Upcoming events
CPR3 Symposium
CPR3 is hosting an in-person Symposium to bring together CPR3 funded research teams, community stakeholders and California public health policymakers to share insights from CPR3's portfolio and explore their implications for shaping public health policies and initiatives.
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Past events
Research Uptake for Policy
Hosted by CPR3 and the PRISE Center
This event aims to close the gap between researchers and policymakers, ensuring that critical public health research informs policy decisions. Speakers will discuss identifying federal, state and local policymakers, framing research findings for a policy audience and contextualizing return on investment. CPR3 researchers, PRISE Center partners and anyone conducting policy-relevant research are invited to join us for this virtual session.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Speaker: Laura Schmidt, PhD, MSW, MPH, Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF
Panelists: Tomás Aragón, MD, MPH, Former Director and State Public Health Officer, California Department of Public Health; Jim Kahn, MD, MPH, Emeritus Professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSF; Priya Shete, MD, MPH, Associate Professor and Principal Investigator of CPR3, UCSF and Neeta Thakur, MD, MPH, Associate Professor and Co-Director of the PRISE Center, UCSF
CYBHI Convening with Researchers
Thursday, October 3, 2024
The Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) is a five-year, over $4 billion initiative that is transforming the way California supports children, youth and families. CYBHI staff and evaluation partners, including Sohil Sud (Director, CYBHI), Amanda Lechner (Senior Researcher, Mathematica), Renay Bradley (Chief of Epidemiology, Surveillance and Evaluation, CDPH), Ashley Long (Project Director, UCLA) and Melanie Schindell (Research Scientist, UCLA) joined CPR3 for a virtual event to talk about opportunities for research and evaluation, particularly for those interested in children and youth, behavioral health, health workforce, Medi-Cal, K-12 education, behavior change and health policy.
Policymaker Perspectives Panel
March 5, 2024
Panelists Erica Pan, MD, MPH (State Epidemiologist, CDPH), Naomi Bardach, MD (former lead of the California Safe Schools for All Team, UCSF), Erika Crable, PhD, MPH (implementation science researcher & Assistant Professor, UCSD), Stephanie Welch, MSW (Deputy Secretary of Behavioral Health, CalHHS) and Mark Ghaly, MD, MPH (Secretary, CalHHS) joined CPR3 PI Priya Shete, MD, MPH for a discussion. The panelists shared their perspectives on effective evidence translation, considerations for equity and avenues for researchers and policymakers to collaborate.
Elevator Pitch Workshop
December 14, 2023
Leadership development facilitator and elevator pitch expert, Rebecca K. Andersen from UC Berkeley led participants through the elements of successful elevator pitches, how to tailor pitches for different audiences and objectives, and specific considerations when communicating with policy audiences.
Portfolio Kickoff
September 20, 2023
Watch presentations by CPR3 funded project teams and hear perspectives provided by CDPH partners and advisors at the CPR3 Portfolio Kickoff.