News releases
May 2021
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra visits community vaccine clinics in Sacramento (video)
May 21, 2021
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra came to Sacramento to learn first-hand how UC Davis Health and its community partners are helping people from underserved communities get the COVID-19 vaccine in neighborhood clinics.
April 2021
UC Davis students launch COVID-19 vaccine clinic and administer 7,600 doses (video)
April 30, 2021
When essential workers lacked access to the COVID-19 shot, the student-run Shifa Community Clinic decided to set up a vaccination site. The effort by UC Davis undergraduates and medical students has delivered more than 7,000 vaccine doses at a downtown Sacramento mosque.
Volunteers from UC Davis Health provide COVID-19 vaccinations at Sleep Train Arena
April 26, 2021
Dozens of volunteers from UC Davis Health helped vaccinate vulnerable populations against COVID-19 over the weekend at a drive-thru clinic organized by the Consul General of Mexico in Sacramento.
March 2021
UC Davis School of Medicine ranks No. 4 nationally in diversity
March 31, 2021
The UC Davis School of Medicine is ranked No. 4 in diversity nationwide, thanks to a number of innovative programs over the past decade that draw underrepresented minority groups.
Immigration symposium produces comprehensive report on trauma-informed care
March 15, 2021
Experts in immigration, health care and mental health gathered for a virtual symposium to discuss how providers can offer better care for immigrants harmed by federal policies such as family separation. A full report of the symposium is now available.
Latino vaccination initiative boosted by UC Davis Health partnership
March 10, 2021
A consortium of community partners, including UC Davis Health, is providing COVID-19 vaccines to Latinos in Sacramento, a population severely affected by the pandemic.
February 2021
New mini-medical school seeks to engage, serve Sacramento’s Vietnamese community
February 26, 2021
Vietnamese mini-medical school, an educational outreach effort by CTSC program and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, is open for registration.
December 2020
Student-run clinic provides care in rural Yolo County
December 28, 2020
Knights Landing One Health addresses the health needs of a farmworker community.
UC Davis nursing school recognized as Nursing Diversity Champion
December 7, 2020
The Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing is among 12 schools nationwide recognized for its efforts to expand diversity, underscoring its mission to advance health and health equity.
October 2020
UC Davis to offer free COVID-19 testing for Central Valley farmworkers
October 1, 2020
Four UC Davis research centers will partner with 10 community organizations to offer free COVID-19 testing for Central Valley farmworkers under a new federal grant
September 2020
What matters most to your health: genetics, lifestyle or life experiences?
September 30, 2020
Paula Braveman, UC San Francisco physician and expert on the social determinants of health, is the first virtual speaker sponsored by UC Davis Health’s George G. Snively Lectureship in Family Medicine. Her address — “What Makes Us Healthy or Sick?” — is Tuesday, Oct. 6, at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom.
Mexican government honors faculty member with prestigious award
September 21, 2020
A UC Davis professor of internal medicine has received a prominent award granted by the Mexican government for improving the lives of Mexican nationals in the U.S.
