How does UCSF engage communities to address health equity?
The Center for Community Engagement (CCE) collaborates to increase health equity by bringing together science, underserved communities and other sectors including: health, education, government, business, and more. Together, we work to move the needle on community health.
A pulmonologist noticed that I had a certain insight with people. This experience is from volunteering as a first responder at Burning Man. Working with people who are going through “experiential difficulties.” You learn to be there for people who are different than yourselves.
Devon Low, ASPIRE Advisor
What would you like to do?
Participate in Patient Advisory Council
Institute for Family and Patient-Centered Care Toolbox (Engaging Patients and Family Advisors in Research)
External toolbox for building sustainable partnerships in research, tools and resources. Provides information on engaging patient advisory councils.
Beryl Institute
Resources related to the patient experience in healthcare.
Community Engagement Modules
The purpose of these modules is to provide an introduction to community-academic partnerships and to enhance collaborations between communities and UCSF students, faculty, staff, and campus groups.
PFAC Rules and Confidentiality
Cancer patient and family participating on advisory council rules of engagement.
Address Health Disparities and Health Equity
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
Resources that promote health equity and social justice through partnerships between community partners and institutions.
PolicyLink: Community Engagement & Participation Checklist Addressing Disparities for Healthier Places (PDF)
The items included in this outline are important components of an authentic and participatory community engagement process. This outline should be used to help assess the extent to which you are integrating community input and involvement into your project.
Conduct and Implement Community Health Needs Assessment
Healthy Community Assessment module (PowerPoint)
Module for med students and participants to help them define a community, describe methods of performing community assessment, and many more.