Office of Community Health

Office of Community Health (OCH)

The Office of Community Health is the home in the School of Medicine for informed, committed, and sustained community engagement in local health issues. We are developing an innovative national model to train future leaders in community health, disseminate community health scholarship, and enhance local health via community-academic partnerships.

Our commitments are to:

  • Build opportunities for substantive community engagement among medical, graduate and undergraduate students;

  • Support and develop faculty engagement in community health;

  • Promote the translation and dissemination of scholarly work on health issues affecting local communities; and  

  • Respond to community-health related needs and inquiries from students, faculty, health professionals and members of the surrounding community.

The OCH was established in the Fall of 2005 with initial funding from the Dean's Office and the Valley Foundation.

uc

During Spring 2008, OCH convened local community members, Stanford students, staff, and faculty to discuss the factors affecting health in underserved communities.
In the Spotlight

Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, Scholarly Concentration in Community Health Director, was selected to receive the Physician Advocacy Merit Award from the Institute on Medicine as a Profession

winkleby
OCH Faculty Director
Marilyn Winkleby was awarded the Athena Award.

Population Health Education article published in the Academic Medicine Journal
more

News and Events

fourm
Save the date! 8th Annual Fall Forum is scheduled for October 27. 7th Annual Fall Forum on Community Health and Public Service showcased over 32 student projects, ranging from local to international work.

Congratulations to Alex Cardenas and Morgan Theis, both recently selected as 2009 Valley Foundation Fellows.

Congratulations to one of our community partners, MayView Community Health Center, for being choosen for the 2009 Stanford University Community Partnership Award.

Stanford Medicine Resources:

Footer Links: