UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations

In a city of plenty, hunger has gotten worse. How San Francisco's most vulnerable are increasingly food insecure and what can be done about it. Zuckerberg San Francisco General UCSF

Colorectal cancer screening is a key tool in reducing CRC deaths, but at-home FIT test mishandling is common. UCSF study shows picture-based instructions & phone reminders improve handling even w/non-English-speaking & racially/ethnically diverse patients http://bit.ly/2BRDUK6

Learn about the potential of humor in medicine and the power of humor to help raise awareness of social and health care issues. Here’s a first-hand account from a UCSF medical student and his experience doing stand-up comedy at San Francisco’s Café International.

Meet the inaugural class of Dean’s Population Health and Health Equity Scholars! These awards are presented to junior faculty working in the areas of population... health or health equity. The establishment of the Dean’s Population Health and Health Equity Scholars program will enhance the School of Medicine’s ongoing efforts to support research that can impact the health of underserved populations. See more

Homelessness as we know it today is the result of past policy decisions. The good news is that we got ourselves into this mess, so we can get ourselves out. Hear more from Bay Area leaders working to answer the question, "Homelessness: Can we solve it?"

In the San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most tech-connected areas in the U.S., there is one demographic that gets left behind.

"Cell phones won't solve homelessness (housing does) but not having a stable phone number is a missed opportunity for housing and for connecting with family." -- study author, Dr. Margot Kushel.

San Francisco Bay Area residents who face homelessness and health disparities are often also at risk of food insecurity. Find out how UCSF School of Medicine fa...culty including Hilary Seligman, MD, associate professor of medicine are helping bring resources to ‘food deserts’ across our city. See more

Today UCSF Chancellor Hawgood submitted a public comment strongly opposing the Department of Homeland Security's "public charge" proposal on the grounds that it... will "negatively impact public health, health care delivery and training." Read the full message here http://tiny.ucsf.edu/BnIU8w

He’s been given one year to live, but that has not stopped him from trying to find a cure for ALS to save others. Wonderful Good Morning America piece on Dr. Desikan's commitment to continue his ALS research, even after losing his speech and almost all of his ability to move!

There is a worldwide search for donors of rare blood for a 2-year-old little girl in Florida battling cancer best chance of donor matches are exclusively Pakistani, Indian or Iranian descent. Please share. https://www.oneblood.org/zainab/

Job Announcement: Bilingual Spanish-speaking health navigator position. This role is part of a dynamic Advance Care Planning team in the UCSF Division of Geriatrics. More info here--> https://cvp.ucsf.edu/about/jobs-internships

Job Announcement: Know a data ninja who's passionate about healthequity? Send them our way -- CVP is seeking a full-time Research Analyst to join our team. More info here --> https://cvp.ucsf.edu/about/jobs-internships