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The Institute for Health & Aging provides public service to Californians through a number of important health promotion and research programs, which are funded through the California Department of Health Care Services and through the California Department of Public Health.
You can read a brief summary of each of these programs by scrolling down this page. You can also access more comprehensive information about each of these programs by visiting their web pages. To do so, either click on the text link or image or use the menu below.
The Evaluation of Alzheimer Research Centers in California project provides an evaluation of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Centers of California (ARCCs) and includes development and refinement of a Minimum Uniform Data Set (MUDS), which has been used to investigate health and social service utilization patterns of people with Alzheimer's disease, predictors of survival for people with Alzheimer's disease, and correlates of depression among people with Alzheimer's disease.
The Cancer Detection Section (CDS) is part of the California Department of Public Health's Chronic Disease and Injury Control Division. CDS manages multi-faceted public health programs for breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnosis, and prostate cancer treatment. CDS also offers services to reduce heart disease and stroke risk through the Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program.
The California Arthritis Partnership Program (CAPP) promotes awareness of arthritis as a major cause of disability and to empower persons with risk factors for arthritis, as well as persons living with arthritis, to take appropriate actions to maximize their health and well being. This is achieved by collecting, analyzing, and disseminating epidemiologic and cost information, and provide technical assistance to local health departments and community-based organizations in program development, implementation, and evaluation.
The California Center for Physical Activity (CCPA) creates opportunities for everyday activity by connecting partners to active living resources and helping develop more walkable and bikeable communities. The Center works through strategic alliances with physical activity experts, local health departments, community-based organizations and like-minded public- and private-sector partners.
Programs of the California Center for Physical Activity are nationally--and internationally--renowned. The Center's work to promote more walk- and bike-friendly communities is commended for its ability to engage non-traditional partners such as transportation engineers and land use planners. The Center's work to establish community-based physical activity programs for older adults serves as a model across the nation and has received state, national and international honors.
The California Diabetes Program (CDP) was established in 1981 within the California Department of Public Health (formerly the Ca. Dept. of Health Services) and is primarily funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco, provides fiscal administration for the program.
CDP works in partnership with organizations in California and nationwide to:
The California Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention (CHDSP) Program mission is to reduce premature death and disability from heart disease and stroke among Californians.
Heart disease and stroke are the number one and number three causes of death, and a leading cause of disability, among Californians. Compared to the nation, California has slightly above average rates for coronary heart disease and stroke mortality. We can do better.
CHDSP fills a unique niche at the California Department of Public Health; targeting Californians at risk for heart disease and stroke, including persons with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and multiple risk factors as well as persons with prior heart attack or stroke.
Integrating Medicine and Public Health (IMAP) is a program of the Institute for Health & Aging at the University of California, San Francisco. IMAP creates, facilitates, supports and evaluates collaborative efforts in Medicine and Public Health to improve healthcare access, quality, and outcomes. The IMAP Team has the ability to improve healthcare access, quality and outcomes through the provision of leadership and technical expertise. IMAP has the expertise to focus on individuals/populations across the lifespan.
IMAP also maintains an affiliation with the California Department of Health Services' Medicine and Public Health Section in the Chronic Disease Control Branch for several of its projects.
This project represents a University-based focal point to assist in planning, implementing and evaluating programs that improve the health of Californians by integrating efforts of the medical care and public health sectors.
The mission of the Preventive Health Care for Adults (PHCA) Program is to enhance and protect the health of Californians 50 years and older by promoting healthy life styles, increasing access to health services, and improving quality of life.
How to maintain as well as enhance the health of California's older population has become a central issue of health policy. The State of California developed a program of preventive health care for California's older adult population. Established by AB 1607 in 1973, PHCA began in three counties in 1975 and today services are being provided through eleven programs in contracted county health departments.
The PHCA Program, headed by Mariann Cosby, MPA, MSN, RN, PHN, provides public health nursing services that include (1) comprehensive health appraisals, (2) individual health counseling, (3) referral and follow-up of suspected health problems to other health professionals, (4) group and community education, and (5) community advocacy activities.
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More information, contact: mariechristine.yue@ucsf.edu
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Last revised: July, 2007; Apr. 2008
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