Projects to Advance Integrative Health Equity throughout the Osher Center FY25-26

Crowd-sourcing innovative ideas to support and improve access to integrative health through cross-program collaboration to benefit the Osher Center for Integrative Health community.

The UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health (OCIH) invites project ideas and broad input to advance the Center’s Integrative Health Equity Initiative. Up to four projects, ranging from $12,000-$20,000, will be awarded. Carefully review all information on this page and on the Read important information about this forum page before starting the application process. Pay close attention to all eligibility and review criteria. 

Projects must: 

  • Advance OCIH efforts to address inequities in health and healthcare with integrative medicine. 

  • Benefit the OCIH community.

  • Be led by a current member of the Osher Center and directly benefit the OCIH community at Mount Zion. Current members are defined as staff, learners, or faculty with at least 50% FTE at OCIH, or OCIH core or affiliated faculty members. 

The Open Proposals online application forum provides opportunities for everyone at the Osher Center, as well as our Community Advisory Council members, to make suggestions for project improvement throughout the proposal development process. This open, online submission system provides a tangible way for all of us to contribute to the OCIH Integrative Health Equity Initiative to advance our efforts to address inequities in health and healthcare with integrative medicine through cross-program collaboration. 

Read important information about this forum

  • Open OP Forum for submissions: March 31, 2025 
  • Phase 1 submissions (March 31, 2025 - April 18, 2025) 
  • Phase 1 comments open (March 31 – April 25, 2025) 
  • Phase 1 review (April 21, 2025 - May 2, 2025) 
  • Phase 2 submissions (May 5, 2025 - May 30, 2025)  
  • Phase 2 comments open (May 5 – June 6, 2025) 
  • Phase 2 review (June 2, 2025 - June 13, 2025)
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Project Ideas (8 total)

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How to CHA-cha!: Equipping San Francisco Youth with Complementary Health Approaches and Strategies for their Mental Health and Well-Being

Submitted by Dorothy Chiu on April 18, 2025 - 8:59pm Last revised by Dorothy Chiu on April 18, 2025 - 9:04pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Lead: Dorothy Chiu

Key Team Members: Jennifer Moran (Community Well), others welcome/pending.

Project Description:

Developing a Research Framework for Mindful HEART: Healing and Embodied Awareness to Recover from Trauma

Submitted by Kennedy Blevins on April 18, 2025 - 5:42pm Last revised by Kennedy Blevins on April 21, 2025 - 9:55am.
Primary Author: Selena Chan
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Advisor: Shelley R. Adler, PhD | Director, UCSF Osher Center

UCSF Osher Center Project Leads: Kennedy M. Blevins, PhD, Nichole Proffitt, SEP, CMT-P, Selena Chan, DO  

Brief Project Description:

Improving Access to Integrative Health Research for Underrepresented Cancer Survivors

Submitted by Anand Dhruva on April 18, 2025 - 5:06pm Last revised by Anand Dhruva on April 18, 2025 - 5:07pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Lead: Anand Dhruva (Education Program)

Key Team Members: Patty Moran, Maria Chao, Rick Hecht (Research Program)

Narrative Medicine Writing Workshops for LGBTQIA+ Community

Submitted by Julia Burns on April 18, 2025 - 2:49pm
Project Idea Status: 
Open

In response to the federal attacks on queerness, especially the well-being and safety of trans people, I propose a pilot writing workshop series that uses narrative medicine techniques to foster whole-person healing within the local LGBTQIA+ community. This could be specific for queer youth, or for all ages. 

Integrative Group Support for Spanish-Speaking Patients with Chronic Pain

Submitted by Ariana Jostad-Laswell on April 18, 2025 - 2:06pm Last revised by Ariana Jostad-Laswell on April 18, 2025 - 2:11pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Overview: Integrative group medical visits increase access to optimal management

Cooking for Life: Offering Virtual Nutrition-Focused Cooking Classes to Osher Community Care Fund Patients

Submitted by Danica Cowan on April 18, 2025 - 7:53am Last revised by Danica Cowan on April 18, 2025 - 7:59am.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Lead: Danica Cowan, MS, RD

Key Team Members: Linda Dulong, MSN, ANP-C; Dorothy Chiu, PhD 

 

Project Description: