The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health

12.31.07
Through its missions targeting clinical care, research, education, community outreach, and leadership development, the IU CoE has significantly changed the delivery of care to and by women at this institution. The IU CoE has been responsible for major changes in the concepts of women's health from a clinical, research, education, and leadership perspective at the IU School of Medicine. Similar cases can be made for most of the other CoEs around the country. The challenges being faced continue to be sustained and sufficient funding for these valuable Centers.
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12.31.07
The Women's Health Program at the University of Michigan was established in 1993 and has developed into a successful, federally supported program that links clinical research and education activities across the University. It has focused on human resource capacity building, sustainable financial support and infrastructure, and adaptability to change and opportunities. Widely accepted standards, demonstrated value, committed leaders/champions, and participatory culture have contributed to its success and are important to its future.
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12.31.07
The development of the CWH at the Columbia University Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital was prompted by concerns that the health status for women is worse than for men in terms of disability, morbidity, and chronic illness. Moreover, women move through cycles of health and illness differently from men, and gender inequalities in research design and implementation and underrepresentation of women in clinical studies contributed to knowledge gaps concerning women's health. The goal in developing a program was (1) to provide outstanding medical care to women based on prevention and treatment of unique aspects of women's health, (2) to develop professional training and multidisciplinary educational programs promoting knowledge, understanding, and credible scientific efforts, and (3) to foster collaborative research and communication among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and organizations. In this paper, the clinical and educational programmatic activities and lessons learned are described.
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10.20.07
The UCSF LGBT Visibility Project aims to increase visibility of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender communities at UCSF by profiling faculty, staff, and students who work to support UCSF’s mission of patient care, education and research. Read about our LGBT faculty, staff, students, residents, postdocs, and fellows who are available for informal mentoring and support.
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10.19.07
Presented in partnership by The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and UCSF Center for Gender Equity presents "Women's Health Today" - a monthly talk featuring experts on important women's health topics.
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4.06.07
Dr. Renee Navarro, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at UCSF School of Medicine, and a professor of anesthesiology, explains how Prop 209, an amendment to Affirmative Action, has decreased minority enrollment. Chris Jones a UCSF student works to recruit other black students. "By training more African American physicians we'll be able to help our communities to have healthier lifestyles, and healthier habits, because we'll be more likely to go back to our communities and share our knowledge with them," said Jones.
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12.04.06
As part of its tenth anniversary, the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health is offering a new seminar series titled "Aging Gracefully." “Our commitment to providing provocative and powerful information on women's health to our community remains unchanged as we enter our second decade,” says Nancy Milliken, MD, director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health and vice dean of the UCSF School of Medicine.
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11.15.06
Senator Jackie Speier was joined by Nancy Milliken, MD, vice dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and Director of the CoE, along with representatives from the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program and Cord Blood Donor Foundation, to talk about Senate Bill 1555, a bill she introduced and that was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in September 2006. The law took effect on January 1, 2007.
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06.09.06
National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health: Empowering Women, Girls as Partners in Health By partnering with the community, UCSF has been able to address the health needs and concerns of all women.
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5.24.06
Hunters Point Family Agency Honors Milliken Nancy Milliken, MD, was praised recently for her contributions to the community-based agency that serves San Francisco’s Bayview-Hunters Point.
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03.15.06
Sixth Annual Young Women’s Health Conference Inspires Teens: High school students enjoy a day of enlightenment, empowerment and possibilities courtesy of UCSF’s National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health.
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2.27.06
Community Unites to End Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking "It takes a community to fight violence against women” and that's why 450 people attended a recent summit at UCSF Mission Bay.
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5.20.05
Women’s Health Advocates Issue Call to Reclaim Values Participants at a women’s health summit at UCSF on Monday say it’s time to reclaim the values debate to gain political and public support for community health services.
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5.13.05
UCSF Hosts Women’s Health Summit Today National leader Martha Burk, a political psychologist and women's equity expert, will be part of a groundbreaking women’s health summit at UCSF Mission Bay today.
