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Three Health Care Professions to Pay Attention to this Minority Mental Health Month

July 15, 2019

One in five adults experience mental illness in a given year, and mental health conditions are exacerbated among minority groups. For example, the rate of depression among black youth is 30% higher...

California Improvement Network partners plan for the future

The California Improvement Network in 2018: Connections, Learning and Action

December 11, 2018

As we close up the year, it’s a great opportunity to look back on what we’ve accomplished. The California Improvement Network (CIN), a community that aims to spread better ideas for care delivery,...

Carol Lei, caregiver, discuss with Lena Driscoll, MSN, at UCSF Mission Bay.

16 Workforce Recommendations to Deliver High-Quality Care for People With Serious Illness (Health Affairs)

November 15, 2018

Healthforce Center at UCSF Associate Director of Research Joanne Spetz, PhD, co-authored a blog in Health Affairs that includes 16 workforce recommendations for field experts, policy makers and...

Amanda Clarke, MPH, right, speaks with Giovanna Giuliani, left, of the California Safety Net Institute

After Some Hurdles, California Whole Person Care Pilots Hit Stride

November 5, 2018

The California Improvement Network (CIN), which is a project of the California Health Care Foundation and administered by Healthforce Center at UCSF, is a community of health care professionals...

The Claremont Colleges plans to open a medical school, the fourth new campus designed to produce physicians for parts of Southern California struggling with shortages.

New Southern California Medical School To Tackle Doctor Shortages

August 9, 2018

by Anna Gorman (SOURCE: California Healthline) The Claremont Colleges plans to open a medical school, the fourth new campus designed to produce physicians for parts of Southern California struggling...

California community paramedics record their first-hand accounts of what they've experienced in the field.

Boots on the Ground: Community Paramedics’ Experiences in the Field

August 7, 2018

by Maile Richardson Since 2015, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA) has been testing the viability of asking paramedics to step outside of their traditional scope of practice....

Dr. Wei An Lee speaks at the LAC+USC Farmers Market

Leadership Alum's Project Continues to Bear Fruit (and Vegetables)

March 21, 2018

As a fellow in the CHCF Health Care Leadership Program, Dr. Wei An Lee, an endocrinologist at Los Angeles County+University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center, developed a medical...

Community Health Worker Joins Movement

July 18, 2017

by Jackie Miller As a community health worker (CHW) at Care Connections Program in Los Angeles County, Walfred Lopez acts as a liaison between patients and medical professionals to help people find...

Community paramedic prepares for a patient

Community Paramedicine Project Shows Early Success

April 19, 2017

An independent study by Healthforce Center at UCSF has shown that California’s community paramedicine pilot projects have improved patient wellbeing and generated savings for insurers and hospitals...

Aiming to Make California the Healthiest State

March 14, 2017

Could California become the healthiest state in the nation by 2022? That is the goal of Let’s Get Healthy California, a public-private initiative started in 2012 with the purpose of advancing the...