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Read moreAnchor Institution Mission: Delivering community momentum in first 5 years
MARCH 19, 2025
Defined as the product of mass and velocity, “momentum” is derived from physics. It also describes UC Davis Health’s Anchor Institution Mission, which has delivered significant community momentum already in its first five years of existence. -
Read more2024 Season Highlights: Oak Park Farmers Market by the Food Literacy Center
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The Oak Park Farmers Market (OPFM) has had an outstanding 2024 season, marked by growth, community engagement, and expanded access to healthy food. Hosted by the Food Literacy Center, OPFM continues to be a vital gathering place for local farmers, small businesses, and families in Sacramento. -
Read moreUC Davis’ Commitment to Local Sourcing: A Sweet Success with Ginger Elizabeth Chocolates
NOVEMBER 07, 2024
UC Davis’ Head Executive Chef for Food and Nutrition Services Santana Diaz explains, “Our food service model is focused on local sourcing, nutrition, and taste. Good food is good medicine. When we reduce unnecessary additives and preservatives and educate our patients, visitors, and staff, we create a healthier community”. -
Read moreBuilding Trust and Opportunity Through Targeted Outreach: A Commitment to Our Community
NOVEMBER 06, 2024
At Diversity Services, we're proud to be partners in UC Davis Health's Anchor Institution Mission (AIM), focusing on building a stronger, more inclusive Sacramento through local hiring and outreach. Our work is about more than numbers—it's about creating real opportunities for our neighbors. Together with our partners, we have organized and participated in over 50 outreach events, reaching more than 6,300 community members in the last fiscal year, and we’re on track to exceed that number this year. Our aim? To demystify the hiring process and show that #youbelonghere at UC Davis Health. -
Read moreUC Davis Health shows up in a big way at Celebrate Oak Park
SEPTEMBER 04, 2024
Volunteers from numerous departments participated, including the Office for Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Food and Nutrition Services, the Office for Wellness Education, Volunteer Services, plus Talent Acquisition and Compensation Service's Diversity Services. Community members enjoyed refreshing watermelon smoothies and fresh fruit, received resources about applying for or volunteering at the health system, and were provided information about free classes through UC Davis Health. -
Read moreBuilding Together: McCarthy's Commitment to Community Empowerment with UC Davis Health
JULY 10, 2024
UC Davis plans to further its role as an Anchor Institution to help fuel the economic health and overall well-being of the neighborhoods surrounding its Sacramento campus. Anchor institutions shape their practices around employment opportunities, small business contracting, volunteer ‘people-power’ and local investments to help create stronger local neighborhoods. This commitment includes providing job opportunities for local builders and tradespeople as well as setting prevailing wage requirements for all laborers who work on site. -
Read moreUC Davis Health ramps up work with small, diverse local businesses by 23%
APRIL 29, 2024
Health system’s focus on local spending and hiring in underserved areas reflects commitment to community.
UC Davis Health reported nearly $62 million in spending with small and diverse-owned suppliers in fiscal year 2023, an increase of 23% from the previous year. This represents significant progress toward the health system’s commitment to support local business growth, especially in underserved areas. -
Read moreUC Davis Health creates road map to diversify healthcare workforce
JANUARY 05, 2024
UC Davis Health, recognized by Forbes as a "Best Employer in California", has developed a road map for increasing workforce diversity across the industry. While California banned the consideration of race or ethnicity in hiring at public institutions in 1996, UC Davis Health has since come up with a holistic outreach and local recruitment plan that has proven effective. And that approach is now receiving global attention through a new case study published in New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst’s January 2024 issue. -
Read moreUC Davis Health’s Anchor Institution Mission advances health equity
JANUARY 05, 2024
Recognizing the need to address poverty, unemployment, and other social factors that have been shown to worsen health, UC Davis Health launched the Anchor Institution Mission for Community Health – AIM for short – in January 2020. “Anchor Institutions” are large, place-based organizations such as universities and hospitals that make a long-term commitment to invest in their local communities. As a leading health institution in higher education and health care, UC Davis Health is committed to supporting the economic vitality of the Sacramento region through local hiring, investing, purchasing, and volunteering strategies.