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RAND Survey Indicates Need to Increase Education about ACEs Potential Health Impacts
A new survey conducted by RAND shed light on Californians’ understanding, and awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their potential health impacts. ACEs are highly stressful and potentially traumatic experiences that can happen to any of us before we...
California Surgeon General’s Letter to Superintendents About Safe Spaces
California Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos partnered with the Association of California School Administrators to urge all California Superintendents to prioritize Safe Spaces—a new trauma-informed training for early care providers, educators and other classified...
OSG’s News Trauma-Informed Training Featured in EdSource Oped
Anyone who regularly interacts with youth has the unique opportunity to help them feel seen, heard and supported. That’s why our new training, Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice for Educational and Care Settings, gives early care providers, education...
Statements on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Approval of the First Nonprescription Daily Oral Contraceptive
SACRAMENTO – California Surgeon General Dr. Diana Ramos and California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom released the following statements in response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first nonprescription daily oral contraceptive: ...
California Surgeon General Launches New Trauma Informed Training
SACRAMENTO – The Office of the California Surgeon General has launched a new trauma-informed training designed to help educators, school personnel and childcare providers respond to trauma and stress in children. Safe Spaces: Foundations of Trauma-Informed Practice...
California Launching ACEs and Toxic Stress Healing-Centered Campaign
SACRAMENTO – The Office of the California Surgeon General (CA-OSG) is developing a healing-centered campaign aimed at increasing awareness of the negative health impacts of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and providing support and healing strategies for...
California Surgeon General Underscores Importance of Prenatal Dental Care
Dr. Diana Ramos, California Surgeon General, confirms, “Oral health care is an important part of overall health, especially during pregnancy. Regular dental visits can also help detect any potential problems before they become serious. As a practicing obstetrician...
California Surgeon General Diana Ramos, MD, Puts Mental Health and Inequities of Care at the Top of Her Statewide To-Do List
Dr. Ramos spoke with her alma mater University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine to outline her goals and priorities as California’s Surgeon General. Learn more here.
Dr. Ramos Goes Live with the American Medical Association
Earlier this month, Dr. Diana Ramos joined AMA Chief Experience Officer Todd Unger on AMA Update to discuss #HispanicHeritageMonth, her priorities for her new role as California’s Surgeon General and how physicians' clinical experience can prepare them for leadership...
Dr. Ramos Shares Key Priorities and Vision for a Healthier California
Dr. Ramos sat down with State of Reform to discuss her plan to expand services for youth behavioral health and reproductive health in her new role, as well as her intention to make health equity the epicenter of her work as California’s Surgeon General. Read the full...
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