Newswise — Dr. Steven Teutsch is an adjunct professor of health policy and management in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and an expert in evidence-based health care and how social factors affect health.

Dr. Teutsch works at the UCLA Center for Health Advancement where researchers meld statistics, economics and policy modeling to provide information that policymakers use to improve the health of their communities. Before joining UCLA, Dr. Teutsch worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and in the pharmaceutical industry.