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Health Equity Institute

SF State University
1600 Holloway Ave. HSS 359
San Francisco, CA 94132

Phone:415-405-2540
Fax:415-405-2541


 
 
News
May 23, 2013
Documentary for Health & Social Justice Spring 2013 Screening
May 13, 2013
New book from Dr. Sonja Mackenzie available June 2013
May 3, 2013
Dr. Márquez-Magaña awarded the Jefferson Award for Public Service
April 17, 2013
Dr. Laura Mamo published in Journal of Medical Humanities
April 9, 2013
ELAYO team presented findings at Youth + Tech + Health
April 4, 2013
Dr. Márquez-Magaña published in Journal of Cancer Education
March 27, 2013
Katherine Kim and team part of new USDA funded grant with UC Berkeley
March 19, 2013
Dr. Cynthia Gómez led panel at symposium about STEM careers
March 1, 2013
New initiative to shift how LGBTQ sexuality is discussed in schools
February 28, 2013
Katherine Kim presenting at Health IT for the Underserved 3/7 and 3/8
Events
May 17, 2013
Register for the CBPR Institute for Health Equity, hosted by SF State
May 14, 2013
Project SHARe seeks same-sex couples for participation in study of relationships
Community Practice
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We pursue community engaged research and provide technical assistance to community based organizations and local public health agencies.

Sample Activities:
  • Support and inform community efforts to address healthy equity issues. 
  • Strengthen capacity of community organizations to partner in health equity research.
  • Translate scientific findings and information for community use.
Community Practice

Health Equity Research
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We are a multi-disciplinary team pursuing original research on emerging health equity issues.

Sample Activities:
  • Conduct local, regional, state and national health equity research
  • Design and implement evaluations of health equity programs and interventions in local, regional and national settings
  • Conduct translational, operational and implementation research to improve service delivery
  • Improve diversity in research participation
Research


Health Communications
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We create multimedia communication tools that speak the voices of communities and inspire change for health equity.

Sample Activities:
  • Teach Documentary for Health & Social Justice -- an interdisciplinary course that provides students the unique opportunity to work in partnership with community-based organizations to create short documentary films that educate and advocate for change.
  • Develop materials that effectively communicate about critical health equity issues.
  • Improve health literacy

Health Communications

Training and Education
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We provide support to faculty and students across the SF State Campus to explore health equity research and generate new approaches to understanding and addressing health equity issues.

Sample Activities:
  • Mentor and provide resources to faculty to foster innovative health equity research.
  • Provide peer review for faculty preparing health equity research proposals .
  • Support Affinity Groups that support the development of collaborative research among small groups of faculty from across the university.
  • Sponsor writing retreats to give faculty the opportunity to work on health equity writing projects.
  • Teach graduate and undergraduate level courses on health equity related topics.
  • Provide opportunities for students to work on health equity research and projects.

Training and Education

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Health Equity Institute  -  San Francisco State University         1600 Holloway Avenue HSS 359   San Francisco, CA  94132        Phone: (415) 405-2540