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Nadine Burke Harris
Covid-19
January 26, 2021

California teachers could get Covid-19 vaccinations starting in February

A new plan, which begins next month, to vaccinate California residents more quickly could help teachers get their shots sooner.

Diana Lambert And Ali Tadayon
Commentary
June 14, 2020

George Floyd’s death is killing me

Systemic racism profoundly hurts our children by immersing them in sustained, dehumanizing trauma.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
Commentary
March 13, 2020

Building a better system to serve California’s youngest children — and their families

California needs to better integrate and coordinate the myriad programs that impact children's lives, surgeon general says.

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris
Podcast
June 28, 2019

Coming to grips with children facing trauma

This week: We interview Dr. Jonathan Goldfinger, chief medical officer of the Center for Youth Wellness in San Francisco, to discuss a new parent survey created to identify children facing adverse experiences, such as violence, neglect or divorce; And we talk with Lisa Eisenberg, the policy director of the California School Based Health Alliance, about how hundreds of school-based health clinics will use the survey.

EdSource staff
Discipline
March 27, 2019

Q&A: California’s first-ever surgeon general on her plans to tackle toxic stress in children

Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, a pediatrician who Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed in January, is recognized as a pioneer in the study of how adverse childhood experiences affect brain development and life-long health.

David Washburn