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First California Surgeon General’s Report Provides Clear Cross-Sector Roadmap to Address Health and Societal Impacts of Adversity
Roadmap for Resilience: The California Surgeon General’s Report on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Toxic Stress, and Health serves as a blueprint for how communities, states, and nations can recognize and effectively address Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress as a root cause to some of the most harmful, persistent, and expensive societal and health challenges facing our world today.
Blacks in California are dying from COVID-19 at a higher rate. What’s being done to help?
A virtual town hall event hosted by California Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, California Legislative Black Caucus and Assemblywoman Dr. Shirley Weber highlighted local and statewide efforts to address COVID-19 in the African American community....
California Surgeon General shares safety tips and urges caution ahead of the holidays
California Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joined Bakersfield FOX58 Eyewitness News to discuss safety tips and what the public should keep in mind before Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season.
‘Californians have done this before:’ California Surgeon General urges caution ahead of holidays
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris is the first person appointed as California’s Surgeon General. She spoke to KTVU FOX2 on Saturday about the steps Californians are strongly encouraged to take ahead of Thanksgiving and the rest of the holiday season.
“Becoming ACEs Aware in California” Provider Training: September Data Update
“Becoming ACEs Aware in California” trains health care providers to screen patients for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to recognize and respond to the symptoms of toxic stress. The Provider Training September Data Update shows that of those trained, 8,300 are…
La importancia de que la comunidad latina vaya al médico en medio de la pandemia del coronavirus
La doctora Nadine Burke Harris afirma que es clave que las personas tengan bajo control padecimientos como la diabetes, la presión alta y enfermedades del corazón porque estas condiciones pueden ocasionar más complicaciones en caso de que resulten contagiadas con covid-19.
She Shares with Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
Dr. Nadine Burke Harris joins She Shares for a virtual conversation about childhood adversity, health disparities, and the health impacts of COVID-19.
A Message from the California Surgeon General
California Surgeon General Nadine Burke Harris shares a message about the importance of talking, reading, singing, and counting with young children to build healthy brains and boost resilience.
Todos los Californianos Podemos Tener Acciones que Salvan Vidas
La Dra. Nadine Burke Harris, Directora General de Salud de California, explica cómo los Californianos pueden mantenerse sanos y proteger a nuestra comunidad del COVID-19 si se quedan en su hogar, se lavan las manos frecuentemente, desinfectan superficies, y se cubren...
TED Talk: How childhood trauma affects health across a lifetime
Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of…
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