Black Baby Equity Project & Resilient Teens

Dr. Dayna Long is the Director of Community Health and Engagement at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital. Dr. Long’s research and advocacy examines how to make communities healthier, eliminating inequities that contribute to poor health outcomes for young children and families, by focusing on prevention and reducing the negative social determinants to poor health outcomes. Dr. Long is a pediatrician and co-founder of BLOOM: Black Baby Equity Clinic, launched to address health disparities and improve the overall health outcomes for Black children and families; she also founded the Resilient Teens program, which focuses on aiding teens in overcoming adversity and trauma.

“Now is a transformational moment to redress the inequities that create barriers to Black children’s health and wellness. The Black Baby Equity Project advances anti-racist and trauma-informed clinical interventions so all our children thrive, and Resilient Teens is addressing how we deliver mental health support to teens.  Since 2012, LSPFF has been a champion for my work at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, beginning with their support for our Help Desk Study which has led to notable changes in our efforts to end the health care divide for kids. Building on that early funding, she has been a constant force for good in my life by investing in a variety of forward-thinking initiatives such as Resilient Teens. LSPFF has generously connected us to others in their vast network of change makers, which has been a powerful lever for increasing the hospital’s social impact.”

—Dayna Long, MD