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Brindis (Claire) Papers
MSS.2020.11  
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  • Preferred Citation
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Immediate Source of Acquisition
  • Accruals
  • Processing Information
  • Biographical / Historical
  • Content Description
  • Arrangement

  • Contributing Institution: University of California, San Francisco Archives & Special Collections
    Title: Claire Brindis Papers
    source: Brindis, Claire D.
    Creator: Brindis, Claire D.
    Identifier/Call Number: MSS.2020.11
    Physical Description: 5 linear feet (4 cartons)
    Date (inclusive): 1975-2017
    Condition Description: Materials are in good condition. DVDs require further processing to determine condition.
    Abstract: Claire Brindis is a Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy at UCSF, as well as the Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) at UCSF. The collection includes reports, proposals, correspondence, and newspaper and magazine clippings collected over the course of her nearly 40 year career. Materials cover such subjects as reproductive health services, adolescent pregnancy prevention, abortion, reproductive health and family planning, substance abuse prevention, and methods of evaluating the success of programs related to these subjects. It also includes materials related to economic disparities, access to healthcare, and the impact of these and other factors on Latinx communities.
    Language of Material: Collection materials are in English.

    Preferred Citation

    Claire Brindis Papers, MSS 2020-11. Archives and Special Collections, University of California, San Francisco.

    Conditions Governing Access

    Collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    Copyright has not been assigned to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material must be submitted in writing to the Head of Archives and Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of UCSF Archives and Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition

    This collection was donated to the UCSF Archives and Special Collections by Claire Brindis in 2020.

    Accruals

    No future additions are expected.

    Processing Information

    Collection is unprocessed, but was accessioned and minimally arranged by Erin Hurley in 2020.

    Biographical / Historical

    Claire Brindis is a Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy at UCSF, as well as the Director of the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies (IHPS) at UCSF. She has held both positions for nearly 40 years. She was born in Argentina, and immigrated to the United States as a child. She received her BA and her MA from UCLA, and her PhD in Public Health from UC Berkeley in 1982.
    Dr. Brindis's work focuses on program evaluation and the translation of research into policy at the local, state, and national level. She is interested in social, health, and economic disparities among ethnic/racial populations, with a particular focus on women, young adults, and adolescents and reproductive health, as well as Latinx communities. Her work also focuses on the impact socioeconomic status on access to quality care and health insurance, and seeks to involve consumers in health care system redesign.
    She has published a number of books, countless journal articles, and has been the recipient of numerous awards, including UCSF's Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women in 2009, election to the IOM (now National Academy of Medicine) in 2010.

    Content Description

    Reports, proposals, correspondence, and newspaper and magazine clippings collected over the course of Claire Brindis's career as Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Health Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Materials cover such subjects as reproductive health services, adolescent pregnancy prevention, abortion, reproductive health and family planning, substance abuse prevention, and methods of evaluating the success of programs related to these subjects. It also includes materials related to economic disparities, access to healthcare, and the impact of these and other factors on Latinx communities. The papers also include correspondence with women's health advocates such as Jane Fonda and Hillary Clinton, as well as awards and honors given to Dr. Brindis over the course of her career. Also included is a photo of Dr. Brindis with Dolores Huerta, and 2 DVDs.

    Arrangement

    Collection is unprocessed, and has been minimally arranged by the archivist.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    public health policy
    Reproductive health
    Teen pregnancy prevention
    Brindis, Claire D.