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Higher Education Leaders Receive TCWF Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award

Three extraordinary higher education leaders will be honored as the 2010 Champions of Health Professions Diversity by The California Wellness Foundation (TCWF). University of California San Diego Associate Chancellor Sandra P. Daley has advocated for academic enrichment programs that reach disadvantaged students, as early as in middle school, who are interested in health and science careers. Stanford University ’s Ronald D. Garcia developed a nationally recognized admissions procedure that considers the whole path a student applicant has taken, leveling the playing field and increasing the diversity of the student population. Jeffrey S. Oxendine, at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, uses his background in business and public health to create programs that develop and increase diversity in the health workforce.

On June 14, 2010, TCWF will honor these three leaders at its eighth annual “Champions of Health Professions Diversity Award” ceremony in San Francisco. In recognition of their efforts to reach out, mentor and support disadvantaged students preparing for health careers, the honorees will each receive a cash award of $25,000.

Increasing California ’s health workforce and its diversity is important for improving the health of Californians. Our state’s population continues to grow and, by 2020, it will be older and significantly more ethnically and racially diverse. Already there are shortages of workers in nearly all sectors of the health workforce. A workforce that mirrors the racial and ethnic diversity of California will provide the cultural competence and language proficiency necessary to provide high-quality health care for all Californians. Profiles and more are available in our newsroom.

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Times’ Project Nominated for Emmy Award
Los Angeles Times July 15, 2010

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New America Media June 25, 2010

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KTVU June 10, 2010

Poll Finds State Voters Back Health Overhaul
San Francisco Chronicle June 3, 2010

Priest’s Answer to Gang Life Faces Hard Times
NPR May 21, 2010

California Demonstrates That Sound Policy Is Crucial in Reducing Teen Pregnancy
Yuba Net May 19, 2010

Nitrates in Our Drinking Water
California Report, May 14, 2010

Teamwork Needed To Quell Gang Violence, U.S. Attorney General Tells Capital Audience
Sacramento Bee May 11, 2010

Bill Would Ease Path of Community College Transfers
New America Media May 7, 2010

Viewpoints: Cuts Alone Won't Cure Big Budget Gap
Sacramento Bee May 4, 2010

Richmond Refinery Update
KQED April 29, 2010

Study Finds Sex Education Failing in California
New America Media April 28, 2010

Social Calls
Los Angeles Business Journal April 19, 2010

Clean Trucks Head to Court
Daily Breeze April 17, 2010

Father Greg Boyle: Life Among the Homies
Los Angeles Times April 10, 2010

The Great Sacramento Kiss Off
New Times April 7, 2010

Californians Take Generally Positive View of Healthcare Reform
Los Angeles Times April 4, 2010

Grieving Kettleman City Mothers Tackle a Toxic Waste Dump
Los Angeles Times April 1, 2010

Grass Valley Senior Honored for Her Community Activism
The Union March 30, 2010

Housing Is Good Medicine
San Diego Union-Tribune March 26, 2010

How the New Law Will Affect Important Stakeholders
Orange County Register March 23, 2010

Chula Vista Resident Gets Statewide Honor for Activism in Later Life
San Diego Gay and Lesbian News March 20, 2010

City Adopts Renewal Plan for Westside
San Diego Union-Tribune March 16, 2010

About 1 in 4 in California Lack Health Insurance, a UCLA Study Finds
Los Angeles Times March 16, 2010

Fresno Widens Medical Safety Net for Poor
New America Media March 16, 2010

Kettleman Birth Defect Cases Double
Hanford Sentinel March 10, 2010

State Loses Billions to Tax Exemptions
Press-Enterprise February 15. 2010

Youth Jobs Hit Hard by Recession
New America Media February 11, 2010

Road to Recovery: Health Care Jobs
Capital Public Radio January 29, 2010

Local Nonprofits Feeling Recession's Sting
San Diego Union-Tribune January 20, 2010

Ex-Gang Members Take Bang Out of Crime
NPR January 12, 2010