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EHSL Sustainability Committee

Spotlight: the Eccles Library Sustainability Committee

What do battery recycling, a seed library, and indoor air purifiers have in common? Well, they were all initiated by the Sustainability Committee at the Eccles Health Sciences Library (EHSL)! To celebrate initiatives taken to be better stewards of our planet during Earth Week, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on some of the great work this group has accomplished over the years.

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Update: VR Award Winner

Winner of the inaugural VR4Health Sciences Education grant program, “Using a Cultural Humility
Framework to address Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) through Virtual Reality” project is designed to provide clinicians first-person perspective on the challenges patients may face in seeking health care.

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Food is Medicine, 2022

Save the Date! 2022 Food is Medicine Conference Open Registration

The Food is Medicine Conference is a continuing education conference hosted by the University of Utah Center for Community Nutrition designed for healthcare professionals who are looking to better incorporate nutrition into patient care. The FIM conference will bring together over 200 health professionals, students, and community leaders to learn, engage and collaborate on the prescriptive power of nutrition to advance the prevention and treatment of chronic illness.

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