UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program

Congratulations to Alexus Mcintosh, the UCLA Public Health Scholars Training Program 2023 Williams-Hutchins Health Equity Award Recipient. Alexus was nominated by many peers, her professional mentor, and her faculty mentor. Everyone noted how dedicated, organized, collaborative, curious, and inclusive Alexus is. Kristen Alleyne was also selected as an honorable mention with many peers commenting on Kristen’s leadership and commitment to education and advancing health equity. Congratulations, Alexus & Kristen!

Thank you to our wonderful partner for inviting us to join you in supporting

The future of public health is in their hands and we are feeling pretty good about it! HUGE shout out to our CDC Lewis Public Health Scholars both in the UCLA program and with our partners throughout the nation!

We learned from so many wonderful government officials, public health professionals, academics, researchers, and alumni this week.

Our scholars also presented health equity posters on many pressing public health issues including:

The Role of Comprehensive School S*x Education in Decreasing S*xual Violence in Adolescents

The Impact of Language Barriers in Healthcare: Spanish-Speaking Women in CA

The Road to Health Equity: Transportation as a Structural Barrier to Healthcare Access in Los Angeles Service Planning Area 6

The Hidden Impact of the Brush: Exploring the link between poor oral health and children's educational success in LA County

Price vs. Health: Mapping the Impact of Cost-Sharing on Low-Income Patients Living with Chronic Illness

Don't be Trich-ed: Examining Disparities in Trichomoniasis Prevalence Among Black Women in the US

The Rising Danger in CA's Dust: Examining the Impacts of Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) on Californian Farmworkers and Community

Hurricane Recovery Response in Rural Puerto Rico

In Deep Water: WASH Insecurity Among Unhoused Populations in Los Angeles

Long-Term Exposure to Pesticides within Latino Farmworkers

Today they fly back to CA, tomorrow they rest, Friday we get back to work for the 2nd half or our program 👏👏👏

Congratulations applicants, you did it! 🥳

Our team will be reviewing applications during the month of February. Expect to hear from us the first week of March if you have been invited to interview 📚✨

NOTE: Recommenders have until Thursday, February 2nd 11:59pm PST to submit their forms.