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<div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="form-wrapper" id="edit-field-paragraph-sections-und-0-paragraph-bundle-preview"> <div about="" class="entity entity-paragraphs-item paragraphs-item-textarea" typeof=""> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-pg-textarea-text field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h1>About the Center</h1> <p>The Center for Health and Community (CHC) aims to improve individual and population health through research and teaching addressing the social, behavioral and policy aspects of health and health care. Its unique structure supports and links faculty from all four Schools whose work addresses this wide range of determinants of health and also houses its own programs of research and education in focal areas.</p> <p>CHC’s 200+ members represent both basic and applied social and behavioral scientists in epidemiology, health policy, anthropology, psychology, sociology, history, informatics, bioethics, economics, and clinical research. CHC members share an awareness that we cannot isolate physical diseases from our emotions, behaviors, and the experiences linked to where we live, work, and play. We encourage and support multidisciplinary collaborations designed to promote comprehensive approaches to health problems, and to bridge the gap between biomedical and social science.</p> <p>CHC researchers aim not only to improve overall health, but also to reduce disparities in health between more- and less-advantaged groups to achieve greater “health equity”. We bring a variety of theories and methods to bear on this problem. Our work includes lab-based basic studies of causal mechanisms, observational research linking social exposures to health outcomes, intervention research testing innovative approaches, implementation research to improve uptake of successful interventions, and dissemination of new knowledge and approaches.</p> <p>More than half of premature deaths can be prevented through changes in behavior, environment, and socioeconomic factors-a fact that has been largely ignored by traditional medicine. The Center places special research emphasis on the human side of health care, on who the patient is rather than what disease the patient has.</p> <p>CHC and its members play important roles in training the next generation of clinicians and researchers to recognize and address social, behavioral and policy determinants of health. In the School of Medicine, for example, we have developed innovative curricula for both pre-clinical and clinical years for physicians to promote their understanding of the contributions of non-biological factors to health, disease, and recovery and prepares them to work in a complex socio-political professional environment that crosses traditional boundaries.</p> <p> </p> <h1>Statement from the UCSF Center for Health and Community on Institutional Racism</h1> <p>The UCSF Center for Health and Community (CHC) is committed to achieving health equity for all people and communities. Achieving that vision requires universal access to opportunities and resources needed to live a full and healthy life. Recent events have shown us how far away the country is from that vision, particularly in relation to the health and wellbeing of Black Americans.</p> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even"> <p><br /> The murder of George Floyd brought to the forefront the shameful legacy of institutional racism and its ripple effects. This legacy is evident in the unconscionable acts of violence and intimidation of police against the Black community and the failure of the justice system to right these and other wrongs. It also resides in economic policies that create income and wealth differentials, exclusionary zoning regulations which foster residential segregation and inadequate housing, and in school practices that hinder educational attainment by Black children. And it is seen in disparities in access and quality of medical care, resulting in a distressingly unequal burden of diseases, including COVID-19.</p> <p><br /> Black lives matter to the many CHC members whose research seeks to understand and address key social forces that explain why Black Americans live with a greater burden of disease and die younger than those who hold more power and privilege. One of the lessons of the past few weeks is that diverse social factors are interconnected and need to be understood as inherent parts of structural racism.</p> <p><br /> Social psychologist Kurt Lewin observed that the first step in social change involves rejecting prior beliefs and actions, a process he termed “unfreezing”. Unfreezing an existing equilibrium allows for expression of new ideas and approaches and establishment of a more progressive equilibrium. In the midst of difficult and disturbing events that have occurred over the past few weeks, there have also been inklings of possible unfreezing of institutional racism and the emergence of new attitudes, behaviors and policies. CHC is committed to advancing meaningful change and forging a new equilibrium based on respect, inclusion, and equity.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="region region-content-bottom"> <div id="block-block-26--2" class="block block-block"> <h3>Partnership Opportunities</h3> <div class="content"> <p>We want to give you this opportunity to acquaint yourself with the excellence and innovation offered by the Center for Health and Community. If you concur with our belief in the importance of the human side of health care, your support can make a tangible contribution to our continued growth.