Standing just shy of five feet, my bà nội (grandma) was the living testament that great things come in small packages. As the heart of our Vietnamese immigrant family, she held us together with love and care poured into every traditional meal she made. Even after enduring a long 10-hour workday, she ensured our stomachs were just as full as our hearts, never once failing in her commitment to our family’s well-being.
On my first clinical rotation of medical school, I sat in the corner of a crowded resident workroom willing a thought to coalesce in my mind as I stared at a patient’s chart. I was so intimidated that I found myself trying to breathe more quietly. No one had greeted me yet that day as they whirled through their early morning tasks.
Finalists in the UCLA Health Equity Challenge proposed innovative measures to help those often underserved
Are you a UCLA graduate student with an original idea for improving health equity? Do you want to help a community organization win $50,000 to make your project come to life?
Winning projects address impacts of climate change, vision care for day laborers, and healing for victims of sexual and interpersonal violence
As a dual-degree MD and Master of Public Policy student, I was excited for this opportunity to combine both my fields through the Health Equity Challenge. I aspire to
I’m Angelica! I’m one of the winners of the 2022 Health Equity Challenge for my project titled “Step Up, Stand Down: Developing a Mental Health De-Escalation Toolkit for Providers”
Student finalists will develop a proposal to address a health equity issue and up to four projects will be awarded $50,000 in funding.
Failure to inform or consent for procedures. Being mocked by a provider during labor. Unwanted sterilization. These were just some of the negative maternal health care experiences described by
UCLA Health Equity Challenge to award up to $200,000 to develop solutions to health equity issues in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties
