The food environment affects community health. Research shows the availability, affordability, and marketing of foods and beverages in stores, restaurants, schools, workplaces, healthcare settings, and other places where residents spend their time have a substantial impact on diet and diet-related disease. In the context of the Champion Provider Fellowship program, healthy food and beverage standards are a set of requirements that define the types of foods and beverages available and the way they are promoted in stores, restaurants, schools, workplaces, healthcare settings, and other places where individuals can get food.
On this page, you will find information and resources to support policy, system and environmental changes designed to increase access to affordable and nutritious food and beverages. We have also highlighted Champion Provider Fellows that are currently engaged in food security work. We have provided a highlighted a toolkit developed by the UCSF research group SugarScience, on how to implement an organization-wide Healthy Beverage Initiative, leading to the removal of sugar-sweetened beverages.
Dr. Shakalpi Pendurkar
Champion Provider Fellow and Dentist in Santa Clara County, Dr. Shakalpi Pendurkar has remained committed to oral health, through multiple avenues:
Healthy Food and Beverage Standards
Fellows
Dr. Arlet Arratoonian
Marie Buell, DMD
Dr. Wai-Yin Chan
Kanta Dhanda, DO
Gina Johnson, MD
Raymond Lopez, Jr., MD
Lyra Ng, MD, MPH
Sandra Sands, DO, PhD
Abhi Thakkar, DDS
Dr. Jing Zhao
Christine Bixby, MD
Dr. Clarisse Casilang
Edward Chio, DMD
Loshi Hart, DDS
Dr. Saima Khan
Maryam Nazeri, DDS
Dr. Roblen Nieblas
Harleen Sethi, DMD
Dr. Michelle To
Rachel Borovina, MD
Dr. Maxmillian Chambers
Camille Clarke, MD
Paul Hsiao, DDS, MPH, JD
Dr. Lesley Lara
Charles Newens, DDS
Shakalpi Pendurkar, DDS, MPH
Dr. David Thai
Dr. Mindy Truong
Success Stories
- Dr. Lyra Ng - Advocating for Children’s Oral Health
- Dr. Zoey Goore - Highlighting the Paradox of Hunger & Obesity
- Dr. Razia Sheikh - A Warrior Against Childhood Obesity
- Dr. Paul Hsiao - Ensuring Underserved Children Receive Dental Care
- Dr. Gina Johnson - Using Her Position To Transform Communities
- Dr. Barry Chang - Planting Seeds of Health in Yolo County
- Dr. Kristen Hughes - Fostering Healthy Habits to Combat Childhood Obesity
- Dr. Fadra Whyte - Advancing Healthy Choices for a Thriving Community
- Dr. David Thai - Local Dentist Aims to Increase Water Consumption in Rural Sonoma County
Webinars
Enabling Drinking Water - Challenges and Solutions
Sugar and Oral Health Messaging
Community and Healthcare Partnerships with Common Threads
Bottoms Up: Helping Parents Make Informed Child Hydration Decisions
Sugar and Oral Health Messaging: Implications for PSE Change
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Sugary Drinks: Using Grassroots Advocacy to Reduce Consumption