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Environment and Climate Change

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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:

Some examples of our efforts:

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COMMITTED & RECOGNIZED

Recognized for climate leadership

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. 

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A Top 25 hospital for sustainability performance

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.

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Learn more in our sustainability tour

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.

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Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.

UC Davis researchers help decode the cause of aggressive breast cancer in women of color

Cancer center researchers may have uncovered the specific biomarker that causes Black women to get triple-negative breast cancer at higher rates than other women.

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New report highlights ways to advance women’s health research

A committee of experts, including UC Davis Health’s Nancy E. Lane, advised Congress on how to address gaps in research on women’s health.

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Student-run Clínica Tepati celebrates 50th anniversary

Clínica Tepati, the UC Davis student-run free clinic in Midtown Sacramento, celebrates 50 years of caring for underserved patients.

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Personal experience propels student to improve mental health for other Californians

A collaborative program among UC nursing schools aims to meet need for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.

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