Who We Are
When the COVID-19 pandemic began, UCSF’s Institute of Global Health Sciences pulled together a team of public health professionals, doctors, and epidemiologists to address the growing crisis. This team worked with the city of San Francisco and the state of California to train contact tracers and case investigators to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Today, UPIEA manages a variety of projects, all with the goal of building transformative public health solutions that empower community partners, advance equity, and save lives. UPIEA seeks to transform health by supporting partners to advance evidence-based public health policies and practices that prioritize the needs of historically discriminated against and marginalized communities.
How We Work
We work to build public health solutions that engage with community partners, advance equity, and save lives. We support partners to advance evidence-based public health policies and practices that prioritize the needs of historically discriminated against and marginalized communities.
Our goal is to make public health equitable, high-quality, community-driven and accessible for all.
Mission & Vision
Mission
UCSF Pandemic Initiative for Equity and Action (UPIEA) seeks to transform health by supporting partners to advance evidence-based public health policies and practices that prioritize the needs of historically discriminated against and marginalized communities. UPIEA is committed to transformative public health solutions that empower community partners, advance equity, and save lives.
Vision
Public health is equitable, high-quality, community-driven and accessible for all.
We Believe
All people deserve the ability to lead healthy lives, regardless of their race, color, or ethnicity, income, socioeconomic status, age, sex, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, immigrant status, disability status, parental status, or pregnancy status. We are dedicated to leading the change to redress historical health inequalities. Our success will be gauged by how we support the weakest and most vulnerable among us, not by the size of the grants secured or scholarly papers written. We value antiracism, anticolonialism, diversity and inclusion, intentional partnerships, compassion, community, courage, innovation, data-driven action, and a community lens.
