Paula Braveman

Professor @UCSFFamilyMed
Founding Director, UCSF Center for Health Equity @CHE_UCSF
New Book!

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

What influences health? And what influences the influences? My new book, The Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities, gives particular attention to the much-neglected second question. https://t.co/theIiqHH5L

[UCSF Center for Health Equity @che_ucsf]

Structural racism powerfully impacts the health of Black mothers and babies. Black birth equity requires us to collectively confront racism and listen to Black women in developing new solutions. Read the #CenteringBlackMothersCA report to learn more! https://t.co/cSIiXlhtGr

[UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine @UCSFFamilyMed]

For more than half a century, @UCSFFamilyMed has worked to eliminate the disparities that plague our US health care system. Learn about our work and the incredible people that make it all happen in our 2019-2023 Impact Report https://t.co/1GC3C6MbNk @mahoneymegan_me @kgrumbach

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

“Addressing the upstream social determinants of health requires being strategic in addressing not only the research challenges but also the systems of power and the social values that are the fundamental causes...”
Want to read more? Preview my new book at https://t.co/hBzXgfQuT9

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

My hope is that greater understanding of the social determinants and their effects on health and health disparities will motivate and help enable readers to work to address the influencing factors. #healthequity #academictwitter #socialsciences

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

What influences health? And what influences the influences? My new book, The Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities, gives particular attention to the much-neglected second question. https://t.co/theIiqHH5L

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

This book is written particularly for newcomers to #SDOH, summarizing current knowledge of 9 different SDOH, e.g. #racism, stress & early childhood conditions. It summarizes how each affects health & health disparities, and discusses how to address them equitably and effectively.

[UCSF Dept. of Family & Community Medicine @UCSFFamilyMed]

Huge congrats 🎉 to our own Dr. Paula Braveman, director of the @CHE_UCSF on topping the list of @Health_Affairs most read articles of 2022: “Systemic And Structural Racism: Definitions, Examples, Health Damages, And Approaches To Dismantling” #healthequity @UCSFMedicine @UCSF

[Paula Braveman @PaulaBraveman]

@StirlingBryan Value must be considered along with equity in allocating resources, but it is not part of the health equity concept.