Community

Taking a unique approach to health care, the Center of Excellence is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of women and girls. We are committed to building partnerships with the community to strengthen all of our activities and to empower women and girls as partners in health. By combining the resources of the university with the energy of the community, we can promote comprehensive improvements in women's health which are relevant to women's lives and reflect their priorities. Our community partnerships focus on the local San Francisco Bay Area as well as extend to the national level. Examples include:

Center of Excellence Internship Program is an opportunity for individuals to pursue their interest in the health sciences and to gain access to the health-care field via women’s health-focused projects.

Special Women’s Health Conferences are planned in collaboration with community organizations and city agencies to address specific relevant women’s health issues. Past conferences include the Young Women’s Health Conference, the Domestic Violence and Human Trafficking Symposium, and the Summit on Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility.

Universal Healthcare Working Group is a collaboration of diverse women’s organizations that aim to move California toward universal access to health care. The Women’s Working Group considers health care affordability and access to be the new priority in women’s health. Just as reproductive health served to define the discussion of both women’s health and women’s rights since the 1970s, the absence of universal health care is defining many of women’s decisions, from employment and home finances to personal health and the health of their families.

"I feel much more empowered and able to cope with my PCOS. Thank you for bringing experts & patients together".

Participant, Understanding PCOS

Women’s Health Resource Center offers provider referrals, links to community resources, classes and conferences, a library and mini-bookstore, research and clinical trials information, and the Great Expectations Pregnancy Program.

Women’s Health Community Programs are a series of educational and interactive sessions designed to deliver cutting-edge health information to women of all ages – in their community and in their language.

Women's Health Shortcuts

Community