Projects to Advance Integrative Health Equity throughout the Osher Center

Crowd-sourcing innovative ideas to nurture health and inspire well-being through cross-program collaboration to address health inequities.

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Project Ideas (7 total)

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Ayurvedic Yoga to Expand Depression Care

Submitted by Sudha Prathikanti on November 9, 2024 - 1:41am Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
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To expand and enhance options for depression care in our cultually diverse patient population, I would collaborate with Mt Madonna Institute of Yoga to develop three Ayurvedic yoga instructional videos. Each video would contain a yoga sequence for treating Vata, Pitta or Kapha type of depression. Videos could be shared with patients individually or within Osher group medical visits and public classes.

We RISE: Resilience, Inclusivity, and Support for Equity – A Holistic Wellness Program for UCSF Osher Center Healthcare Professionals

Submitted by Fatima Barragan on November 8, 2024 - 6:34pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
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Not Selected for This Round

The Impact of Burnout on Healthcare Providers

S.U.P.E.R.A: Spanish Skills GMV for Patients in Active Cancer Treatment

Submitted by Mayra Gomez Padua on November 8, 2024 - 3:42pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
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Twelve percent of Latinx patients, including 3.7% of monolingual Spanish speakers receive care at UCSF’s Cancer Center with limited language concordant and multicultural support. S.U.P.E.R.A. is a virtual Spanish Skills Group Medical Visit (GMV) that is being developed in the Psycho-Oncology department in collaboration with faculty in the OCIH. This initiative leverages evidence-based cognitive behavioral interventions to assist Spanish-speaking cancer patients in navigating active treatment.

Expanding Access to Guided Imagery Meditations to Increase Patient and Caregiver Wellbeing

Submitted by Carla Kuon on November 8, 2024 - 1:41pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Not Selected for This Round

Guided imagery is an evidence-based intervention for anxiety, insomnia, trauma and post-operative recovery [https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6176042/].

Integrating Health Equity into Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship Curriculum

Submitted by Nicole Henderson on November 8, 2024 - 12:05pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Not Selected for This Round
Project Title: Integrating Health Equity into Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship Curriculum
Names of Project Lead(s) and Key Team Members: Nico Henderson, Melinda Ring, Anand Dhruva
Brief Project Description, including Feasibility and Anticipated Impact (150 words maximum):

Integrating Health Equity into Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship Curriculum

Submitted by Marliese Warren (UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health) on October 31, 2024 - 9:09am Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
Primary Author: Nico Henderson
Project Idea Status: 
Not Selected for This Round
Project Title: Integrating Health Equity into Osher Collaborative Faculty Fellowship Curriculum
Names of Project Lead(s) and Key Team Members: Nico Henderson, Melinda Ring, Anand Dhruva
Brief Project Description, including Feasibility and Anticipated Impact (150 words maximum):

Developing brief assessment and intervention materials for sleep problems in older adults

Submitted by Ashley Mason on October 30, 2024 - 8:20pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 15, 2024 - 5:12pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Not Selected for This Round

Brief Project Description, including Feasibility and Anticipated Impact (150 words maximum). Sleep problems in older adults are often dismissed as age-related sleep declines.