Background
Harrington, Charlene Ann was born on September 28, 1941 in Concordia, Kansas, United States. Daughter of Lyman K. and Maxine Harrington.
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Charlene Ann Harrington
Edit ProfileSociology and health policy educator
Education
Bachelor of science in nursing, U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1963; Master of Arts in Cmty. Health, U. Washington, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology and Higher Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1975.
Career
Staff nurse, Good Samaritan Hospital, Portland, Oregon, 1963-1964;
school nurse, United States Army Dependent Schools, Heilbronn, Germany, 1964-1965;
public health nurse, Seattle King County and Group Health, Seattle, 1966-1968;
assistant professor, nursing program, U. Kansas, Kansas City, 1968-1970;
deputy director, special assistant, California State Department Health, Sacramento, 1975-1978;
director, Golden Empire Health Planning Agency, Sacramento, 1978-1980;
senior researcher, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 1980-1983;
assistant professor School Nursing, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 1983-1985;
associate professor department social and behavioral science School Nursing, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 1985-1989;
professor, vice chair department social and behavioral science, Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 1989-1993;
chair department social and behavioral science, University of California, San Francisco, 1994-1996;
professor social and behavioral science, University of California, San Francisco, since 1997. Associate director Institute for Health and Aging, University of California, San Francisco, 1981-1994. Consultant National Coalition for Nursing Home Reform, Washington, since 1987.
Commission on regulation nursing homes Institute Medicine, 1984-1986, commission on nursing staff, 1994-1996.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Academy Nursing (chair commission on health policy 1991-1993). Member ANA, APHA, Nursing Economics (board directors 1985-1993), Institute Medicine (com.nurse staffing 1995-1996, roundtable of quality 1997-1998, commission on quality in long-term care since 1997), American Sociological Association (section county member 1992-1994), Elected Institute of Medicine (commission on longterm care quality since 1998, round table on quality 1997-1998), Sigma Theta Tau.
Interests
Connections
Married Ben Yerger, August 28, 1976.
