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.
Project Ideas on Open
Project Ideas (8 total)
How to CHA-cha!: Equipping San Francisco Youth with Complementary Health Approaches and Strategies for their Mental Health and Well-Being
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
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
Project Lead: Anand Dhruva (Education Program)
Key Team Members: Patty Moran, Maria Chao, Rick Hecht (Research Program)
Narrative Medicine Writing Workshops for LGBTQIA+ Community
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
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
Project Lead: Danica Cowan, MS, RD
Key Team Members: Linda Dulong, MSN, ANP-C; Dorothy Chiu, PhD
Project Description:
Enhancing Equity in Long COVID Management Through Integrative Medicine Education
Names of Project Lead(s) and Key Team Members