Dr. Madhu Raghavan is a pediatrician with a private practice in Watsonville, CA. Trained in India, she has always been inspired to work beyond the clinic walls to have a greater impact on the health of her communities. She is inspired by the hard work of her community and by participating in the wellbeing of resilient children who achieve their dreams against all odds. She finds fulfillment in building lasting relationships with the families she treats and collaborates with partners in an effort to simplify the complex systemic barriers that affect basic needs. Outside of her clinical duties, she has provided leadership and subject matter expertise to various groups including serving as Co-Chair of the Pediatric Vision Group (PVG), a collaborative, sponsored by Health Improvement Partnerships (HIP), that served as a forum to bring together diverse, key stakeholders to address community health needs. Dr. Raghavan is interested in school wellness policy and helped, in collaboration with PVG, to organize a forum with School District Nutrition Directors and Nurses to identify school-based policy solutions to positively impact student health. Recently, she participated in strategic planning for the Parks & Recreation Commission of Santa Cruz County where she plans to propose the promotion of healthy lifestyles through park use.