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:
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.
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UC Davis Health is honored to be listed as a Best Regional Hospital for Community Access for 2025 by US News and World Report. This recognition highlights hospitals dedicated to providing quality care in their communities, including underserved and vulnerable populations.
More Believe in Better Highlights
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
Why women should start getting mammograms at age 40
It is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center is spreading the word about new guidelines urging mammograms starting at age 40.
How one family trusted the same UC Davis Health heart care team across generations
Della de Corse underwent heart surgery, inspired by her father’s successful TAVR at UC Davis Health — both were treated by the same trusted care team.
Two decades of dedication: UC Davis Health and Sacramento County transform access to care
A unique pathway in the UC Davis Health internal medicine residency program is transforming the health of medically underserved patients and reshaping the primary care workforce.
UC Davis Health expands access to healthy food with Foodways to Health program
UC Davis Health is expanding access to healthy, locally sourced and culturally relevant foods through its holistic initiative called the Foodways to Health program.