We’ve made public environmental commitments, and received recognition for them, to provide sustainable health care and reduce our impacts on climate change – regionally and globally. Some examples:
Environment and Climate Change
Circumstances we’re helping to improve:
Climate change
Taking aim at the long-term impacts of climate change and carbon emissions to create a cleaner future for generations
Sustainability
We want our actions and sustainability model to be a case study, and encourage other health systems to make environmental commitments
Some examples of our efforts:
COMMITTED & RECOGNIZED
Recognized as a Climate Champion
UC Davis Health has been recognized as a Climate Champion by Health Care Without Harm. The health system was one of 55 internationally and 19 in the U.S. to earn the annual award, which recognizes commitment to reducing carbon footprint.
COMMITTED & RECOGNIZED
A Top 25 hospital for sustainability performance
For two years in a row, Practice Greenhealth has recognized UC Davis Health as a national leader in environmental sustainability with one of the organization’s Top 25 awards – its highest honor for hospitals. More than 1,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems are part of the Practice Greenhealth network.
COMMITTED & RECOGNIZED
Learn more in our sustainability tour
This self-guided StoryMaps walking tour discusses UC Davis Health System’s efforts in reducing emissions, reducing water use, expanding solar energy usage, and more. You can also scroll through the tour without leaving your desk.
More Believe in Better Highlights
Some recent examples of our ongoing efforts to advance health for all.
UC Davis Health ramps up work with small, diverse local businesses by 23%
As part of its Anchor Institution Mission, UC Davis Health has increased its local spending on small and diverse businesses by 23%.
School of Medicine hosts Merced County teenagers and encourages them to become physicians
Nearly 20 high school students from Merced County visited the UC Davis School of Medicine to learn what it takes to become a doctor.
New study points to racial and social barriers that block treatment for multiple myeloma
Socioeconomic factors are preventing some patients from accessing common treatment to stop progression of multiple myeloma.
New study confirms community pharmacies can help people quit smoking
New study by UC Davis researchers shows how pharmacies may provide crucial access to tobacco cessation tools that help people successfully quit smoking.