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The mobile health app marketplace has grown to more than 300,000 apps. UCSF School of Nursing associate professor Linda Park discusses how mobile health apps can be used effectively. (Photo credit: iStock)
May 19, 2021
Can That Mobile App Really Improve Your Health?
By Milenko Martinovich
Science of Caring
UCSF School of Nursing associate professor Linda Park has been studying the effectiveness of mobile health strategies for nearly a decade. In this Q&A, Park discusses her mobile health research, how these apps can be used effectively and what the future may hold for mobile health technology.
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March 18, 2021
Leadership in Action: Alumni, Faculty, Staff and Student Milestones
By School of Nursing Communications
Science of Caring
Christine Miaskowski, professor in Physiological Nursing, has been recognized as one of the “champions and changemakers of cancer prevention, early detection and symptom science” by the Division of Cancer Prevention.
Jerry John Nutor, Ifeyinwa Asiodu, Glenn-Milo Santos, Charlene Harrington, Annesa Flentje, Elena Portacolone, Van Ta Park
March 18, 2021
Meet the UCSF Nursing Faculty Working to Illuminate COVID’s Impact
By By Milenko Martinovich and Katherine Tam
Science of Caring
Researchers at the UCSF School of Nursing are working to illuminate the pandemic’s impacts, especially on diverse and vulnerable communities. Together, they aim to develop and implement practical solutions that improve health care, shape policy, and prepare government agencies and health care organizations to better manage future crises.
UCSF School of Nursing professors (from left), Linda Franck, Abbey Alkon, Valerie Yerger and Ruth Malone are working on state-funded projects designed to better the health of Californians.
March 17, 2021
How the UCSF School of Nursing is Changing Health Care in California
By Milenko Martinovich
Science of Caring
As it has for decades, California continues to rely on the expertise of UCSF School of Nursing faculty to supply these solutions. The School has secured more than $18 million to fund active state projects that aim to improve the health of newborns, keep children safe and healthy in child care settings, and end tobacco’s dangerous influence, among others.
UCSF School of Nursing postdoctoral scholar Anna Oh is evaluating a new program designed to help aging veterans who were formerly homeless. (Photo credit: Elisabeth Fall)
March 16, 2021
UCSF Nursing Postdocs Are Advancing the Science of Health Care. Here's How.
By Milenko Martinovich
Science of Caring
The postdoctoral experience at the UCSF School of Nursing offers a vibrant research environment where early-stage investigators are challenged to grow while supported by faculty mentors who are leading scholars in their fields. That support, coupled with UCSF’s institutional commitment to health equity and access to resources, creates opportunities for budding researchers to enhance their knowledge and skills.