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9/19/2019

California’s Surgeon General Readies Statewide Screening for Child Trauma

Jeremy Loudenback

Soon after being appointed California’s first-ever surgeon general, Nadine Burke Harris took off on a barnstorming tour across the state to talk about adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress, an issue she calls “the biggest public health crisis facing California today.”

1/23/2019

California Governor Names Nadine Burke Harris as State’s First-Ever Surgeon General

Guest Writer

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) named pediatrician Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pioneer in the study of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), as the state’s first surgeon general on Monday. Burke Harris is the founder of the San Francisco-based clinic Center for Youth Wellness, serving as its CEO for the past six years.

Youth Services Insider

7/12/2017

Time to Put the Surgeon General in the Game

John Kelly

President Donald Trump is the third president in a row, in the humble opinion of Youth Services Insider, to make an interesting and exciting pick for Surgeon General. Jerome Adams, the former health commissioner for Indiana, is a young choice at age 42 with bipartisan plaudits for his connection to the community.

3/20/2016

Gun Violence as a Public Health Issue: Prevention Should be Funded Accordingly

Opinion

Journalism for Social Change

Unattended guns can harm your children. Guns may cause injury or death. Guns may increase the case-fatality rate of firearm suicide attempts. Imagine these phrases plastered on the box of recently purchased gun.

4/10/2013

Surgeon General Planning Three Reports on Youth Issues

John Kelly

United States Surgeon General Regina Benjamin is planning to focus on a number of a youth-related issues during President Barack Obama’s second term, according to her spokesperson, Gayle Converse. “Dr. Benjamin is currently working on several documents for future release on topics,” Converse said.

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