Health Policy (Audio)
The health of our nation can be influenced by public health policies. UCTV presents individuals working on key issues in health policy and health services research.
- Update frequency
- every 30 days
- Average duration
- 61 minutes
- Episodes
- 18
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Health Disparities For People With Developmental Disabilities
As part of the 2025 Developmental Disabilities Conference, Amged Soliman from the National Council on Disability provides an update on health disparities. Series: "Developmental Disabilities Update" …
00:42:50 |
Wed 30 Apr 2025
Barriers to Care for People with Developmental Disabilities
As part of the 2024 Developmental Disabilities Conference, three leaders of the disability community - Max Barrows, Matteo Musso, and Elizabeth Grigsby - provide insights into the barriers faced by p…
00:42:32 |
Wed 08 May 2024
Software Tracking COVID Variants in Real Time is Key to Controlling Outbreak
UC Santa Cruz developed a computational tool known as UShER that enables real-time SARS-CoV-2 tracking and helps researchers identify new lineages of the virus. The easy-to-use tool and online server…
00:03:30 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
Why We Are Failing - Historical Perspective on California's Homeless
Since the mid 1970s, California policy makers have attempted to address the ever-growing problem of homelessness and incarceration of people with serious mental illness. Despite these efforts, the nu…
00:48:46 |
Mon 17 Apr 2023
How to Solve California's Chronic Homelessness
What's California doing to address the issue of chronic homelessness? Some say nothing while others point to many efforts at the local and state levels. In this discussion, Dr. Margot Kushel, State S…
01:12:19 |
Tue 11 Apr 2023
21st Century Global Health Priorities with Christopher Murray
The world has lived through 2+ years of the COVID-19 pandemic, heightening the awareness of the links between health and other aspects of life including education and the economy. Future pandemics ar…
01:27:03 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
The Status Quo Loves To Say No: Disability Rights and the Battle Against Structures of Exclusion with Judith Heumann
Disability rights activist Judy Heumann has been fighting for inclusion for over six decades, in ways that transformed legal and societal understandings of equality. Her life-long experience has incl…
01:28:31 |
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Marion Nestle: The Journey of One Woman in Science and Policy
Marion Nestle, Ph.D., MPH, reflects on her late-in-life career as a world-renowned food politics expert, public health advocate, and a founder of the field of food studies after facing decades of low…
01:20:50 |
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Metrics in Action: Lessons Learned from 30 Years of the Global Burden of Disease Study with Christopher Murray
The Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) began in 1991 sponsored by the World Bank and the World Health Organization to fill a critical gap in global health information. It has grown steadily to bec…
01:15:28 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
How To Bolster The Safety Net For Those Most Impacted By The Pandemic
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local and state level are seeking solutions to help restore the health and well-being of Californians. In this program, Dr. Rita Ham…
00:46:18 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Why Are People Acting So Weird? Social Disruption Stress and Substance Use During the Pandemic
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives over the last two years. Policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to myriad problems including addressing rising rates of s…
01:29:20 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Health Workforce Shortages in the Wake of the Pandemic
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives, and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health and well-being of Californians. In this program, J…
01:21:47 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
Seeing CLIIR-ly: Insights from UCSF's Center for Clinical Informatics and Improvement Research
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to help restore the health and well-being of Californians. In this program, Ju…
01:13:46 |
Sat 15 Oct 2022
Is Parental Leave Costly for Parents and Co-Workers?
In this program, Heather Royer, Ph.D., discusses the challenges and benefits of parental leave, including the impact on families, companies, the labor force and the economy. Series: "Critically Human…
00:36:01 |
Fri 14 Oct 2022
Food and Nutrition Security
COVID-19 changed many aspects of our lives and policymakers at the local, state, and federal level are seeking solutions to myriad problems, including health workforce burnout, ensuring food security…
01:08:43 |
Sat 03 Sep 2022
Design at Large: Future Prospects in Health Equity and Technological Innovations
There is increasing awareness that health disparities are largely a result of the socioeconomic position in which you are born, the housing and neighborhood where you reside, and the accessibility of…
00:58:42 |
Thu 25 Aug 2022
Triton Talks: Fighting Forward Through Public Service
For San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher, public office is about the opportunity to improve the lives of the people he serves. Fletcher's road to public service is grounded in a difficult upbr…
00:20:07 |
Tue 19 Jul 2022
The United States Pandemic Response: Lessons from the H1N1 Pandemic of 2009
Former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and former Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius explore the H1N1 Pandemic of 2009 and what lessons that pandemic might have for ou…
01:28:40 |
Mon 01 Nov 2021
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