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)
Review

Latest Announcement

Phase 2 submissions due this Friday 5/30!

Submitted by Marliese Warren (UCSF Osher Center for Integrative Health) on May 27, 2025 - 1:05pm Last revised by Marliese Warren on May 27, 2025 - 1:06pm.

Remember that if you have been invited to Phase 2, this is the last week to update your project descriptions.  Final submissions are due Friday, May 30.  Please be sure to finalize your submissions on time.  Feel free to reach out to me with questions or concerns.

-Marliese

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Project Ideas (9 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 May 31, 2025 - 12:08am.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

*Content has been updated based on feedback/comments and reorganized its information to fit the suggested structure, but the original submission is below for transparency. 

Description of Project: 

Program Evaluation of 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 May 30, 2025 - 5:43pm.
Primary Author: Selena Chan
Project Idea Status: 
Open

UCSF Osher Center Key Team Members:  

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 May 30, 2025 - 8:28pm.
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. 

Movimiento Juntos: A Mind-Body Class 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 May 30, 2025 - 11:38am.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

Project Title: Movimiento Juntos: A mind-body skills class for Spanish-speaking people living with chronic pain

 

Brief Project Description:

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 May 30, 2025 - 8:37pm.
Project Idea Status: 
Open

*Please note, our project activities evolved slightly between phase 1 and phase 2 with feedback. Phase 2 includes an updated description of proposed activities, deliverables, and staffing. Phase 1’s original submission is preserved below for transparency.