UCI Campus National Giving Day Blood Drive! Donate Blood. Get a $10 Gift Card & Beanie! ❤️🩸

UCI Health Blood Donor Center — UCI Campus in Irvine
Dec. 3 
9:30 a.m.–5 p.m. 

Join the UCI Campus National Giving Day Blood Drive! On Giving Tuesday, make a powerful difference in the lives of others by donating blood. Your gift could help save lives, and as a token of our gratitude, all donors will receive a $10 gift card and an exclusive, newly designed beanie.

Healthy Living Series

UCI Health
Dec. 3 & Dec. 17
3–4 p.m. 

Discover how to live well and be equipped 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. On Dec. 3, learn how to shop and cook healthy. On Dec. 17, learn about metabolism: how to burn more calories than you take in.

Stress Management Workshop

UCI Health 
Dec. 3
5–6 p.m. 

Discover effective ways to manage stress in your daily life at our interactive and relaxing workshop. Experience calming sound healing, learn about box breathing and participate in DIY art therapy.

2024 Community Lecture Series: Low Vision 

UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
Dec. 3
7–8 p.m.  

Improve your quality of life while living with low vision. Join this free online lecture by Karin Lin, OD, optometrist at the UCI Gavin Herbert Eye Institute (GHEI) and Nilima Tanna, OT, occupational therapist at GHEI.

🎁 Give the Gift of Life at the UCI Health Blood Donor Center in Orange! 🎁

UCI Health Blood Donor Center — UCI Medical Center in Orange  
Throughout December 
Whole Blood: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. 
Platelets: Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–4 p.m.; Saturday, 7 a.m.–1:30 p.m

Give the gift of life this holiday season. During the holidays, blood needs increase, but donations often decrease. You can make a life-saving difference by donating blood at the UCI Health Blood Donor Center in Orange. Join us in spreading hope and saving lives this holiday season.

UCI Culinary Health | The Microbiome Series: Impact on Digestive System

UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute 
Dec. 13
Noon–1 p.m.  

Learn about gut health and its impact on the digestive system with Nimisha K. Parekh, MD, MPH, director of culinary medicine at UCI School of Medicine. This class also includes a demonstration of a relevant meal from UCI SSIHI Executive Chef Jessica VanRoo. UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute's Culinary Health webinar series is a 50-minute workshop based on the UCI School of Medicine culinary medicine curriculum.

"Stem Cells: A New Lens on Environmental Health Research" 

UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center
Jan. 14
7–8 p.m.   

Nicole Sparks, PhD, assistant professor of environmental and occupational health at the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, and Madeline Vera-Colón, PhD candidate, give a lecture as part of the UCI Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center's 2025 Community Lecture Series.

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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