Health & Wellness

On January 28, Talking Books will present its inaugural Greg Critser ’80 Memorial Series event with a celebration of the author’s work. Greg Critser, Occidental College '80, was an American writer on medicine, science, food and health. His work has appeared in periodicals ranging from the New York Times to the Times of London, and from Harper's to the New Yorker and is the author of the award-winning Generation Rx: How Prescription Drugs are Altering American Minds, Lives and Bodies.

***Students: Flu shots are billed to insurance and are fully covered by the United Healthcare Student Plan. Those who waive the student insurance will have their flu shot billed to insurance as out-of-network and may incur a fee to your student account if not fully covered by your plan.

***Staff: Oxy Human Resources generously covers the cost of the vaccine for college employees (this does not include student workers).

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At FEAST Feasts, the Oxy community comes together to cook an organic meal prepared with vegetables from the FEAST garden. This feast, we'll also have pumpkin carving, face painting, a piñata, tarot card readings, and more!

Featuring Live Performances by: 

Eliot Brody

Julia Eubanks

Anastasia Cusack-Mercedez

Zero Degree

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We will be discussing STIs, contraception, consent, resources provided by Planned Parenthood, and more! Food will be provided!

See you there!

 We will be discussing STIs, contraception, consent, resources provided by Planned Parenthood, and more! Food will be provided!  If you can’t make this session, we have a second session on Friday 10/25.

See you there!

Dr. Kuo's work, which has been featured in multiple media outlets including CNN, NPR's Fresh Air, The Today Show, Washington Post, LA Times, UK's Daily Mail, Australia's Sydney Morning Herald among others, has convincingly linked healthy urban ecosystems to stronger, safer neighborhoods, lower crime, reduced AD/HD symptoms, reduced aggression, and an array of other mental health indicators. Her current work examines the effects of contact with nature on physical health — especially immune function — and academic achievement. In 2018, Dr.

Join us as Dr. Hanna Garth speaks on food access in South LA, and the history of the Food Justice Movement in Los Angeles.