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UCSF Action Research Center for Health
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The UCSF Action Research Center for Health leads research to transform systems & create conditions so everyone can live good & healthy lives.

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A stellar team from ARC identify a brief scale to accurately assess digital skills among older adults for use in identifying need for support to use digital health tools. Out now in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association: academic.oup.com/jamia/articl...
A screenshot of the online publication, showing the title: A self-report measure of digital skills needed to use digital health tools among older adults—the Skills Measurement and Readiness Training for Digital Health (SMART Digital Health), and also the author list: Lina Tieu, PhD, Courtney R Lyles, PhD, Hyunjin Cindy Kim, MPH, Isabel Luna, BA, Jeanette Wong, BS, Naomi Lopez-Solano, BS, Junhong Li, BS, Andersen Yang, MPH, Jorge A Rodriguez, MD, Oanh Kieu Nguyen, MD, MAS, Alejandra Casillas, MD, MSHS, Emilia H De Marchis, MD, MAS, Anita L Stewart, PhD, Torsten B Neilands, PhD, Elaine C Khoong, MD, MS
September 30, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Visual abstract with key takeaways:
A visual abstract depicting a man having his blood pressure taken, surrounded by key messages from the cited article.
September 16, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Your weekend read: After Decades in Solitary, a Sliver of Light, How One Oregon Prison Is Working to Mend the Damage of Long-Term Isolation...ARC affiliated program Amend at UCSF offers opportunities to deprogram & reimagine alternative protocols for safe prisons.
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Photo: A view of Snake River Correctional Facility in Malheur County, Oregon, by Think Out Loud on Flickr.
July 12, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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Leslie Suen, MD, MAS and Alicia Fernandez, MD, receive 2025 ZSFG Department of Medicine Faculty Awards! The awards acknowledge the extraordinary contributions and dedication of colleagues in various areas of the department.

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Leslie Suen, MD, MAS and Dr. Alicia Fernandez, MD
July 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Check out ARC's podcast, Research to Action! Hear straight from distinguished faculty about how rigorous research translates into action by supporting & informing interventions & initiatives that affect health. #healthequity #ucsf #research #interventions. arcforequity.ucsf.edu/arc-resource...
June 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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In case you missed it, ARC Core Faculty member Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH, was named Executive Director of AI Monitoring in Clinical Care for the UCSF Dept of Medicine’s Division of Clinical Informatics & Digital Transformation. @jyazdanymd.bsky.social @ucsfdocit.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social
Jinoos Yazdany, MD, MPH
May 22, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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🎉🎉🎉 Congratulations to ARC Director Margot Kushel MD @mkushel.bsky.social for earning the 2025 Paul Nathanson Advocate Award from Justice in Aging @justiceinaging.org! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Dr. Margot Kushel, Director of UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity
April 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Dr. Alicia Fernandez delivered the 27th Annual Reza Gandjei Lecture! ARC Core Faculty and Executive Committee member Alicia Fernandez, MD, discussed social drivers of health screening, as well as strategies for reducing health disparities, including via systems-level & community-based approaches.
From behind a UCSF lecturn, Dr. Alicia Fernandez responds to an audience question.
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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In Medical Grand Rounds for @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social's Dept. of Mediine, Dr. Nguyen provided attendees w/ a critical look @ the methodologies of existing studies through an evidence-based (& 90s Hip Hop!) lens to view the topic’s national & local debate.
April 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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ARC Core Faculty member, Nynikka Palmer, DrPH, MPH, earned the 2025 Claire D. Brindis Award for Community Engagement & Service in Health Policy Research! Congratulations, Dr. Palmer! @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social @ucsfurology.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉
Dr. Nynikka Palmer
April 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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🔉 Fact: The majority of homeless people in CA are not illegal drug users. Dr. Margot Kushel shares findings that highlight the state's critical need for better treatment options & housing solutions. @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social @mkushel.bsky.social @ucsanfrancisco.bsky.social #publichealth bit.ly/3F7SIHT
Tents line a sidewalk on Monday, Oct.1 , 2018, in San Francisco. .(Photo by Noah Berger).
March 6, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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🎉 Join us in congratulating ARC Associated faculty Dr. Elaine Khoong as ZSFG DOM's new Medical Director of Quality & Patient Safety! In this role Elaine coordinates & implements quality of care initiatives provided by the Dept's clinical services in the inpatient & outpatient settings. Congrats! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Dr. Elaine Khoong
February 6, 2025 at 6:18 AM
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ARC Executive Committee Member, Dr. Alicia Fernandez was appointed to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force! She joins experts in disease prevention & evidence-based medicine, to improve the health of people nationwide by making evidence-based recommendations about clinical preventive services.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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As telehealth opens new doors for health care delivery, experts see successes & disparities that need attention. Tune in for a critical discussion featuring ARC Associated faculty member Dr. Elaine Khoong. Register now: www.chcf.org/event/telehe...

