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.

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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

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Project Lead: Dorothy Chiu

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

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

Primary Author: Selena Chan
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Project Advisor: Shelley R. Adler, PhD | Director, UCSF Osher Center

UCSF Osher Center Project Leads: Kennedy M. Blevins, PhDNichole Proffitt, SEP, CMT-PSelena Chan, DO  

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Improving Access to Integrative Health Research for Underrepresented Cancer Survivors

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Project Lead: Anand Dhruva (Education Program)

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

Narrative Medicine Writing Workshops for LGBTQIA+ Community

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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

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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

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Project Lead: Danica Cowan, MS, RD

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

 

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