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Community Impact Page
UCLA Urology and Our Community
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Guaranteeing Access to Care |
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IMPACT: Improving Access, Counseling and Treatment (IMPACT), a State of California-funded program administered by the UCLA Department of Urology in which a network of providers delivers free prostate cancer treatment to low-income, uninsured or underinsured men.
UCLA Men’s Health Study: Through the UCLA Men’s Health Study, Dr. Mark Litwin and colleagues conduct important research on access to cancer care and its effects on outcomes among men enrolled in IMPACT. |
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Promoting Health & Well Being |
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Healthy at Every Age: Staying healthy, no matter your age, is essential to your well being. Learn more about UCLA Urology’s Healthy at Every Age » Cruisin’ for a Cure (CFAC): This one-day charity car show has been held annually since 2001 in Southern California, with a primary goal to provide men with free Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood tests. All men over 40 are encouraged to participate in a FREE prostate cancer screening, a blood test that measures the level of Prostate Specific Antigen or PSA. For several years, UCLA Urologists have donated their time to this event by providing PSA screenings at a mobile testing lab, helping to bring awareness of prostate cancer to the general public and, in some cases, helping to save lives by encouraging patients to seek further medical help. The funds raised at this event are in support of prostate cancer research. View Related Story » “Insights into Cancer” Lecture Series: Once a month, the Simms/Mann–UCLA Center for Integrative Oncology presents “Insights into Cancer,” a free public lecture series for cancer patients, their families and the community. Each lecture features a leading professional who provides up-to-date information, practical advice and answers to cancer-related questions, and our UCLA Urologists regularly participate as guest lecturers. Prostate Cancer Support Groups:
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Community Partners |
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center: This 570-bed acute-care facility, owned and operated by the County of Los Angeles is affiliated with the UCLA Schools of Medicine, Nursing and Dentistry. The Harbor-UCLA Medical Center has been providing health care service to the Greater South Bay community since 1946 and serves a diverse patient population with regard to age, race and ethnicity, reflecting the population of the surrounding communities, including a large population of the medically indigent. Dr. Jacob Rajfer, UCLA Urology Professor, is the Chief of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Olive View - UCLA Medical Center: This county hospital located in the north end of the San Fernando Valley is a 377-bed hospital serving the needs of low income and indigent patients as well as the surrounding community. Olive View is also the referral center for the ValleyCare system of County-operated clinics. These community-based clinics serve residents of the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, and Antelope Valleys in north Los Angeles County. Dr. William Aronson, UCLA Urology Professor, is Chief of Urology at Olive View UCLA Medical Center. |
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Impact of Urologic Diseases on the Public |
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Urologic Diseases in America (UDA): For more than a decade, UCLA Urology’s Health Services Research Group has been federally funded by the NIDDK for Urologic Diseases in America (UDA), a first-of-its-kind effort to document quality, cost, access, and technology trends in urology. The project, which has produced dozens of publications in leading journals along with three comprehensive compendiums on urologic care, serves as a vital resource for policy-makers as well as researchers throughout the country. With easy-to-access information, the accompanying website, with comprehensive epidemiological information on urologic diseases, is available for free to anyone who wants to use it. |
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UCLA Health System and our Community: Related Websites |
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