During UC Davis Health’s Oct. 13 Lunch and Learn series, hosted by the Public Affairs and Marketing department on a monthly basis, Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, M.D., Ph.D., highlighted the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has presented to the Latino community. A main topic on Aguilar-Gaxiola’s presentation focused on how mental health – especially among children and youth – has deteriorated over the course of the pandemic. In addition, he discussed resources for parents and families and what the UC Davis Health community is doing to combat the mental health crisis. 
 

Read more HERE

Mark Henderson and his fellow physicians were alarmed when they noticed that nearly 90% of COVID-19 patients they treated this summer at UC Davis Medical Center were unvaccinated. 

Many of those patients, they observed, spoke either Spanish or Russian, which seemed to suggest that immigrants from Latin America and Ukraine lacked accurate information about the vaccine or had refused receiving it all together. 

Henderson and his colleagues from the UC Davis School of Medicine pored over California Department of Public Health vaccination data, which confirmed some of their suspicions. Then, they shifted their concern into action: They quickly connected with community partners and launched a vaccine effort that operates pop-up clinics. They visit grocery stores, festivals, churches, schools, a farmers market and apartment complexes – often in neighborhoods with dismal vaccination rates.

Read more HERE 

Below you will see this team's Vaccination Clinic schedule 

In September 2020, UC Biomedical Research Acceleration, Innovation and Development (UC BRAID) launched the Addressing Health Equity in COVID Research initiative, which provided $100K in support to each of the 5 UC Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) campuses to enhance existing research projects and enable increased inclusion. The initiative was a mechanism to immediately provide support to existing projects (e.g., clinical trials, social/behavioral, and community engagement research) and address the intersecting challenges of COVID-19 and health disparity. 

Read more HERE 
 

Spanish Language Event!

Lations United for Cancer Health

La Iniciativa de Latinos Unidos para el Adelanto de Salud de Cáncer del Centro Integral de Cáncer de UC Davis los invita a una serie virtual educativa titulada “Charlas en Español Entendiendo el Cáncer en Latinos”. Durante estas series, facilitaremos información educativa básica sobre como el cáncer afecta a la comunidad latina y habrá tiempo para hacerle preguntas a los presentadores. 

Las series se llevará a través de Zoom y se puede registrar para recibir el enlace en Eventbrite, detallado abajo. Si nos hiciera el favor de difundir la información a personas en su comunidad incluyendo a familias afectadas por un cáncer, promotores y trabajadores de salud comunitaria, estaremos increíblemente agradecidos.  También estoy incluyendo los volantes para que sean utilizados en la promoción del programa.

Se puede registrar a través de nuestros enlaces para los eventos individuales detallados al siguiente:

Eventbrite link: https://charla9denov.eventbrite.com

Si tiene alguna pregunta, favor de comunicarse con Angélica Pérez, amiperez@ucdavis.edu.

9 de noviembre de 2021 de 5:00 p.m. a 7:00 p.m. en la hora del Pacífico
(EE. UU. Y Canadá)

Register HERE

Zoom Webinar with Dr. Michael Lucien, Pediatrician at UC Davis Medical Center.

Learn how to keep your kids and family safe as we quickly approach the Holidays! Register below to join Dr. Michael Lucien, Pediatrician at UC Davis Medical Group, and Patrice Hill, Director of Sacramento Area Youth Speaks, on November 16th, 2021 at 6:00 pm. Dr. Lucien will present evidence-based, up-to-date, and accessible information about the current state of the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccines, and other strategies against it. The presentation will be followed by time to ask and get your questions answered.

Nov 16, 2021 06:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register HERE 

Free Pre-Medical Postbaccalaureate Webinar

Meet the Advisors!

This is a don't miss session!
Join us and learn about each of our four pre-medical postbaccalaureate programs. This session includes individualized presentations on the four UC Consortium programs and offers the opportunity for a Q&A with our program advisors. 

Nov 16, 2021 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Register HERE 

Are you interested in getting paid $250-500 to learn and support vaccination efforts in your community?

COVID Youth Ambassador Corps, a 4-week community health training and paid community project program for Yolo County and Napa County youth and young adults ages 17-24 who are interested in promoting COVID-19 vaccination through social media campaigns, art/music, and community/school/home based events. 

Accepting applications for the first cohort!
Training Dates: Nov 11th & 18th and December 2nd & 9th
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM VIA ZOOM

APPLICATION DEADLINE NOVEMBER 4th, 2021

For more information  E-Mail Patricia Guzman - pguzman@healthedcouncil.org
Register HERE