</p> <p> </p> <p>The Center for Health and Community is supported by the UCSF Foundation, a nonprofit corporation that raises funds to advance the interests of the University of California, San Francisco.</p> <p> </p> <p>To learn more about giving to the CHC, visit the UCSF Foundation online at <a color="#63639C" href="http://support.ucsf.edu/ucsf-foundation">Support for Community</a>.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="column"> <div class="sidebar"> <div class="section"> <div class="region region-sidebar"> <div id="block-block-31" class="block block-block"> <h3>CHC News</h3> <div class="content"> <div> <div> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Aric A. Prather, PhD" height="103" src="https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/sites/psych.ucsf.edu/files/styles/starter_kit_full/public/aric-prather-psychologist-6830-1.png?itok=NQmQZqtb&timestamp=1719853648" width="190" /><br /> <strong><a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/aric.prather">Aric A. Prather, PhD</a></strong><br /> <a href="https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/news/prather-appointed-director-ucsf-center-health-and-community">Prather appointed Director of the UCSF Center for Health and Community</a></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Matthew S. Pantell" height="186" src="https://media.springernature.com/w300/springer-static/image/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41390-024-03214-3/MediaObjects/41390_2024_3214_Figa_HTML.png?as=webp" width="146" /><br /> <strong><a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/matt.pantell">Matthew S. Pantell, MD, MS</a></strong><br /> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41390-024-03214-3">Pediatric Research Early Career Investigative Highlight</a></p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Nancy E. Adler, PhD" height="146" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/NANCYCHCNEWS.jpg" width="146" /><br /> It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that <strong>Nancy E. Adler, PhD</strong>, founder of the CHC, distinguished Lisa and John Pritzker Professor and Vice Chair of Psychology in the Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics at UCSF passed away Thursday, January 4th at home. She was surrounded by her loved ones and passed peacefully. </p> <p><br /> Nancy was a scientific giant responsible for putting social and health disparities on the map, both at UCSF and around the world. Her leadership cannot be overstated. She was also a dedicated career and research mentor to many and an inspiration to all of us. Her vision will always be the core of the CHC’s mission and integral to the work of its faculty, staff, and fellows.</p> <p>To learn more about Nancy’s remarkable life, career and legacy, please read these articles:<br /> <br /> <a href="https://medschool.ucsf.edu/news/nancy-adler-icon-american-medicine-and-architect-health-psychology-and-social-determinants">UCSF School of Medicine</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://chc.ucsf.edu/nancy-adler-phd">Our Founder</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.sfchronicle.com/health/article/ucsf-social-scientist-nancy-adler-public-health-18605319.php">SF Chronicle</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/18/health/policy/nancy-e-adler-death.html">New York Times</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.evidenceforaction.org/remembering-our-founder-friend-nancy-adler-phd">Evidence for Action</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/forefront.20240227.143729/">"In Remembrance Of Nancy Adler: The Intangibles | Health Affairs"</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)00762-1/fulltext">The Lancet</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://alum.wellesley.edu/class-of-1968/news/latest-news/p/~board/1968-news/post/in-memoriam-katharine-toll-1707433124212">Wellesley</a></p> <p><br /> <a href="https://chc.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/Nancy%20Elinor%20Adler%5B1%5D.pdf">American Psychologist Association Obituary</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <hr /> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" height="146" src="https://medschool.ucsf.edu/sites/medschool.ucsf.edu/files/inline-images/adler_0.jpg" width="146" /><br /> <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/nancy.adler"><strong>Nancy Adler, PhD</strong></a> is <a href="https://medschool.ucsf.edu/news/leadership-transition-center-health-and-community"> retiring after more than 45 years at UCSF</a>, and stepping down as Director of the UCSF Center for Health and Community (CHC). <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/aric.prather">Aric Prather, PhD</a> will serve as the interim director of the CHC, effective March 14, 2022.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: ;"><img alt=" " height="170" src="https://amecenter.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra4571/f/styles/180x180/public/Elissa%20Epel.jpg?itok=OzH2aj4i" width="160" /><br /> On April 2, <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/elissa.epel"><strong>Elissa Epel, PhD</strong></a> presented <strong><em>Emotional Resilience During the COVID-19 Crisis: Practices for Health Care Providers</em></strong>. Dr. Epel is Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the CHC.