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WellBe Senior Medical Announces Additions to Executive Team

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Thursday, February 17, 2022
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CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WellBe Senior Medical today announced that BrieAnn Farmer and Alvina Ter-Galstanyan will be joining the organization as Senior Vice President of Operations and Senior Director of Quality Initiatives, respectively.

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  • CHICAGO, Feb. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WellBe Senior Medical today announced that BrieAnn Farmer and Alvina Ter-Galstanyan will be joining the organization as Senior Vice President of Operations and Senior Director of Quality Initiatives, respectively.
  • Prior to joining WellBe Senior Medical, Alvina gained considerable experience in delivering value-based care with CareMore Health.
  • About WellBe Senior Medical WellBe Senior Medical provides home-based medical care (HBMC) to patients who are facing multiple complex health challenges.
  • For more information, or to see if you or a loved one is eligible to receive care from WellBe Senior Medical please visit www.wellbe.com or call 1-855-477-4151.

HealthCorps Announces Pedram Salimpour, MD, MPH as Board Member

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Friday, December 31, 2021
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Salimpour started his medical career in pediatrics and recognizes the importance of developing positive lifestyles as a young person.

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  • Salimpour started his medical career in pediatrics and recognizes the importance of developing positive lifestyles as a young person.
  • He has also served on the board of advisors at Boston University School of Medicine, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, and was a founding board member at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine.
  • Teens Make Health Happen is HealthCorps' latest program designed to create youth change-makers and healthier communities in the process.
  • You can find health tips for teens from HealthCorps on the @teensmakehealthhappen Instagram channel.

UCLA Extension Addresses Key Issues Relating to Aging Population in New xOpen Seminar

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
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As we are living longer, an examination of important public policy issues from labor to healthcare and housing require fresh perspectives and reframing.

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  • As we are living longer, an examination of important public policy issues from labor to healthcare and housing require fresh perspectives and reframing.
  • In a first-ever gathering, The Aging Landscape: Emerging Trends and Changing Perspectives on Thursday, December 9, brings together UCLA scholars in a conversation about emerging trends in aging research and recent findings.
  • The panel further explores how culture and society shape our views on aging, demographic shifts and their effect on policy, intergenerational engagement, and the benefits of lifelong learning.
  • Convening our distinguished faculty and scholars gives access to the important scholarship taking place at UCLA.

UIC Law Offers Students HELPP to Address Systemic Inequities in Health

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary engagement opportunities, HELPP is preparing law students to address the systemic factors that impede the pursuit of health equity.

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  • Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary engagement opportunities, HELPP is preparing law students to address the systemic factors that impede the pursuit of health equity.
  • HELPPs related academic programs prepare UIC Law students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to address current and emerging health law and policy issues.
  • Launched in Fall 2021, law students can now earn a JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy or a joint JD/Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration, offered through a partnership with the School of Public Health.
  • Dean Campbell joined UIC Law from the University of Memphis School of Law, where she created and directed the Institute for Health Law & Policy.

UCLA Fielding School of Public Health Launches Online Masters With iDesign to Bolster the Ranks of Healthcare Administration

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The University of California at Los Angeles's Fielding School of Public Health , ranked #11 among schools of public health by U.S. News & World Report, recently announced the launch of its first online Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA).

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  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The University of California at Los Angeles's Fielding School of Public Health , ranked #11 among schools of public health by U.S. News & World Report, recently announced the launch of its first online Masters of Healthcare Administration (MHA).
  • Working closely with instructional design experts from iDesign, UCLA Fielding faculty and leadership will build and launch eighteen online courses for the Masters of Healthcare Administration over the next 12 months.
  • The organization brings deep expertise in the development of online courses and degree programs in allied health, nursing, healthcare administration, and health information.
  • About the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health: Founded in 1961, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health aims to build health and equity, and to drive positive change for all people.

SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan: Dr. Linda Rosenstock Elected Board Chair; Michael Plumb Appointed Chief Financial Officer

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Monday, November 2, 2020
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LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --SCAN Group, whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan , one of the nation's largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, announced that Dr. Linda Rosenstock has been elected its new board chair and Michael Plumb has been named chief financial officer.

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  • LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --SCAN Group, whose holdings include SCAN Health Plan , one of the nation's largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, announced that Dr. Linda Rosenstock has been elected its new board chair and Michael Plumb has been named chief financial officer.
  • Jain said Rosenstock, a nationally renowned public health expert with significant private sector expertise, will help shepherd SCAN's growth and diversification.
  • "Linda Rosenstock is committed both to public health and to addressing the social determinants of health that can play an outsize role in affecting outcomes," continued Dr. Jain.
  • Rosenstock, who joined the SCAN board of directors in 2017, is dean emeritus of the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.

COVID-19: AHF Awards $250K to UCLA Public Health Epidemiologist for Study of Health Worker Exposure in L.A.

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Friday, May 1, 2020
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After viewing the interview, Weinstein took steps to provide AHFs financial support for her research.

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  • After viewing the interview, Weinstein took steps to provide AHFs financial support for her research.
  • Anne W. Rimoin, PhD, MPH , an epidemiologist, is a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and Infectious Disease Division of the Geffen School of Medicine.
  • She is an internationally recognized expert on global health, emerging infectious diseases, vaccine preventable diseases and disease surveillance systems in low-resource settings.
  • In the 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, two physicians working with or for AHF succumbed to the disease.

UCLA Law Opens Immigrant Family Legal Clinic in LAUSD Public School

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Friday, May 10, 2019
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The one-of-a-kind clinicis a dynamic new partnership between UCLA School of Law, the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and the Los Angeles Unified School District, providing no-cost legal support to students and their families while strengthening public schools in Los Angeles.

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  • The one-of-a-kind clinicis a dynamic new partnership between UCLA School of Law, the UCLA School of Education and Information Studies and the Los Angeles Unified School District, providing no-cost legal support to students and their families while strengthening public schools in Los Angeles.
  • The only immigration law clinic on a K-12 public school campus in the country, the clinic is also a rare collaboration between a public school district, law school and graduate school of education.
  • "The Immigrant Family Legal Clinic provides a much-needed public service to one of the most densely populated immigrant communities in America as well as an unrivaled educational opportunity for our law school students."
  • Partners in the program include UCLA School of Law, the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, the Los Angeles Unified School District and several non-profit legal service providers in Los Angeles.