UCSF Action Research Center for Health at ZSFG Email Format
Research ServicesCalifornia, United States11-50 Employees
The UCSF Action Research Center for Health at ZSFG is a research services organization based in San Francisco, focused on turning inquiry into practical health outcomes. It coordinates and accelerates work across more than 40 UCSF faculty, conducting field-leading studies on topics such as homelessness, incarceration, food insecurity, immigrant health, and broad participation in the health workforce. The center designs strategic research to identify and reduce barriers to accessing healthy lives, with a strong emphasis on partnering with communities to incorporate lived experience alongside scholarly expertise. Its work translates into action by supporting interventions and informing policy and decision-makers connected to health outcomes, rooted in the environment of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital. The organization operates within the public health landscape of a major city hospital system, linking patient experiences, community initiatives, and the development of future medical professionals.