Mission

The Office of Child Health Equity (OCHE) strives to foster communities where all children can reach their full potential by ensuring health care and life outcomes are equitable and just.

Announcements

  • Leading a Session at South by Southwest EDU Conference

  • OCHE's Dr. Ryan Padrez, in his role as Medical Director & Senior Advisor at The Primary School, led a joint session on “Integrating Healthcare & Early Childhood Education" with Dr. Kapil Dhingra from Kaiser Permanente at the South by Southwest EDU Conference on 3 March 2025.
  • The combination of Dr. Padrez’s pediatric experience and Dr. Dhingra’s insight into health systems made for a robust discussion around the need for collaboration in addressing health barriers to learning and the complex needs of children and families. They highlighted The Primary School and Kaiser Permanente's joint focus on preventative care and a team-based care coordination approach, and explored the potential scalability of their innovative framework — from funding mechanisms to community partnership strategies.

Published March 26, 2025

  • Stanford University Community Partnership Award

  • The Stanford REACH Lab, led by OCHE advisor Dr. Bonnie Halpern/Felsher, proudly received the 2025 Stanford University Community Partnership Award in recognition of their collaboration with the San Mateo County Office of Education's Tobacco and Other Drug Use Prevention Education and Intervention Program.
  • Through this partnership, the REACH Lab and the San Mateo County Office of Education have joined forces to combat youth drug use through education, research, and advocacy.

Published March 26, 2025

  • Second Harvest Community Partnership Award

  • The OCHE is excited to announce our community partner, Second Harvest, has been awarded the Community Partnership Award with OCHE. Nominations are made by campus and community leaders, and the selection committee awards projects that demonstrate excellence in three criteria: meets a need; creatively connects campus and community; and engages students, staff, and/or faculty in service. 

  • The award is intended to spotlight people who forge meaningful collaboration between Stanford University and our local communities 

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    Published April 12, 2024

Carlos Seligo, Program in Human Biology

  • Health Equity in the Classroom

  • The OCHE’s Dr. Janine Bruce and Dr. Lisa Chamberlain, was featured for their work on the course HumBio 122H, Social and Environmental Determinants of Health. The course introduces students to social determinants and health equity through community-based service and engagement with community partners to address health disparities.

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Published April 12, 2024

  • New OCHE Health Policy Fellow: Vivien Sun, MD

  • New OCHE Health Policy Fellow in the new cohort at through the Health Policy Scholars Program (HPSP) - Academic Pediatric Association”

The APA Health Policy Scholars Program (HPSP) is a 3-year faculty development program designed to educate APA members on the development of a systematic and scholarly approach to health policy and advocacy.

Published April 12, 2024

On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Division of Cardiology: Ariya Nu Chau MD, Eric Hong PA, Vanesa Guzman, and Nicoshi Marzette spent the morning and early afternoon at Heart Center Volunteering with Second Harvest Food Bank.

Published April 12, 2024

Spotlight Presentations

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From October 16-17th, co-director of Policy Participation, Peace Dike, was invited to be a speaker on a panel for the 27th Annual New Perspectives in Pediatric Liver Transplantation in Montreal, Canada. Read about her presentation below:

Topic: Improving access to pediatric liver transplantation

It was great to welcome back Congresswoman Kim Schrier, MD to Stanford, the first pediatrician in Congress. The OCHE was honored to host a discussion with the Congresswoman after her inspiring grand rounds presentation.

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