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UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity

The UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity (formerly Center to Eliminate Health Disparities) is based in the UCLA School of Public Health and was established in 2004 to address the increasing disparities in health status and health care in the United States. The Center conducts community-based participatory intervention research in health promotion and disease prevention to mitigate disparities. The Center also facilitates community and academic partnerships in research, trains future leaders in health disparities research, provides technical assistance for implementing evidence-based programs that build on community needs and existing assets, and hosts annual community symposia on critical public health issues. This "center without walls" includes members from academia, government, and private/non-profit organizations to enable more effective collaboration with community partners to reduce health disparities across the lifespan.

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Hector Rodriguez, PhD, MPH

Dr. Hector Rodriguez, Associate Professor in the Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, and the new Center Associate Director, is interested in patient care quality and the effectiveness of public health systems.

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News & Events

Center Co-Director, Dr. Toni Yancey gave Keynote address at the UC Pipeline Diversity Initiative Conference

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Dr. Laura E. Durso, from UCLA School of Law, will discuss, "Predictors of Disclosure of Sexual Orientation to Healthcase Providers among Lesbians and Bisexual Women."
May 23, 12-1pm, 33-105 CHS

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The 18th National Health Equity Research Webcast, "Social Determinants of Health Disparities: Moving the Nation to Care about Social Justice"
June 5, 2012, 10:30am-1:00pm

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