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Global and Community Health


agroecology
Agroecology

The study of food systems, working toward an action-oriented and politically-engaged transformation of those systems.

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Anthropocene

The Anthropocene is used to describe our era in which humans have transformed earth systems in ways that change the basic conditions for healthy living.

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Big Data & Genomics

DNA sequencing is powering revolutions in disease research, diagnosis and treatment.

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bioethics
Bioethics

Studies contemporary public health policy issues, the social role of science, and more.

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Cancer and NCD Genomics
Cancer & NCD Genomics

Cancer is a leading cause of death world wide, our faculty study its causes and treatments.

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Child & Youth Health

Studies impacts on children's physical, social, and emotional well-being, and ways to mitigate structural failures behind the impacts.

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Community Gardens

Community gardens are spaces that cultivate a variety of plants and that support communal goals like youth education or food security.

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Drug Development

UCSC researchers are seeking drugs and natural products to combat infectious diseases hat cause profound mortality and morbidity worldwide.

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Environmental Health
Environmental Health

Studies communities' links to the environment, environmental determinants of health, and the disproportionate impact of environmental threats.

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epigenetics
Epigenetics

Understanding mechanisms of epigenetic regulation and environmental factors that modulate them have important implications in global health.

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Gut Microbiome
Gut Microbiome

Our gut microbiome profoundly influences our health, and studying it can provide insight into community and environmental health.

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health and welfare policies
Health & Welfare Policies

Studies health policy across the world, including how policies shift over time and how policies can exclude people.

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Immunology & Vaccines

Vaccines play a critical role in global health. Faculty are interested in their development and usage.

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Indigenous Healing
Indigenous and Traditional Healing

Indigenous and Traditional Healing are diverse and global, and emphasize relational understandings of health.

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Infectious Disease
Infectious Disease

Infectious disease is a major health threat, with the burden falling most on countries in the bottom half of the global income distribution.

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mental health
Mental Health

Mental health is a critical foundation for overall health. Faculty study access to food, housing, medical care, citizenship, and COVID-19.

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Migration and Health
Migration & Health

Faculty study the health vulnerabilities of migrant communities, intersectional causes, and responses in California and globally.

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Neuroscience

UCSC neuroscientists study how the nervous system interacts with the environment and adapts to experiences.

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Racial Justice
Racial Justice

UCSC researchers understand that racial and health justice are inseparable, conducting studies aimed to promote robust changes in public policy and health care delivery.

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science studies
Science Studies

Studies knowledge production, scientific practice, and therapeutics in social and cultural context.

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stigma
Stigma

Stigma and discrimination have impacts across the health care continuum, impeding access to care, treatment, and other resources.

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Sustainable Food
Sustainable Food

UCSC researchers study agroecological strategies to improve soil health, biodiversity, and sustainable fresh produce.

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Toxicology

How do exposures to environmental agents, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, radiation, etc., affect health?

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Women's Health
Women’s Health

Faculty research addresses the socio-cultural context of women’s lives and structural inequities that determine their health and health rights.

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