<br /> Please visit: <strong><a href="https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/coronavirus/webinars">https://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/coronavirus/webinars</a></strong> for a recording of this webinar, as well as future listings.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" height="220" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Nancy%20Adler_0_0.jpg" width="146" /><br /> CHC’s very own <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/nancy.adler">Nancy Adler, PhD</a> has been selected to receive the 2020 J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award from the Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Sciences (IAPHS). Dr. Adler is the Director of the CHC, the Lisa and John Pritzker Professor of Medical Psychology, and Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry. Congratulations!</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" height="499" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/naomi%20bardach.jpg" width="146" /><br /> Congratulations to <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/naomi.bardach">Naomi Bardach, MD, MAS</a> on her selection as the 2020 recipient of the Academic Senate Distinction in Mentoring Award for faculty at the Associate Rank. Dr. Bardach is Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Policy in the Department of Pediatrics and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="" height="183" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/elena%20fuentes%20afflek.jpg" width="146" /><br /> Congratulations to <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/elena.fuentes-afflick">Elena Fuentes-Afflick, MD, MPH</a> on her recent election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), which recognizes the world’s most accomplished leaders in science, social science, humanities, arts, business, nonprofits, and public affairs. Dr. Fuentes-Afflick is Professor and Vice Chair of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatrics at the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><strong>Congratulations to the following CHC faculty on their recent awards and honors!</strong></p> </div> <div> <p> </p> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="113" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/AdlerMilstein_Gottlieb_Yaffe.jpg" width="270" /><span style="background: rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5) url("//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") repeat scroll 0% 0%; top: -15px; left: 0px; display: block;"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2019/10/415686/4-ucsf-faculty-elected-national-academy-medicine-2019">Four UC San Francisco faculty members</a> are among the 100 new members and 10 international members elected this year to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Among them are 3 CHC affiliated faculty: <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/julia.adler-milstein" target="_blank">Julia Adler-Milstein</a>, PhD, associate professor of medicine; <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/laura.gottlieb" target="_blank">Laura M. Gottlieb</a>, MD, MPH, associate professor of family and community medicine; and <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/kristine.yaffe" target="_blank">Kristine Yaffe</a>, MD, Roy and Marie Scola Endowed Chair and vice chair of research in psychiatry; professor of psychiatry, neurology and epidemiology.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="http://psychiatry.ucsf.edu/news/epel-selected-vice-chair-adult-psychology"><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="148" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/styles/focal_point_preview/public/epelps.jpg?itok=972xm_l2" width="148" /><span style="background: rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5) url("//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png") repeat scroll 0% 0%; top: -15px; left: 0px; display: block;"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span> Epel selected as Vice Chair for Adult Psychology</a></p> <p>Health psychologist <a href="https://profiles.ucsf.edu/elissa.epel" target="_blank">Elissa S. Epel, PhD</a>, has been tapped to join the Department of Psychiatry’s leadership team as its vice chair for adult psychology.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><a href="https://diversity.ucsf.edu/community/awards"><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="155" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Bush-cropdesk2019.png" width="148" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>Nicole Bush receives 2019 Chancellor Award for Diversity</a></p> <p><span class="advisor-quote">"Dr. Bush works tirelessly towards the advancement of women, both individually, by mentoring numerous female trainees and faculty, as well as through her teaching and leadership roles. Her research program addresses health disparities and factors that contribute to resilience among underserved, underprivileged populations, with a special emphasis on addressing the needs of pregnant women and mothers." </span> <span class="advisor-quote-attribution">— Matthew State, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry</span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="148" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Prather.Aric.jpg" width="148" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Aric Prather, PhD has been awarded the 2019 <em>Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award</em> by the Society for Health Psychology. The award will be presented on Saturday, August 10, at the Society's Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the 2019 American Psychological Association convention in Chicago. Dr. Prather is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Director of the CHC.