NEWS

	Some Breast Cancer Spread May Be Triggered By Targetable Protein, Study Shows
Continuing Coverage of Women Soldiers and PTSD – New SFVAMC Study Released
UCSF Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Chair Honored by Top Science Association

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PROGRAMS

	The UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment focuses on the intersection of science, medicine, policy and community engagement
New Generation Health Center Helps Disadvantaged Teens With Family Planning
UCSF: Committed to the City – Grants Fund Teen Wellness Programs
Dr. Alison Jacoby explains everything about fibroids and treatment options in this featured video.

EVENTS

	Global Health Studies Lecture Series presents: "A National Cancer Plan for Mexico"- January 30
2012 UC Global Health Day, February 4
Family Violence Prevention Fund's annual National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence, March 29–31

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DIRECTOR’S SPOTLIGHT

Public Policy To Advance Women's Health

UCSF leads the way in public policy development to advance women's health. Leaders such as Claire Brindis, director of UCSF's Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies and a co-director of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health; and Nancy Adler, vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and director of the Center for Health and Community; the work of our Program in Reproductive Health and the Environment and the Center of Expertise in Women's Health and Empowerment all develop and promote vital policy that positively impacts the lives of women and men throughout the world. >> Read more >>

ADVANCING WOMEN’S HEALTHCARE

Imagine a future in which every doctor who cares for you understands your unique female biology and values your preferences.

Imagine a future in which health care providers work in teams and share information with each other -- and you -- via the internet.

Imagine a brand new state of the art hospital in San Francisco devoted entirely to providing women a lifetime of reproductive health, where a woman can have a baby in a birthing center, receive the latest in breast cancer care, uterine fibroid treatment or incontinence all in a woman-centered environment.

That future is closer than you think thanks to the vision of lifelong women's healthcare advocate and expert Dr. Nancy Milliken. The Women's Specialty Hospital is part of a new $1.6 billion UCSF Medical Center at Mission Bay that broke ground in October 2010.

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