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Zip Code, not Genetic Code: The California Endowment’s 10 year, $1 Billion Initiative

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I am extremely proud to chair this important program at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. Anthony B. Iton, M.D., J.D., MPH, Senior Vice President of Healthy Communities, The California Endowment; Former Director and County Health Officer, Alameda County Public Health Department; Former Director, Health and Human Services, and School Medical Advisor, City of Stamford,… Read More

Giving Back

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Being of service can make for a healthier, happier life, for both the giver and receiver. A life of service makes for a life full of purpose. “The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” ~Oscar Wilde “Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year,… Read More

An Article by Dr. Len Saputo

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I am proud to call Dr. Len Saputo a colleague and friend. He sent me the below and agreed that I could post it.   THE TRAGEDY OF AMERICAN HEALTHCARE Len Saputo, MD Introduction: The New Terrain of American Health Care Over the past 25 years the practice of medicine has become a business, physicians… Read More