</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"> </p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="220" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Nancy%20Adler_0_0.jpg" width="146" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Nancy Adler, PhD has been selected to serve as a member of the<em> Wise Head Panel</em> for the 100&Change program of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. This is a competition for a single $100 million grant to support an idea that makes measureable progress toward solving a critical problem affecting people, places, or the planet. Applications may address any problem and the “Wise Heads” come from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise. Dr. Adler is Director of the CHC and Professor of Psychology in the departments of Psychiatry and Pediatrics.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="176" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/michelle.jpg" width="117" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Michelle Albert, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Director for the Study of Adversity and Cardiovascular Disease has received a 2018 Merit Award from the American Heart Association (AHA).</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Dr. Albert specializes in preventative cardiovascular medicine. This award will support her work on an obesity intervention with a special focus on the social determinants of health, in relation to cardiovascular disease prevention. </p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">For more information and the press release, please go to: <a href="http://abcardio.org/recent-news/dr-michelle-a-albert-receives-american-heart-association-merit-award-2018/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">http://abcardio.org/recent-news/dr-michelle-a-albert-receives-american-heart-association-merit-award-2018/</a></p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="197" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/elissa%20pic.jpg" width="137" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>.</p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Elissa Epel, PhD, Professor in Psychiatry and Associate Director of the Center for Health and Community was elected President-Elect of the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR) and will serve as president for 2019-2020. ABMR is composed of distinguished scholars elected by their peers for outstanding contributions to behavioral medicine research. ABMR provides a forum for leaders in behavioral medicine to promote excellence in our science, contribute guidance for the direction of the field, and serve as a resource for governmental and academic entities as well as the general public. Dr. Epel will focus on growing the organization to include more young scholars, and to represent more interdisciplinary fields that promote team science and large scale behavior change.</p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="118" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/rita.jpg" width="150" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>.</p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Rita Hamad, MD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor in Family and Community Medicine and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies was selected as the UCSF <a href="https://cl.S7.exct.net/?qs=82f82e63ebc1a7c2a39fa625e76f9d9c865e4f65b8a41aebae45beac7798986df1ce8c3b51737fd1df121bc7f6a0f376b8f8dd8a7b2853bc" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">2018 Irene Perstein Award </a>recipient. </p> <p>This award is for newly recruited and outstanding junior woman faculty within the School of Medicine. </p> </div> </div> <p> </p> <p><strong>The following faculty were recently honored as being among the 75 most influential faculty at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health 75th Anniversary Celebration!</strong></p> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="127" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/claire.jpg" width="119" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Claire Brindis, DrPH, Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><a href="http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/03/29/claire-brindis/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/03/29/claire-brindis/</a></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="127" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/robert.jpg" width="122" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Robert Hiatt, MD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Associate Director of Population Sciences, Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><a href="http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/04/02/robert-hiatt/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/04/02/robert-hiatt/</a></p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="139" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/rena.jpg" width="115" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>.