Jan. 26, 2024
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Health Policy Articles
Jan. 26, 2024
Stephanie Costelloe, BSN, RN, spent this past summer in Washington D.C. as a health policy fellow for the House of Representatives, an opportunity made possible through the UCSF School of Nursing’s Health Policy and…
Jan. 26, 2024
From investing in nurses in the global fight against tuberculosis, to launching a first-of-its-kind statewide initiative to improve access to abortion care and training, these are just some of the key areas in which…
Jan. 26, 2024
Improving health and health care requires innovation, persistence and passion. Meet 24 people to watch in 2024 from the UCSF School of Nursing who are leading the charge to champion health equity, shape health policy…
Nov. 15, 2023
Excessive alcohol consumption accounts for an estimated $24.6 billion dollars in United States' health care costs annually. There are over 1 million emergency department visits for non-life-threatening alcohol…
Jan. 25, 2023
Despite California’s reputation as a “reproductive freedom state,” nearly half of California counties lack clinics that provide abortions. This is due, in large part, to a shortage of health care providers trained in…
June 30, 2022
As chair of the UCSF Academic Senate Committee on Sustainability — and the only nurse on the 10-member group — assistant professor Chelsea Landolin is leading efforts to advance recommendations and champion solutions that will dramatically cut carbon emissions at UCSF by 2030.
June 30, 2022
Mica Estrada, associate professor at the UCSF School of Nursing, shares lessons learned from educating civic leaders about the troubling consequences of climate change.
May 3, 2022
In honor of National Nurses Month, we celebrate 10 improvements in health care and health access that came to fruition through the innovation, advocacy and leadership of UCSF nurse faculty and alumni.
March 11, 2022
Nursing experts provide their recommendations on how we can meet these challenging needs.
July 19, 2021
Alumnus Adrian Espinosa, president of the UCSF Nursing Alumni Association, shares his experience of leveraging his voice to influence health care reform and offers advice to colleagues on how to propel positive change forward.
July 19, 2021
Alumna Catherine Dodd shares her experience in shaping health care and offers advice to others seeking to advance change.
