Minal Patel, MPH

Research Analyst/PhD Candidate
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Cancer Prevention and Control Research
UCLA School of Public Health
650 Charles Young Drive South
A2-125 CHS, Box 956900
Los Angeles, CA
USA 90095-6900

Biographical Sketch: After receiving her masters in public health, Minal completed a research fellowship in Tobacco control. For the past 7 years, Minal has been focusing her research on cancer prevention and advocacy at UCLA, with an emphasis on tobacco use prevention. She is currently in a doctoral program at UCLA working on how the built environment is related to health behaviors related to cancer prevention. She is also actively involved in community advocacy for tobacco control and serves as the Vice-chair for the LA County Tobacco Free Coalition, which is the largest known coalition in the US for tobacco control advocates.

Papers:
3426.0 Evidence of the impact of California's 2007 smokefree vehicle law