Our Research
Cluster Analysis of the Highest Users of Medical, Behavioral Health, and Social Services in San Francisco
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
April 1, 2023
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Colette (Coco) Auerswald, MD, MS
Colette (Coco) is an Associate Professor in the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and Director of the UC Berkeley–UCSF Joint Medical Program. She holds academic positions at both the Berkeley and San Francisco campuses of the University of California. She is a pediatrician specialized in adolescent medicine. Her research consistently focuses on the social determinants of health of our society’s most disadvantaged youth and on structural interventions to positively impact on their health while employing a community collaborative and youth-engaged approach. She is the co-founder and co-director of i4Y (Innovations for Youth) and the faculty lead for the Ending
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Column: Is L.A. Actually Solving Homelessness? The Answer Will Start With Perception, Not Reality
Los Angeles Times •
December 10, 2023
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Column: The Truth About Our Homelessness Crisis: As Californians Age, They Are Priced Out
Los Angeles Times •
June 20, 2023
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Column: To Solve Homelessness, California Must Support Reparations
Los Angeles Times •
February 25, 2024
Opinion
COMMENTARY: Latinos Must Fight for Housing Justice
CALÓ News •
October 17, 2023
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Community Advisory Boards
UCSF BHHI convened three community advisory boards (CABS) to collaborate with our researchers and staff throughout the duration of the California Statewide Survey of People Experiencing Homelessness. Together, these community advisors play a vital role in: Providing input into survey question design, sampling, and data collection strategies Helping craft best practices for community engagement across the counties where we conducted the survey Illuminating blind spots and providing feedback on issues our survey team may have missed or misinterpreted Interpreting study findings, shaping policy recommendations, and framing our data for maximum impact Lived Expertise Advisory Board The Lived Expertise Advisory Board
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Community Engagement
Fellows and staff share a community-first mindset at UCSF BHHI. We ask people what they need and conduct research underpinned by strategic science, while partnering with the communities most impacted by homelessness and housing insecurity. Our work aims to shift decision-making to communities by turning policy solutions and proven best practices into workable, successful, on-the-ground programs.
Our Research
Community Supervision, Housing Insecurity, & Homelessness
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science •
May 1, 2022
Our Research
Community-Academic Partnerships to Address Covid-19 Inequities: Lessons from the San Francisco Bay Area
NEJM Catalyst •
June 23, 2021
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Comparison of Infection Control Strategies to Reduce COVID-19 Outbreaks in Homeless Shelters in the United States
BMC Medicine •
May 7, 2021
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COORDINATE Home
The COORDINATE Home (CrOss-sectOR Data INtegrAtion To End HOMElessness) team analyzes San Francisco’s Coordinated Case Management System (CCMS) to evaluate policy-relevant questions. CCMS links data on the use of the homeless, public health, substance use and mental health systems, jail, and ambulances.
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Corbin Platamone, MPH
Prior to joining BHHI, Corbin served as an IQ shelter supervisor for the Santa Cruz County Health and Human Services Department, and as an EMT in the Bay Area. Corbin recently graduated from UCLA with a Master of Public Health in Epidemiology, where he spent considerable time studying the relationship between maternal health and child outcomes. He looks forward to applying his experiences in epidemiology and emergency medicine to improve health outcomes within vulnerable populations and to promote sustainable housing for all.
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Coronavirus and the Homeless: Why They’re Especially at Risk
ABC News •
March 11, 2020
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Coronavirus Could Hit Bay Area Homeless Camps Hard, Experts Warn
San Jose Mercury News •
February 28, 2020
Our Research
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in a San Francisco Homeless Shelter
Clinical Infectious Diseases •
July 15, 2021
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Coronavirus Hasn’t Devastated the Homeless As Many Feared
Associated Press •
August 16, 2020
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Coronavirus Impact: COVID-19 Could Be Deadly to Bay Area’s Homeless Population
ABC News KGO-TV San Francisco •
March 2, 2020
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Counting San Francisco’s Unhoused – And Why You Never Ask if They Are Homeless
ABC7 News •
February 5, 2024
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COVID Outbreaks Spread in Bay Area Homeless Shelters
San Jose Mercury News •
July 19, 2021
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COVID Vaccine: Will Bay Area Homeless Shelters Be a Top Priority?
San Jose Mercury News •
December 18, 2020
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COVID-19 Is ‘A Crisis Within a Crisis’ for Homeless People
ABC News •
August 24, 2020
Our Research
COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Acceptability Among Homeless-Experienced Adults: Qualitative Data from Two Samples
Journal of General Internal Medicine •
March 1, 2022
News
COVID-19 Testing for Unhoused People in Southeast San Francisco
UCSF News •
June 4, 2020