About Us

As public health students at the University of California, Irvine, we believe that we have a responsibility to support and take action regarding public policy decisions that impact the health and wellbeing of everyone globally from all communities. We believe that everyone deserves to live, work, study, and play in a healthy environment, to have access to good quality and affordable healthcare, and to live free from discrimination regardless of their race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability or ability, religious affiliation, immigration status, or gender identity. This student group will engage in political advocacy efforts such as contacting state and national government representatives, starting petitions, letter, call, or email campaigns and attending events such as town halls in order to advocate around key public health issues including: ● Discrimination against specific historically and contemporarily marginalized groups and its impact on health ● Mental health, student wellness, and pedagogical wellness ● Violence prevention, including firearms, injuries, and abuse among vulnerable populations ● Access to reproductive and sexual health care services ● Health and educational equity considerations from the COVID-19 pandemic ● Health consequences (physical and mental) among undocumented immigrants and their families due to discrimination, lack of access to health care, and (threats of) deportation.