COVID-19 infection, mortality

Higher risk patterns identified in certain social, economic, demographic groups

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UCI Podcast: Did COVID-19 cause a mental health pandemic?

Tim Bruckner discusses the importance of equity in pandemic response