Healthy Davis Together

Working to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our community

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Real-Time Learning to Speed Public Health Advances

Healthy Davis Together is focused on implementing multiple initiatives to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and safely re-open Davis. As UC Davis epidemiologists, public health experts, campus coordinators, business owners and city officials work together to implement a community-wide approach, we’re documenting and sharing what we learn so other communities and college towns can apply what works.

Featured Learning

Case Study: The Role of Business Partnerships in Response to a Public Health Emergency

June 8, 2021

HDT’s Business Partners Program has supported the local economy directly through grants, gift card purchasing, PPE distribution, employee and family testing, business marketing, and public health and safety guidance. While free testing for COVID-19 was the initial reason many businesses joined, grants to help businesses transition to COVID-safe practices together with gift cards purchased by HDT, have had huge benefits for cash-strapped businesses.

Case Study: Providing Support for Agricultural Workers in Yolo County

June 3, 2021

Healthy Davis Together convened and partnered directly with Yolo County, community-based organizations, and ÒRALE—an NIH-funded research project—to support Yolo County’s large population of agricultural workers. Together, these organizations provided culturally competent services including isolation, food and income-replacement support, COVID-19 testing, COVID-19 vaccinations, and strategic communications to ensure equitable access to resources throughout the pandemic.

Monitoring Wastewater to Inform COVID-19 Response

May 27, 2021

Wastewater monitoring is an effective public health tool to track trends and prevent the spread of SARS-CoV-2. This guide is meant to help city managers, public works directors and others in their efforts to implement and activate a wastewater monitoring program.

COVID-19 Curriculum for Students

May 18, 2021

Created for educators to use in their 4th – 12th grade classrooms, this three-part series is a great way to go beyond the headlines and talk with students about the science of COVID-19.

UC Davis LIVE: Healthy Davis Together

April 26, 2021

Tod Stoltz, director of business development at UC Davis Health and Davis City Manager Mike Webb discuss how this program aims to get the community through the pandemic with extensive free testing.

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For general information about Healthy Davis Together, please email [email protected].

For clinical question and general information, please contact 530-754-TEST. Representatives will be available to answer clinical question everyday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and available to provide general information Monday – Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.