The UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health is the graduate school of public health affiliated with UCLA, and is located within the Center for Health Sciences building on the UCLA campus. UCLA is located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The UCLA School of Public Health has more than 8,000 alumni and 80 full-time faculty, with students from over 35 countries. The school is ranked tenth in public health in the U.S. News and World Report rankings.
UCLA began offering undergraduate instruction in public health in 1946. For the next fifteen years, public health instruction at UCLA was within a system-wide University of California public health school. In 1957, UCLA started a program that led to an advanced degree in public health. The UCLA School of Public Health was created on March 17, 1961, and Lenor S. (Steve) Goerke was named the first dean. In June 1993, UCLA announced that it was planning to merge the School of Public Health into the School of Public Policy. UCLA rescinded the plan in March 1994.
In 2003, the School of Public Health began awarding an undergraduate minor in public health.
On February 16, 2012, the school received a $50 million gift, the largest single donation the school received since its creation in 1962. On March 22, 2012 the school was officially named the UCLA Jonathan and Karin Fielding School of Public Health and the new sign on the building was unveiled.
Departments and degrees
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health offers degrees in the following departments:
Biostatistics — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
Community Health Sciences — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
Environmental Health Sciences — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
Epidemiology — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
Health Policy and Management — MPH, MS, PhD, DrPH
UCLA also offers two interdepartmental degrees:
Environmental Science & Engineering — DEnv
Molecular Toxicology — PhD
The Fielding School of Public Health offers the following joint degrees with other UCLA graduate schools:
Fielding School of Public Health/African Studies Program (MPH / MA)
Fielding School of Public Health/Asian American Studies Program (MPH / MA)
Fielding School of Public Health/Islamic Studies Program (MPH / MA)
Fielding School of Public Health/Latin American Studies Program (MPH / MA)
Fielding School of Public Health/School of Law (MPH / JD)
Fielding School of Public Health/School of Management (MPH / MBA)
Fielding School of Public Health/School of Medicine (MPH / MD)
Fielding School of Public Health/UCLA School of Nursing (MPH / NP)
Fielding School of Public Health/Department of Social Welfare (MPH / MSW)
Fielding School of Public Health/Department of Urban and Regional Planning (MPH / MURP)
Research centers
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health sponsors or is associated with the following research centers:
Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health
Center for Cancer Prevention and Control Research
Center for Environmental Genomics
Center for Global Infectious Diseases
Center for Healthier Children, Families, and Communities
Center for Occupational and Environmental Health
Center for Public Health and Disasters
Global Media Center for Social Impact
UCLA Center for Global and Immigrant Health
UCLA Center for Health Advancement
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research
UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity
UCLA/RAND Prevention Research Center
WORLD Policy Analysis Center
Notable alumni
See list of FSPH Alumni Hall of Fame Members.
Notable faculty
Abdelmonem A. Afifi — Dean of School of Public Health (1985–2000)
Roslyn Alfin-Slater — Demonstrated that cholesterol in normal diets does not raise serum cholesterol
†Lester Breslow — Dean of School of Public Health (1972–1980); Former president of the American Public Health Association
†E. Richard Brown — Former president of the American Public Health Association
Roger Detels — Dean of School of Public Health (1980–1985); Demonstrated how HIV-related immune deficiency is transmitted among homosexual men
Gladys Emerson — Conducted research leading to the isolation and discovery of the nutritional value of vitamin E
Jonathan Fielding — Former Director of Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; namesake of Fielding School of Public Health; awarded the UCLA Medal on April 16, 2009 for his work as an innovator, leader and public health visionary.
John Froines — Professor in environmental health sciences, former Director of Toxic Substances for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and member of the Chicago Seven.
†Derrick and †Patrice Jelliffe — Led efforts to promote the benefits of breastfeeding on a global scale
†Lenor Stephen (Steve) Goerke — Dean of School of Public Health — (1961–1972)
Sander Greenland — Professor of epidemiology and statistics, co-author of "Modern Epidemiology", one of the most widely used textbooks of advanced epidemiology (now in 3rd edition)
Michael Goldstein — Author of international bestseller "Alternative Health Care: Medicine, Miracle, or Mirage?"
Jack Needleman - Professor of Health Policy and Management, and elected member of the Institute of Medicine.
†Milton Roemer — Internationally known health systems researcher. "Roemer's law" refers to the observation that in a fully insured population, any hospital bed that is built will be filled.
†Ruth Roemer — Former president of the American Public Health Association
Linda Rosenstock — Dean Emeritus of School of Public Health (2000–2012)
Paul R. Torrens — Author of widely used health policy textbook
Eleven current faculty are elected members of the prestigious National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine
