We offer classes to all UC Davis Health patients on a variety of topics such as diabetes, heart health, tobacco cessation, weight management, pain, wellness and more. Our classes are led by nurses, dietitians, psychologists and health educators. Classes are held in-person and virtually. These classes are also open to all UC Davis staff members and retirees. We encourage you to review class offerings on our website.
Classes are offered at different times to accommodate many different schedules, including nights and weekends.
We also offer individual appointments to UC Davis Health Patients only and do require a physician referral. Services include:
We have many promotional materials available to help explain Health Management and Education (HME) offerings to your patients. These include brochures, booklets, and posters for your exam rooms and waiting areas. Please complete an HME supply order form and we will send them to your clinic for free!
We offer Team Training Presentations where our team attends an upcoming staff meeting and shares what HME has to offer and how we can support your practitioners and patients. Please email hs-healtheducationclass@ucdavis.edu for inquiries.
Clinic Champions help promote HME free classes and services and are a strong advocate for patients to learn self-management skills. Unsure if your clinic has a Champion? email hs-healtheducationclass@ucdavis.edu to find out. If you’re interested in becoming one, please view this flyer and apply.
Interested in observing a class? We welcome any staff member to audit a Class. To register as an auditor, email
Watch this video to learn more about HME, how to send a referral and how to schedule an appointment.
The Class schedule is released every 6 months and can be located on our website or the Clinical Resource Center chronic disease page. There are 3 ways patients may be registered for our educational classes.
Any staff member in your clinic can schedule a patient for a class and no referral is needed. Your staff can follow the steps below to schedule a patient into any of our classes:
Contact HME at 916-734-0718 or
Registered participants will be sent an appointment reminder prior to their session. The appointment will also show up in MyUCDavisHealth if the patient is active.
To place an order for Tobacco Cessation Consult and Education:
Once signed, the referral will be routed to our department, and we will reach out to the patient to evaluate and offer services, including counseling by a trained Nationally Certified Tobacco Treatment Specialist, cessation medication options and pending orders, the CA Smoker's Helpline text program, in-person and virtual classes and support groups.
When submitting this order, please let the patient know, "Our tobacco team will contact you for help to stop tobacco."
Providers can check the Referral tab for order updates.