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4.11.05
Workshops across San Francisco May 17 - 24 will mark California Women's Health Month: In honor of Women's Health Month in California, the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health will host community workshops in May on topics including aging, heart health and reproductive health. Workshops are free of charge and open to the public.
For the past 11 years, the Ob/Gyn Foundation, associated with UCSF, and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, have hosted a one-day conference called "Women's Health 2020." This year, in an effort to reach a wider audience, the conference has expanded to locations throughout San Francisco, and encompasses almost two weeks of activities.
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3.01.05
Young Women’s Health Conference Set for March 10: More than 1,000 teens from San Francisco and San Mateo counties are expected to attend the 4th Annual Young Women's Health Conference on Wednesday, March 10, in San Francisco.
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03.10.04
Young Women to Learn About Health: More than 1,400 teen-aged girls from San Francisco and San Mateo counties will attend the Fifth Annual Young Women’s Health Conference on Wednesday, March 9th. Focusing on the theme " A Day to Inspire a Lifetime: Strong, Proud, United” this year’s event is set for 9am to 4pm. at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. The UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health and State Senator Jackie Speier (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) co-sponsor the one-day event to empower young women and connect them to resources in their community.
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02.04.04
Baylee DeCastro was a Lowell High School sophomore here in San Francisco when she first became involved with UCSF's National Center of Excellence in Women's Health. As Baylee tells it, the experience "saved my life." She became a teen organizer in the Center's Young Women's Health Conference starting in 2000, and has continued to advocate for women's health ever since.
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03.12.03
Conference Offers Information for Women of All Ages The 10th annual Women’s Health 2020 Conference on Saturday, March 22, will mark a decade of empowerment through education and offer workshops on 30 health care topics.
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02.19.03
Empowering Young Women Goal of Annual Conference:“Be Strong, Be Heard, Be You" is the message of the day for more than 1,000 teenage girls expected to attend the Third Annual Young Women's Health Conference on February 26.
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10.02.02
Community Celebrates Women’s Health: UCSF Medical Center welcomed women of all ages recently to its new eight-story Women's Health Center during a grand opening ceremony and health fair at Mount Zion. During the Sept. 21, 2002, opening ceremony, Nancy Milliken, director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health, accepted a city proclamation commemorating the occasion.
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5.22.02
New Women's Community Health Leadership Program From training for grassroots women leaders to a Spanish language referral hotline, new grants will aid five health programs for women and teen girls.
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11.05.01
Women's Health Forum to Empower Teens: Senator Jackie Speier and the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health are co-sponsoring the second annual Young Women's Health Conference on Nov. 14.
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02.09.01
Popular Women's Health Symposium Next Month Complementary medicine, the politics of women's health, hormone replacement therapy, midlife career changes and preventing dementia are among the many topics to be explored at the 8th annual UCSF Women's Health 2020.
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11.07.00
A Women's Health Wall of Honor: Four UCSF members are praised for their contributions to women's health in a special hall of honor display at the Exploratorium in San Francisco. Among the 26 Bay Area individuals honored are Carroll Estes, Patricia Robertson, Dorothy Rice, and Nancy Milliken. As director of UCSF’s National Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, Milliken has implemented widespread improvements in leadership development for women, research and academic programs, community education, and comprehensive clinical care.
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2.24.00
Facing challenges and taking control: popular UCSF Women's Health Conference covers more than just medicine. The seventh annual Women's Health 2000 conference at UC San Francisco looks beyond health to include a range of topics important to women. UCSF experts and guest speakers at the event will discuss how to develop negotiation skills, overcome gender expectations, assess unhealthy risk behaviors and get the most out of sex. "Women's Health 2000 has evolved into an informative, fun, inspiring day for women of all ages and interests," says program chair Nancy Milliken, MD, director of the UCSF National Center of Excellence in Women's Health.
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3.19.99
Striving for Equity in Women's Health: While tomorrow's annual Women's Health 2000 and Teen Health 2000 symposia is a highly visible sign of UCSF's commitment to improving the health of women, many of the activities and accomplishments in this area occur behind the scenes.
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