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The Key Role of Work in Population Health Inequities

WebSummary "An important essay in this month’s issue of AJPH explores why work is essential to understanding population-level health, why concepts and measures of work have …

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Researching Health & Safety Issues

WebKevin’s research has examined the injury experiences of workers in the low-wage labor market, community-level associations between heat-related hospitalizations …

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Nancy Halpern Ibrahim ’93 – UCLA Our Stories Our Impact

WebWhen Nancy Halpern Ibrahim was recruited as the founding director of health programs for Esperanza Community Housing Corporation in 1995, she was empowered by her …

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Beyond Occupational Hazards: Abuse of Day Laborers and Health

WebSummary. Across all nations, immigrant workers typically are the ones performing the most strenuous and dangerous jobs available. In response to stricter …

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Q&A with Kevin Riley, new director at the Labor Occupational …

WebBy Citlalli Chávez-Nava | June 21, 2021 With over a decade of experience undertaking worker and community-engaged research and worker training initiatives, …

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Institute for Research on Labor and Employment Research

Web5 In comparison, about 85 percent of the U.S. public has health insurance according to national surveys.11 A survey of California residents finds that 48 percent of all working …

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UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Employment

WebThe Institute for Research on Labor and Employment (IRLE) is a multidisciplinary research center dedicated to advancing labor research and education …

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Occupational health intern reflects on his experience training …

WebTo get some hands-on experience, Muñoz participated in the Occupational Health Internship Program (OHIP) this summer. “Throughout the internship, Alex always …

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Lola Smallwood-Cuevas discusses CARE at Work

WebCARE at Work utilizes a school-to-movement pathway of service, teaching, capacity building and research to illuminate conditions of Black work in Southern …

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Historic labor center expansion begins across UC Campuses

WebThe new labor centers at UC will be modeled after existing centers at UCLA, UC Berkeley and UC Merced. Located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles, UCLA’s …

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UCLA Labor Studies Undergraduate Program

WebOption 3: Summer LBR STD 191A (4 units) and LBR STD 194C (4 units): Labor Summer Research Program (Applications open Winter 2024) Option 4: Fall-Spring: LBR STD …

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UCLA Labor Center receives $15 million allocation in state budget …

WebThe legislators also proposed that the building be named after Reverend James M. Lawson Jr., a civil rights and workers’ rights icon who worked closely with Dr. …

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Essential Undocumented Workers, Disposable Mixed-Status Families

WebA new study, Essential But Disposable: Undocumented Workers and Their Mixed-Status Families, Modeling COVID-19 Economic Impacts and Government Relief …

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BREAKING GROUND, BREAKING SILENCE

Web3 “Th ey would intimidate us by threatening termination, loss of benefi ts and loss of full time jobs.” – Xiahong Colucci, casino worker

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Kindness Lessons: How Mindfulness and Spirituality Improve …

Web1 UCLA Labor Center Kindness Lessons: How Mindfulness and Spirituality Improve College Life, Student Activism and the Academic Experience Kindness Lessons: How …

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