We’ve made public environmental commitments, and received recognition for them, to provide sustainable health care and reduce our impacts on climate change – regionally and globally. Some examples:
We’ve made public environmental commitments, and received recognition for them, to provide sustainable health care and reduce our impacts on climate change – regionally and globally. Some examples:
Taking aim at the long-term impacts of climate change and carbon emissions to create a cleaner future for generations
We want our actions and sustainability model to be a case study, and encourage other health systems to make environmental commitments
UC Davis Health has been recognized by Health Care Without Harm among the hospitals and health systems that are pioneering innovative and effective solutions to mitigate health care’s climate footprint and enhance their resilience.
In winter 2023 UC Davis Health earned Health Care Climate Action recognition, including gold honors for climate resilience and silver for climate leadership. In 2022 we were recognized as a Climate Champion in a previous ranking system.
For three years in a row, Practice Greenhealth has recognized UC Davis Health as a national leader in environmental sustainability with a Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award – the organization’s highest honor for hospitals. We also received the Greening the OR Recognition Award and awards in Circles of Excellence for sustainable procurement, water, and green building.
More than 1 in every 4 hospitals is part of the Practice Greenhealth network.
This self-guided StoryMaps walking tour discusses UC Davis Health System’s efforts in reducing emissions, reducing water use, expanding solar energy usage, and more. You can also scroll through the tour without leaving your desk.
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
Online registration is open for Spanish Mini Medical School at UC Davis Health, which features California Department of Public Health Director Tomás Aragón among the presenters.
New research shows that even outdoor air pollution levels that are below government air-quality standards are associated with differences in children’s brains.
Free mammograms are available to encourage uninsured or underinsured females over 40 to get screened during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
A study focused on patients prescribed buprenorphine in emergency departments explores the effectiveness of telehealth visits in boosting long-term use of the medication for treating opioid addiction.