From primary and specialty care to mental and behavioral health, we are taking active steps through partnerships and investment for all communities in the region. Some examples:
Access to Affordable, Quality Health Services
Circumstances we’re helping to improve:
Leveraging the power of digital
Digital access and health solutions to address health disparities, with the opportunity for wider impact
Serving the medically underinsured
Physical and mental health services and support for medically underinsured individuals
Care for vulnerable populations
Providing care to vulnerable populations, including refugees and those who are unhoused
Some examples of our efforts:
IN THE COMMUNITY
Community health center collaborations
We collaborate with the region’s community health centers (FQHCs) on neighborhood-based care, providing a comprehensive mix of primary, specialty and behavioral health care through in-person and telemedicine services.
IN THE COMMUNITY
Digital health equity
UC Davis Health harnesses digital health in a variety of ways to help improve access and continuity of care for vulnerable populations across Northern California. Some examples:
- A first-in-the-nation Digital Inclusion Program
- Telehealth program aims to reduce health care disparities for Black patients giving birth
- New at-home monitoring program for patients with high blood pressure
- $1.7 million for digital health equity and Helping underserved patients connect with providers
IN THE COMMUNITY
Student-run clinics
For more than 50 years, the nationally recognized UC Davis Health affiliated student-run clinics along with our nonprofit partners have provided free health care to thousands of uninsured, low-income, and other under-resourced communities throughout Sacramento.
More Believe in Better Highlights
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
‘Caregivers Corner’ helps those supporting a loved one with cancer
If you are caring for someone with cancer, consider joining a new support group called the Caregivers Corner that meets monthly.
UC Davis Health team joins Rotaplast to provide free surgical care in India
UC Davis Health employees joined a recent Rotaplast mission to change lives through surgeries to repair cleft lips and palates and serious burn scars.
Free cancer screenings in April for Head & Neck Cancer Awareness Month
Two free Sacramento cancer screening days will be held in April to mark Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month.
The milestones of COVID-19: A timeline
Five years ago this month, COVID-19 disrupted our world. A new interactive timeline shows how UC Davis became a leader in pandemic research, patient care, community testing and more.