Healthy Living Series

UCI Health
Dec. 5 & 19 and Jan. 2
3–4 p.m. 

Discover how to live well and be equipped with the tools you need to improve your life and well-being. Upcoming topics include how to manage stress, heart health, and healthy eating as we age. 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 3 to 4 p.m. 

Holiday Gift of Life Blood Drive 

UCI Campus Blood Donor Center
Dec. 6 & 7
11 a.m.–7 p.m. 

Give the gift of life. Donate blood! All blood donors will receive a $10 gift card. Invite your friends and loved ones to make a difference together.

UCI Culinary Health: Understanding the Microbiome Series — Herbs that Fortify the Immune System

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
Dec. 8
Noon–1 p.m. 

Learn about the human microbiome through the lifespan. This class, led by Katrine Whiteson, PhD, Chancellor's Fellow and associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, will also include a demonstration on a relevant meal by UCI SSIHI Executive Chef Jessica VanRoo. This webinar series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UCI School of Medicine culinary medicine curriculum.

University Hills Blood Drive

UCI Health & University Hills
Dec. 12
10 a.m.–3 p.m. 

Be the reason for someone's heartbeat. Join the University Hills Blood Drive to help save lives this holiday season. Everyone who donates will receive their choice of a $10 gift card plus a newly designed T-shirt.

Orthopaedic Community Lecture Series: Minimally Invasive Spine Treatment

UCI Health
Dec. 21
7–8 p.m. 

Sohaib Z. Hashmi, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at UCI School of Medicine, will discuss state-of-the-art minimally invasive spine treatments at UCI Health, and who is a candidate.

Online LASIK Surgery Seminar

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Jan. 4
6:30–7:30 p.m. 

If you are tired of wearing glasses or contact lenses, LASIK surgery may be right for you. Register for this free online informational seminar to learn about LASIK surgery, including whether you might be a candidate for the procedure.

2024 Community Lecture Series: Ocular Oncology

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute 
Jan. 9
7–8 p.m. 

Cancers of the eye — ocular surface tumors, periocular malignancies and more. Join this free online seminar by Lilangi Ediriwickrema, MD, Olivia Lee, MD, and Kapil Mishra, MD, professors in our Department of Ophthalmology at the UCI School of Medicine. The Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s free seminars are where you can learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment of eye-related conditions.

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 at least one week before the first of the month.

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