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.

Project Ideas on Selected for 2nd Round

Project Ideas (5 total)

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Honoring Origins in Mindfulness for Equity (HOME): Multilingual Videos in Cantonese and Spanish for Mind-Body Health

Submitted by Denise Ruvalcaba on November 8, 2024 - 4:59pm Last revised by Denise Ruvalcaba on January 15, 2025 - 1:36am.
Project Idea Status: 
Selected for 2nd Round

Honoring Origins in Mindfulness for Equity (HOME): Multilingual Videos in Cantonese and Spanish for Mind-Body Health 

Toward Equity in the Workplace: Mindfulness to Reduce Intergroup Bias for Osher Center Providers, Staff, and Trainees

Submitted by Joanne Qina'au on November 8, 2024 - 12:32pm Last revised by Joanne Qina'au on January 14, 2025 - 6:00pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Selected for 2nd Round

Names of Project Lead(s) and Key Team Members

Joanne Qinaʻau, PhD, MA, T32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Lead

Maria Chao, DrPH, MPA, Director of Research, Advisor

Marliese Warren, MS, Integrative Health Equity Program Manager, Collaborator

Initial Proposed Timeline

January – February: Development of survey and interview materials

Filling in the Gaps: An Assessment of Food Pantry Meal Kit Feasibility

Submitted by Danica Cowan on November 7, 2024 - 8:17am Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 26, 2024 - 9:26am.
Project Idea Status: 
Selected for 2nd Round

Project Title: Filling in the Gaps: An Assessment of Food Pantry Meal Kit Feasibility 

Names of Project Lead(s) and Key Team Members: Danica Cowan, Bree Phillips, Linda Dulong

Pathways to Health Equity: Training in Herbal Medicine and Integrative Practices

Submitted by Jenifer Matthews on November 5, 2024 - 10:29am Last revised by Marliese Warren on January 14, 2025 - 5:11pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Selected for 2nd Round

Project Title: Pathways to Health Equity: Training in Herbal Medicine and Integrative Practices 

IHEAR Program Pilot for DACA and Undocumented Learners

Submitted by Yvette Coulter on November 4, 2024 - 3:56pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on November 26, 2024 - 9:26am.
Project Idea Status: 
Selected for 2nd Round

I seek funding to support two spots in the Integrative Health Equity & Applied Research (IHEAR) program to extend eligibility to DACA recipients and undocumented learners. This pilot initiative aims to explore the feasibility of identifying and recruiting learners to fill these spots, including identifying the number of eligible DACA predoctoral candidates and developing effective outreach strategies.