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  • Dr. Moazzum Bajwa Interviewed About His Food is Medicine program

    May 18, 2022

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    In the video, Dr. Moazzum Bajwa (Cohort 3 Champion Provider Fellow, Riverside County) describes partnering with his local health department to implement the Food is Medicine program. Dr. Bajwa shares how he was inspired to address the burden of food insecurity among patients he cared for....
  • Dr. Kristen Hughes and Santa Barbara County released a Physical Activity Resource Guide

    April 22, 2022

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    Dr. Kristen Hughes, Champion Provider Fellow (Cohort 4, Santa Barbara County) recently worked with her LHD to release a cultural community resource guide for physical activity for kids and teens. Check out the resource here.
  • Dr. Barry Chang's Food is Medicine Garden was used to host a Garden Work Day

    April 20, 2022

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    Dr. Barry Chang's (Cohort 3, Yolo County) Food is Medicine Garden was used to host a Garden Work Day by CommuniCare for #NationalHoriculturalTherapyWeek.
  • Dr. Kim Newell Green Quoted in the San Francisco Examiner

    January 13, 2022

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    Dr. Kim Newell Green (Cohort 3, San Francisco County) was recently quoted in a San Francisco Examiner Opinion piece examining the opportunity that California has to have healthcare plans pay for services like medically tailored food and nutrition interventions for Medi-Cal eligible populations.
  • Dr. Trinidad Solis Named Deputy Health Officer, Fresno County Department of Public Health

    January 10, 2022

    The Champion Provider Fellowship team extends our congratulations to Dr. Trinidad Solis (Cohort 4, Fresno County) for her recent appointment as Deputy Health Officer, Fresno County Department of Public. Dr. Solis’ new position began on January 10.  Photo Credit: Fresno County Department of Public...
  • Champion Provider Fellows Contribute to New Policy Report

    December 07, 2021

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    Champion Provider Fellows Drs. Emma Steinberg and Kimberly Newell-Green (San Francisco County, Cohort 3) served on the project steering committee for the recently published policy report Integrating Food into Health Care: A Landscape Analysis of Medically Supportive Food and Nutrition Interventions...
  • Dr. Paul Hsiao Featured in Smile, California

    October 12, 2021

    Dr. Paul Hsiao, Champion Provider Fellow, Cohort 2 (Fresno County) recently lent his voice to Smile, California. Smile, California is the Medi-Cal Dental (also known as Denti-Cal) campaign to increase utlization of dental benefits among Medi-Cal recicipients. To read more about Dr.
  • USDA Updates SNAP Benefits Effective October 1, 2021

    August 16, 2021

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    The 2018 Farm Bill called for a review of the Thrifty Food Plan. The Thrifty Food Plan (TFP) reflects the cost of groceries associated with providing a healthy, cost-conscious diet for a family of four.
  • Dr. Melissa Campos Interviewed by ABC 10 News San Diego

    August 13, 2021

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    Following the publication of her op-ed in The San Diego Union-Tribune, Dr. Melissa Campos was interviewed by ABC 10 News San Diego to discuss growing calls for a sugary drink tax following the 2018 preemption. Dr. Campos cited other cities that enacted sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) taxes prior to...
  • Congrats to Drs. Melissa Campos and Fadra Whyte for the publication in the The San Diego Union Tribune

    August 06, 2021

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    Congrats to Drs. Melissa Campos and Fadra Whyte for the publication in the The San Diego Union Tribune. The article has tweeted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

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