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Dr. Barry Chang's Food is Medicine Garden was used to host a Garden Work Day

April 20, 2022

Food Security
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

Food Security
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

Food Security
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

Food Security
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

Healthy Food and Beverage Standards
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

Healthy Food and Beverage Standards
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.
California 2021 - 2022 State Budget Highlights

August 06, 2021
The 2021 - 2022 California State Budget was enacted on June 28, 2021. The budget includes several investments to support increased nutrition and food access. Read about the highlights below.