Brindis, Claire, DrPH, MPH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences
Director, Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
Interim Director, Institute for Health Policy Studies
University of California, San Francisco
Email: claire.brindis@ucsf.edu
Biosketch:
Dr. Brindis is a Professor in the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). She is Executive Director of the National Adolescent Health Information Center and Associate Director of the Information and Analysis Center for Middle Childhood and Adolescence; both organizations are sponsored by the Division of Adolescent Medicine and funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Among her current projects Dr. Brindis is currently evaluating three statewide programs implemented by the California Department of Health Services: the Family Planning Access, Care and Treatment Program, and the Male Involvement Program (both administered by the Office of Family Planning), and the Community Challenge.
Areas of Interest:
- Adolescent and child health policy
- Adolescent pregnancy and pregnancy prevention
- Adolescent health and risk-taking behaviors
- Reproductive health services
- School-based and integrated health and social services
- Adolescent health policy, and women's health.
Ongoing Research Projects:
Title: Family PACT Evaluation
Key Funder(s):State of California, Dept. of Health Services, Office of Family Planning
Major Project Goal: To identify the program’s cost-effectiveness, barriers to health care, client satisfaction, and the influences of outreach strategies on program enrollment.
Principal Investigator: C. Brindis
Title: MCHB Leadership Training in Adolescent Health
Key Funder(s): Maternal Child Health Bureau
Principal Investigator: C. Brindis
Title: MCHB Policy Center on Middle Childhood & Adolescence
Key Funder(s): Maternal Child Health Bureau
Principal Investigator: C. Brindis and Charles Irwin