UC Davis Public Scholarship and Engagement

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Can Food Banks Better Promote Nutrition and Health?

by Amy Quinton
March 13, 2023

Food & Agriculture

In recent decades, food banks have adopted policies and practices to make sure people not only have access to food but also healthy and nutritious food. But until now, food banks have had few ways to evaluate those initiatives.

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NorCal Symposium on Climate, Health and Equity 2022

Register for the NorCal Symposium on Climate, Health, and Equity

UC Davis is hosting its third annual NorCal Symposium on Climate, Health and Equity on Friday, September 23, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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Forget Me Not: A Community Gathering around Healthy Aging, Family Caregiving, and Resources

Forget Me Not is a stage play depicting the experience of Alzheimer’s and dementia care in the life of an African American family and highlighting the impact of dementia on caregivers, family, and friends.

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Collaborating across Communities

June 16, 2021

Human & Animal Health

America has long experienced a shortage of health care workers in rural areas, but a collaboration between UC Davis and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) is committed to addressing the issue by creating a pathway for future physicians.

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New mini-medical school seeks to engage, serve Sacramento’s Vietnamese community

March 01, 2021

Human & Animal Health

With her team in the Diversity and Disparities Lab, Oanh Meyer engages in community outreach efforts to better understand and fight health disparities.

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Cultural Representation Is Empowerment

February 23, 2021

Access, Equity & Justice

Blog post submitted as part of the Public Impact Research Initiative.

By Jasmine Carranza, Certified Lactation Educator (Counselor)

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Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter

February 22, 2021

Environment

As climate change accelerates, low-income districts in the Southwestern United States are 4 to 7 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit — on average — than wealthy neighborhoods in the same metro regions, University of California, Davis, researchers have found in a new analysis.

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Advancing Healthcare Equity Speaker Series

Hosted by: Quarter at Aggie Square | Undergraduate Education

Winter 2021 | Tuesdays from 1:10-3:00

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Food Banking, Volunteers and A Pandemic: A Recipe for Flexibility

November 03, 2020

Access, Equity & Justice

When UC Davis instructor Marcella Gonsalves and Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services (SFBFS) Partner Agency and Community Engagement Manager Rosie Cerna were notified in March 2020 they received a Public Impact Research Initiative grant, they had to temper their excitement.

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UCSF, UC Davis, UC Irvine, NAPCA, ICAN and Other Community Partners Collaborate to Launch the First Research Registry for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

October 19, 2020

Human & Animal Health

How can Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders benefit from scientific research? Researchers at the University of California need you and your community to support the efforts.

Health Equity