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Dr. Marie Buell Receives Oral Health Care Professional of the Year Award
June 15, 2022
Dr. Marie Buell (Cohort 3, Ventura County) received the David Taber/Leo Fainer Award for Oral Health Care Professional of the Year. The 29th Annual Leo Tauber, MD & David Fainer, MD Awards recognizes outstanding community contributions by those directly involved in the delivery of health care... -
Dr. Kristen Hughes Interviewed by Santa Barbara Newspaper, Noozhawk
June 08, 2022
Dr. Kristen Hughes (Cohort 4, Santa Barbara County) was recently quoted in a Noozhawk article examining the dangers of the Santa Barbara Unified School District's take-home iPad program for students. In the article, Dr. Hughes is quoted as saying, "I serve the most vulnerable youth, with the lowest... -
Dr. Timothy Wong Recognized as Top Young Dentist by Inciscal Edge National Magazine
May 24, 2022
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Dr. Moazzum Bajwa Interviewed About His Food is Medicine program
May 18, 2022
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
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
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
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
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.