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Len Syme Awarded Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship
2010

Professor Emeritus S. Len Syme, HRA's Co-Principal Investigator, received the Wade Hampton Frost Lectureship Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of epidemiology, at APHA's annual...

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Perspectives Periodical Released
2010

The release of Preventing Toxic Exposures: Workplace Lessons in Safer Alternatives was followed by an Op Ed post in the California Progress Report, by HRA Policy Director Holly Brown-Williams.

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Multi Purpose Prevention Technologies
2010

Highlights from the Microbicides 2010 Conference in Pittsburgh last May are available from (Coalition Advancing Multipurpose Innovations). Planning is underway for a November 2011 international...

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Platinum Hermes Creative Award for Health Plan Guide
2010

April 30, 2009 - Health Research for Action (HRA) and the California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA) won a Platinum Award for excellence, quality, and creativity in the 2009 international Hermes...

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Emergency Preparedness Communication for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Communities
2010

UC Berkeley hosted Organizations and agencies that serve Deaf and hard-of-hearing people in May of 2010 to discuss the creation of an all-hazards emergency communication infrastructure that will...

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HRA and OPA Win 2010 Platinum Hermes Creative Award for New Senior HMO Guide
2010

California's HMO Guide for Seniors: Getting the Most from Your Medicare HMO is the latest collaborative effort between Health Research for Action and the California Office of the Patient Advocate,...

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HRA Receives National Health Information Gold Award
2010

In August, HRA won a National Health Information Gold Award for Healthy Steps In Silicon Valley, prepared with and for The Health Trust in Santa Clara County, California. Healthy Steps is a guide to...

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Linda Neuhauser Health Literacy News
2010

As Pfizer Visiting Professor in Health Literacy, Linda Neuhauser will consult with an innovative coalition of Missouri organizations and universities. Dr. Neuhauser, a specialist in health...

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Advancing Prevention Technologies for Sexual and Reproductive Health
2009

Many countries face high rates of HIV, other sexually transmitted infections, and unintended pregnancies. A March 2009 international symposium at UC Berkeley provided a rare opportunity for...

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Translating Research into Action to Improve Health
2009

How did the development of a vaccination program in the Sahara desert inspire UCB Clinical Professor Linda Neuhauser's pioneering career in translational and participatory research?

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