Community

September 2014 Diana Austin

UCSF and Partners in Health Collaborate to Make Sustainable Change in Haiti

A new collaboration between UC San Francisco and Partners in Health aims to strengthen the health care infrastructure in Haiti to improve the health of the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country.

September 2014 Andrew Schwartz

“Advancing Health Worldwide” in Roatán

Interprofessional work on the island of Roatán – in close partnership with the health system there and a nongovernmental organization – is a win-win for all participants and serves as one model for engaging in global health.

From left: Mary Lynch, Ella Harris, Nichole Mosher and Ashley Ramirez at the Public Hospital Roatán in Honduras

September 2014 Ella Harris, Nichole Mosher and Ashley Ramirez

Building Trust, Improving Care in Roatán

Three advanced practice nursing students take advantage of UCSF Global Health Sciences to experience the unique challenges and rewards of helping a resource-challenged hospital deliver better nursing care.

Seventeen-year-old Eli Cooper gets a cooking lesson from his mother, Jennifer (photo by Elisabeth Fall).

July 2014 Diana Austin

Improving Partnerships to Make Family-Centered Care Work for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Fragmented systems and services affect the quality of care for children with complex, chronic health needs. Overcoming the fragmentation requires partnerships among families, providers and various support organizations.

Nicole Sata (second from left) and Darcy Stanley (fourth from left) open a training session for prospective doulas (photos by Elisabeth Fall).

June 2014 Martha Ross

UCSF Students and Faculty Offer Doula Services to Transform Lives of Incarcerated Women

By providing doula birth services and training in Bay Area jails, UCSF students and faculty aim to transform individuals and communities.

Nurse Practitioner Jonathan Van Nuys answers the telephone hotline at the National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center at San Francisco General Hospital (photos by Elisabeth Fall).

March 2014 Kate Darby Rauch

NP Students Strengthen HIV/AIDS Hotlines for Medical Providers

A successful new program uses nurse practitioner students as needlestick and perinatal consultants on the nation’s only HIV/AIDS telephone hotline exclusively for medical providers.

UC San Francisco School of Nursing faculty meet with nursing leaders at Shantou University Medical College Affiliated Cancer Hospital.

January 2014 Diana Austin

UCSF Faculty Trip Forges Relationships to Build Nursing Workforce in China

On a recent trip, Dean David Vlahov and UCSF School of Nursing faculty looked at potential collaborations to build nursing workforce and expertise in China.

Country Joe McDonald sings an ode to Florence Nightingale (photos by Elisabeth Fall).

November 2013 Andrew Schwartz

Without Nurses, I Don’t Know Where the F--- We Would Be

Country Joe McDonald performs live at UC San Francisco to honor Florence Nightingale, veterans and nursing.

At Havenscourt Health Center, partners in Elev8 from UC San Francisco School of Nursing and the Alameda County Center for Healthy Schools and Communities celebrate recognition from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. From left are: Naomi Schapiro, director of the Elev8 program for the School; Dean David Vlahov; Tracy Schear, director of the Center for Healthy Schools and Communities and Linda Franck, chair of the School's Department of Family Health Care Nursing.

November 2013 Andrew Schwartz

AACN Honors School of Nursing Partnership

American Association of Colleges of Nursing recognizes UC San Francisco School of Nursing’s commitment to a partnership that provides health care to underserved communities.