</p> </div> <div> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in">Rena Pasick, DrPH, MPH, Professor, School of Medicine and Director of the Community Engagement, Helen Diller Comprehensive Cancer Center</p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"><a href="http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/04/02/rena-pasick/" style="color:#0563c1; text-decoration:underline">http://www.publichealth75.berkeley.edu/2018/04/02/rena-pasick/</a></p> <p style="margin-left:0in; margin-right:0in"> </p> </div> </div> <div> <div> <p><span aria-label="picture of Nancy Adler, PhD image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" tabindex="-1"><img alt="picture of Nancy Adler, PhD" data-widget="image" height="133" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/PhotoHandler.ashx.jpeg" width="100" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> </div> <div> <h4>Professor Nancy Adler awarded NYAM Medal</h4> <p>The <a href="https://nyam.org/about/" target="_blank">New York Academy of Medicine</a> has awarded the Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science to <a href="http://profiles.ucsf.edu/nancy.adler">Dr. Nancy Adler</a> for her pioneering work on health behavior decision-making and social determinants of health. Prior awardees from UCSF are Harold Varmus and Elizabeth Blackburn. The award was presented at the <a href="https://www.nyam.org/events/event/170th-anniversary-discourse-awards-and-annual-meeting-voting-fellows/" target="_blank">Academy on November 2 in New York</a>.</p> <p>The full press release is available at the Academy’s website: <a href="http://www.nyam.org/news/article/academy-announces-2017-awards/" target="_blank">http://www.nyam.org/news/article/academy-announces-2017-awards/</a></p> </div> </div> <h4> </h4> <p>August 13, 2019</p> <p><a href="https://www.kqed.org/science/1946243/pregnant-moms-who-breathe-dirty-air-have-children-with-lower-iqs-study-finds"><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="100" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/gettyimages-100x100.jpg" width="100" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>Pregnant Moms Who Breathe Dirty Air Have Children With Lower IQs, Study Finds</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>January 31, 2017</p> <p><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><a data-widget="image" href="http://pediatrics.ucsf.edu/news-events/oxytocin-receptor-gene-socioeconomic-status-and-childhood-obesity"><img alt="" height="100" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Bush.Nichole_0_0.jpeg" width="100" /></a><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span></p> <p><span aria-label="Tom Boyce, MD image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><a data-widget="image" href="http://pediatrics.ucsf.edu/news-events/oxytocin-receptor-gene-socioeconomic-status-and-childhood-obesity"><img alt="Tom Boyce, MD" height="100" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/Boyce.Tom__1.jpeg" width="100" /></a><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>UCSF/CHC scientists publish <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=%22JAMA+pediatrics%22[Jour]+AND+Boyce%2C+Thomas[author]&cmd=detailssearch">paper </a>in JAMA Pediatrics: <a href="http://pediatrics.ucsf.edu/news-events/oxytocin-receptor-gene-socioeconomic-status-and-childhood-obesity">Children who have genetic variant for oxcytocin receptor and raised in low socioeconomic status environments may be at increased risk for childhood obesity. </a></p> <p> </p> <p>October 17, 2016<br /> <a href="https://psych.ucsf.edu/news/epel-elected-national-academy-medicine"><span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="75" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/elissa_headshot.jpg" width="100" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span>Elissa Epel elected to the National Academy of Medicine</a></p> <p> </p> <div> <div> <p>October 5, 2016<br /> <span aria-label="Tom Boyce and child image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><a data-widget="image" href="https://psych.ucsf.edu/news/undoing-harm-childhood-trauma-and-adversity"><img alt="Tom Boyce and child" height="100" src="https://psych.ucsf.edu/sites/psych.ucsf.edu/files/styles/ucsf_square_thumbnail/public/field/image/news/childhood-adversity-health-boyce.jpg?itok=hJf5JkBH" width="100" /></a><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to resize"></span></span><a href="https://psych.ucsf.edu/news/undoing-harm-childhood-trauma-and-adversity">Undoing the harm of childhood trauma and adversity</a></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>November 16, 2016<br /> <span aria-label=" image widget" contenteditable="false" role="region" style="float: left;" tabindex="-1"><img alt="" data-widget="image" height="100" src="/sites/g/files/tkssra3716/f/wysiwyg/aric-prather%28100px%29%20copy.jpg" width="100" /><span style="background:rgba(220,220,220,0.5);background-image:url(//cdn.ckeditor.com/4.9.2/full-all/plugins/widget/images/handle.png)"><img alt="" draggable="true" height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" /></span><span title="Click and drag to 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