Dr. Teda Arunrut is a community pediatrician who currently practices at Northeast Valley Health Corporation (NEVHC), a federally qualified health center in San Fernando Valley that serves a predominately Latinx community, many of whom are low-income. Dr. Arunrut herself grew up in the San Fernando Valley, to parents from Thailand, which allowed her to approach life through a multicultural lens. Dr. Arunrut trained at the University of California, San Francisco Pediatric Residency Program at the Fresno Campus in the Central Valley. While there, she initiated several community-based projects over the course of her three years of residency, including a “Dance with Your Doctor” program aimed at increasing physical activity among elementary school-aged children. With a passion for community health and appreciation of the impact of the social determinants of health she was motivated to join the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Council on Community Pediatrics (COCP) and the Immigrant Health Special Interest Group. Dr. Arunrut also has a special interest in working with patients with Down Syndrome and patients with special needs; as a result she joined the AAP’s Council on Children with Disabilities, too.