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Kim F Rhoads1, Eva N Pardo1, Salustiano Ribeiro1
1Kim F. Rhoads, Eva N. Pardo, and Ghilamichael Andemeskel are with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Salustiano Ribeiro is with Bay Area Phlebotomy Lab Services, San Bruno, CA. Monique LeSarre is with the Berkeley-Oakland YWCA, Berkeley, CA. Noha Aboelata is with Roots Community Health, Oakland, CA. Lisa M. Tealer is with the Bay Area Community Health Advisory Council, Redwood City, CA. Damon Francis is with the Alameda Health System, Homeless Health Center, and Brotherhood of Elders Network, Oakland, CA. Zhonnet Harper is with the Alameda County Public Health Commission, San Leandro, CA. Kala M. Mehta is with the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Jonathan D. Fuchs is with the San Francisco Department of Public Health, San Francisco, CA. Kimi Watkins-Tartt is with the Alameda County Public Health Department, San Leandro, CA.
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Umoja Health (UH) is a community-led approach to address long-standing disparities in health. UH was founded in 2020 at the request of members of the University of California, San Francisco Cancer Center Community Advisory Board. UH started with a focus on COVID-19 testing in San Francisco Bay Area Black/African American communities and evolved to address chronic disease and cancer in diverse communities. We detail UH's approach to addressing the separation between public health and health care, highlighting the coalition's effects on local health equity. (Am J Public Health. 2026;116(3):312-316. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308322).
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