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by Hayley S Morris
May 06, 2024

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Image of student learning more about the nature prescription program at UC Davis. In this posed photo a provider reviews a nature rx worksheet with a student.

UC Davis Launches Nature Prescription Program for Students

February 29, 2024

Current Projects

Providers with UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services, or SHCS, will be prescribing nature to their patients as part of their holistic care regimen.

a group of five students enjoying each other's company and laughing while sitting together on the Quad

Increasing Equitable Family Support for Native American Students Through Onsite Visits

August 22, 2023

Current Projects

This grant helps champion a culture of health and well-being throughout the UC Davis community by advocating for an institutional practice of increased support through family visits to campus so that Native American students can more easily thrive academically and socially.

You Are Not Alone: Suicide Prevention and Awareness

August 17, 2023

Current Projects

This project will provide several informational sessions discussing suicide, research and tools on prevention, and how to fight suicide in collaboration with AFSP and UC Davis mental health resources.

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Employee Basic Needs Initiative

July 26, 2023

Current Projects

This project aims to address the basic needs of employees through assessment, analysis and collaboration.

Healthy Aggies team outside an ambulance.

Overdose Prevention

July 24, 2023

Current Projects

This project provides equitable low-barrier destigmatized access to naloxone to prevent overdoses within the UC Davis community.

Group of students who participated in the creative arts expressions workshop.

Community Healing Through Creative Art Expressions for Undocumented Students

July 19, 2023

Current Projects

This project will promote emotional well-being through creative art expressions for undocumented students. After initial funding and success in 2021 with its pilot, it is now being relaunched in fall 2023.

Sustainable Living & Learning Community Accessibility Project: Phase 1

July 18, 2023

Current Projects

Kicking off an accessible pathway network to connect the open spaces and programs of the SLLC on West Campus, Phase I of this project will establish two accessible entryways, an outdoor classroom space, and make accessibility improvements to an adjacent, student-built greenhouse in the Orchard Park neighborhood.

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Medical Improv: a stage for wellness and professional growth

July 18, 2023

Current Projects

This project is a medical improv workshop focused on helping healthcare providers and trainees navigate difficult conversations with topics ranging from motivational interviewing patients to negotiating boundaries with colleagues and supervisors.

How to Ride a Bike – Adult Classes

July 18, 2023

Current Projects

Learning to ride a bike offers participants a life-changing new skill. One that not only offers benefits for physical and mental health, but it’s also good for the environment! We will provide in-person, on-bike, bike riding classes for the 6% of our community who do not know how to ride.