OC Moms Demand Action / UCI SAFE Blood Drive — National Gun Violence Awareness

OC Moms Demand Action / UCI SAFE and UCI Health
June 3
10 a.m.–3 p.m.

Join OC Moms Demand Action/UCI SAFE Blood Drive, and wear orange for Gun Violence Awareness. The UCI Health bloodmobile will be parked at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church parking lot at 1201 Irvine Boulevard in Tustin. Everyone who donates will receive a $5 gift card and a newly designed T-shirt. There will be gun lock distribution, gun safety information, Wear Orange swag and more.

Crohn's & Colitis Take Steps Orange County

Crohn's & Colitis Foundation 
June 3
Noon–3 p.m.

Join Team UCI Health IBD on June 3 as we take steps alongside patients and loved ones at Championship Soccer Stadium in the Orange County Great Park of Irvine. By showing up on Walk Day, not only are we helping make #IBDVisible but we are also making a difference for over 220,000 patients that count on the Los Angeles & Orange County Chapter for support and resources. We hope that you can join us in our pledge to be part of this IBD journey so no one will ever feel like they are alone.

2023 Community Lecture Series: Glaucoma

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
June 6
7–8 p.m.

Learn about the latest treatment updates in glaucoma management with Austin Fox, MD, assistant professor in the UCI School of Medicine's Department of Opthalmology. Join the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s free seminars to learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of eye-related conditions.

End-of-the-Year Two-Day Campus Blood Drive

UCI Health Campus Blood Donor Center
June 6 at 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
June 7 at 11 a.m.–7 p.m.

Join us for an "End-of-the-Year Celebration!" Everyone who donates during our two-day blood drive will receive a $5 gift card and tote bag. Graduates will also receive a surprise gift!

Healthy Living Series: Healthy Eating as We Age

UCI Health 
June 6 
3–4 p.m. 

UCI Health's Healthy Living Series will help you discover how to live well and equip you with the tools you need to improve your life and well-being. This online series will help you gain knowledge on important health topics, exchange resources, solve problems, provide mutual support and empower you to take charge of your health. Classes take place every other Tuesday from 3 to 4 p.m. This class will discuss healthy eating as we age. On June 20, the topic will be how to take charge of your thoughts.

Advanced Heart Failure and VAD Support Group

UCI Health 
June 8 
3:30–4:30 p.m. 

UCI Health offers a monthly support group for people with advanced heart failure, those who have ventricular assist device (VAD) implants or those who are in need of one.

Acupressure for Labor Pain and After-Delivery Care

UCI Health 
June 8 
7–8 p.m. 

Learn how you can use acupressure to reduce pain during labor as well as after delivery for breastfeeding. In this 60-minute Zoom class, pregnant mothers and their labor partner(s) will learn how to apply acupressure during labor and after delivery, as well as the benefits for your overall health and wellness during the first days after your baby's birth.

University Hills Blood Drive

University Hills and UCI Health 
June 13 
10 a.m.–3 p.m. 

We are happy to partner with University Hills in this blood drive to support our community. Everyone who donates will receive a $5 gift card to Target, Starbucks or In-N-Out, or a newly designed blood donor T-shirt. Help with the blood shortage that summer months typically have. Help save lives!

Integrative Insider LIVE!

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute 
June 15 
5:30–6:30 p.m. 

Join this live webinar led by Jacob Hwang, ND, a UCI Health specialist in naturopathic medicine, to learn about complementary care and therapies for muscle loss in men over 50.

Quick Bites: Summertime Nutrition Tips

UCI Student Wellness & Health Promotion 
July 10
12:30–1 p.m. 

When it's hot and humid outside, the last thing anyone wants to do is be in the kitchen over hot appliances. Join our Registered Dietician Nutritionist, Jody Margolis, for a quick half-hour workshop on how to eat healthy and cook less during these sweltering summer months. Quick Bites is a brief, virtual lunch and learn series on Zoom with Jody Margolis, who covers various nutrition hot topics. You’ll have the opportunity to ask the expert and expand your nutritional knowledge.

Healthy Happenings is a monthly email that includes a six-week calendar of health news and events. To be included, events must be open to the public, health-related, and hosted or co-hosted by a UCI Health entity. Healthy Happenings is distributed at the beginning of every month. To appear in next month's edition, you must submit your event by one week before the first of the month.

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