PEHSU Region 9

Service area: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations 

The Region 9 PEHSU (Western States) was founded in 2015, when the University of California, San Francisco PEHSU and the University of California, Irvine PEHSU merged. Our PEHSU is based out of San Francisco at University of California San Francisco, and serves Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations. It is one of ten units that make up a national network of PEHSUs.   

Academic Affiliation: University of California at San Francisco 

Hospital Affiliation: University of California San Francisco Medical Center 

PEHSU Region 9

Specialties & comprehensive services

The Region 9 PEHSU provides expert clinical and public health evaluations of pregnant people, children and communities with suspected environmental health problems or concerns. Our team includes Pediatricians, Pediatric Clinical Toxicologists, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Physicians, Nurses and Industrial Hygienists and Public Health experts. Read more about our work here.  

Faculty & staff

Vickie Leonard, RN, FNP, PhD

Vickie Leonard, RN, FNP, PhD

UCSF, Childhood Cancer & the Environment Champion

Timur S. Durrani, MD, MPH, MBA

Timur S. Durrani, MD, MPH, MBA

Director

Mark Miller, MD, MPH

Mark Miller, MD, MPH

Region 9 WSPEHSU Director Emeritus, UCSF

Childhood Cancer & the Environment Program Lead

Gina Solomon, MD, MPH

Gina Solomon, MD, MPH

Principal Investigator

James Earl Schier Nolan, MPH

James Earl Schier Nolan, MPH

Associate Director

Clarisha Ware

Clarisha Ware

Program Coordinator

Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke in the Pacific Southwest

Region 9
Wildfires

Summer 2022 Lecture on Wildfire Smoke and Children’s Health by Stephanie Holm, MD, MPH

The WSPEHSU continues to lead efforts in bringing awareness to wildfires and their continued impact on health. Hosted by the Right Care Initiative….

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Wildfires

Heat Stress and Health

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Extreme Weather

Keep Kids Healthy by Preparing for a Natural Disaster

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Extreme Weather

Extreme Weather & Pregnancy

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Extreme Weather
Safer pest control methods for head lice

Safer pest control methods for head lice

Safer pest control methods for head lice

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Pesticides & Pests
Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education 

Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting: A Toolkit for Early Care and Education 

The Green Cleaning, Sanitizing and Disinfecting Toolkit presents practical information on how to keep early care and education (ECE) environments c…

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Cleaning and Sanitizing
Natural Disasters

Natural Disasters

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Extreme Weather
Unique Vulnerabilities During Pregnancy handout

Unique Vulnerabilities During Pregnancy handout

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Wildfire burns over a hillside

Free Continuing Medical Education on Wildfires

In 2021 the Western States PEHSU released the newest A Story of Health multimedia eBook chapter “Sofia’s story: Health Effects of Wildf…

Region 9
Air Quality| Wildfires
Lead factsheet (Rx for Prevention)

Lead factsheet (Rx for Prevention)

Lead-contaminated paint dust is the most common source of childhood lead exposure. There is no safe level of lead in our bodies. Lead can affect yo…

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Lead
Basement

Radon

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Air Quality| Testing for Environmental Exposures
Cigarette with smoke

Second Hand Smoke and E-Cigarettes

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Air Quality
Gas exhaust from car

Carbon Monoxide

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Testing for Environmental Exposures
School kids outside

Protecting Kids from Wildfire Smoke: Actions for CA Schools

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Extreme Weather| Wildfires

Dr. Stephanie Holm: Wildfire smoke and children’s health

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Wildfires