#Telehealth #HealthEquity #DigitalHealth
January 30, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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ARC Mentored Faculty member Dr. Melanie Molina earned a Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Award! Honoring Mel's work to mitigate disparities in health care access, improve comprehensive emergency care, & create a safe & equitable environment in the field of emergency medicine!
Dr. Melanie Molina in a white collared shirt, and blue blazer smiles in a headshot.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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ARC Associated Faculty member Dr. Maria Chao became the newly appointed Director of Research at the UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health & Osher Foundation Endowed Chair in Research in Integrative Health!
Announcement of Dr. Maria Chao's appointment to Director of Research at the UCSF Ocher Center for Integrative Health.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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ARC Associate Faculty member, Dr. Oanh Nguyen became Chief of the Division of Hospital Medicine at ZSFG! Oanh wields a history of deep commitment to advancing care in safety-net settings & among historically marginalized communities. The division is in great hands!
Dr. Oanh Nguyen in heather grey sweater and charcoal grey blazer, smiles at the camera.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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ARC Core Faculty & Executive Committee member, & founder of the Latinx Center of Excellence, Dr. Alicia Fernandez became a member of the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors in the fields of health & medicine! @nationalacademies.org
Dr. Alicia Fernandez speaks at a UCSF lectern.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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ARC Director, @mkushel.bsky.social accepted the Lloyd Holly Smith Award for Exceptional Service to the UCSF School of Medicine, a prestigious award, recognizing Margot’s exceptional service as an innovator, leader, & mentor dedicated to impactful research & social justice through science & beyond!
Dr. Margot Kushel smiles at the camera.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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A watchtower and buildings of San Quentin prison.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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ARC co-founder & Core Faculty member, Dr. Dean Schillinger published, "Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story," garnering a poignant review in the NY Times highlighting the links between narrative & well-being.
Book jacket for Telltale Hearts: A Public Health Doctor, His Patients, and the Power of Story, by Dr. Dean Schillinger. An illustration of a stethoscope resting in the shape of a heart.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Core faculty, Dr. Christina Mangurian earned the 2024 the Harold S.Luft Award for Mentoring in Health Services and Health Policy Research, recognized for engagement in the multidisciplinary field of health services & health policy research, and providing targeted mentoring in these specific areas!
Dr. Christina Mangurian smiles at the camera, hands on hips outside a UCSF office.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Dr. Neil Powe, Chief of the Department of Medicine at ZSFG and ARC Core Faculty member earned his way to TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in health in 2024!
Dr. Neil Powe and Dr. Cynthia Delgado in front of a banner that reads "TIME 100 Health"
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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This year we launched a name change as optimistic & inspirational as the work we do, signaling our orientation toward collaboration & community action backed by data & research: The UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity (or just ARC, for short ).
Logos for the UCSF Action Research Center for Health Equity, including a brand graphic that is a cool palette of colors in sweeping patterns in the lower right-hand corner.
December 20, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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Keep up with ARC for Health Equity's latest news by subscribing to our newsletter, Bending Health Toward Justice: bit.ly/ARCforEquity... #healthequity
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December 12, 2024 at 7:03 PM