GRACE Initiative: Rediscovering UCSF community
December 12, 2019
GRACE Initiative (part 2): Rediscovering UCSF community, Dr. Mohsen Malekinejad, Director of GRACE and an assistant professor at the Philip R. UCSF Library Data Science Initiative
December 09, 2019
UCSF Library Data Science Initiative
Presented by: Ariel Deardorff, MLIS
Data Services Librarianhttps://www.library.ucsf.edu/ask-an-expert/data-science/https://courses.ucsf.edu/course/index.php?categoryid=499 The UCSF Population Health Data Initiative: New Research Resources
December 09, 2019
The UCSF Population Health Data Initiative: New Research Resources
Presented by: Rita Hamad, MD, PhD
PHDI Faculty Lead for Research Resourceshttps://pophealth.ucsf.edu/population-health-data-initiative
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Blue Shield of California funds mental health workers in schools
December 03, 2019
Amid growing concern about mental health among teens, Oakland health insurer Blue Shield of California has committed $10 million to improve access to mental health services in the state’s public schools. Finding the Right Care in the Right Place at the Right Time
November 25, 2019
A program to aid Stanislaus County, California transports individuals having a mental health crisis to a crisis center for prompt, appropriate treatment. Medicare for all
November 17, 2019
Is it possible to have a health care system that's affordable and provides coverage for everyone in the US? In a recent JAMA Article, Andrew Bindman, MD, professor of medicine at UCSF’s Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, discusses the choices that need to be made to help achieve... Views and Experiences of Serious Illness and End-of-Life Care
November 15, 2019
Most people will experience serious illness at some point in their lives — as a patient, a caregiver, or a friend or family member. In 2019, the California Health Care Foundation commissioned a statewide survey to better understand the type of medical care and services Californians would prefer to... Decision Making for Bilateral Mastectomy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
November 12, 2019
An In-Visit Decision Aid for Surgeons to Address Decision Making for Bilateral Mastectomy for Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients
Authors: Katharine Yao, Jeff Belkora, Clara Lee, Kristine et al.
Breast Oncology
First Online: 17 October 2019
Few decision aids for newly diagnosed breast cancer... Trends in Adolescent Birth Rates in California
November 12, 2019
Trends in Adolescent Birth Rates in California: Examining the Influence of Community Characteristics
Through Geographic and Temporal Analysis
Authors: Jennifer Yarger; Nancy F. Berglas, DrPH; Mary Campa, PhD; Marina Chabot,
MSc; Martha J. Decker, DrPH.Journal of Adolescent Health, November, 2019