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Oral Health
February 5, 2012
February is Oral Health Month in the U.S., reminding us that
good oral hygiene is important for everyone, from babies to
adults. Join Nurse Rona and guests as they discuss how to
help you and your family develop maintain good habits for
healthy smiles. Don’t forget to floss!
• Leticia Mendoza-Sobel, DDS, a pediatric
dentist at Piedmont
Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Mendoza-Sobel has practiced and taught pediatric dentistry
since 1994. Following graduation from dental school, Dr. Mendoza-Sobel
completed specialty educational programs in both Pediatric
Dentistry and Orthodontics. She is currently an assistant
professor at the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry
and has participated with the Children’s Hospital Craniofacial
Team in Oakland. She has donated her services for underserved
children at La Clinica de la Raza in Oakland, California.
Dr. Mendoza-Sobel loves working with children. She brings
a warm, fun and personal approach to patient care. Her storytelling
and distraction techniques make dental visits more enjoyable
for the patients. She has lectured for the American Academy
of Pediatric Dentistry about behavior management through storytelling
and distraction techniques during dental treatment.
Dr. Mendoza-Sobel writes children’s books. She loves to run,
travel and dine with her husband, Dr. Richard S. Sobel, also
a pediatric dentist. Dr Mendoza-Sobel enjoys cooking, knitting,
reading and beading in her spare time.
• Padmini
Parthasarathy, MPH, is the interim manager of the
Children's Oral Health Program and the life course initiative
coordinator for Contra
Costa Health Services’ Family, Maternal, and Child Health
(FMCH) Programs. In this role, Padmini coordinates
the planning, implementation, and evaluation of FMCH Programs’
Life Course Initiative, which includes the Building Economic
Security Today (BEST) Project, launched in 2008. Padmini has
been working to improve perinatal health for several years.
Most recently she has focused her work on integrating the
Life Course Perspective into maternal and child health practice
and policy, and she is particularly interested in addressing
the social and environmental determinants of health and working
towards health equity.
Padmini has also advocated for mothers and babies in California
through volunteering on the March of Dimes California State
Public Affairs Committee, and she was appointed in 2006 by
the President of the March of Dimes to the foundation’s National
Volunteer Leadership Council, a board overseeing the its National
Volunteer Leadership Institute.
Padmini received a Master’s in Public Health in Maternal
and Child Health from the University of California, Berkeley,
and a B.A. in Psychology and Social Behavior and Minor in
Sociology from the University of California, Irvine.
Baby Proof Your Relationship
February 12, 2012
Whether you’re becoming a parent for the first time or the third, there’s no denying that a new baby changes a relationship and family dynamics. Do you have a plan to carve out time for intimacy and connection with your spouse or partner each week? Join Nurse Rona and guest Dr. Keith Sutton, a clinical psychologist practicing in the Bay Area, as they discuss how to make practical and thoughtful choices to help “baby proof” and strengthen your relationship.
• W. Keith Sutton, PsyD, is a licensed psychologist and eirector of the Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy. He has been working with couples for the past seven years and is trained in both Gottman Method Couples Therapy and Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy, both evidence-based, short term, effective approaches for couples. In addition to being a psychologist, Dr. Sutton has been with his wife for the past 13 years and has a two-year-old daughter. In addition to his couples work, he also works with teenagers and families and adults around a variety of issues. He is also the Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Psychotherapy, of which the Bay Area Center for Couples Therapy is a specialty center.
• Kristen McClusky is a parenting blogger at motherload and director of creative services at Mamapedia. She is the mother of two girls and currently lives in Oakland with her daughters and husband.
Understanding the Affordable Care Act
February 19, 2012
In 2010 President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act. This law puts in place health insurance reforms that will roll out over four years and beyond. Knowledge is power in navigating these new changes! Join Nurse Rona and guests as they offer suggestions on how to understand both the Affordable Care Act and what low-income health programs are already available to you and your family. This show is sponsored in part by the California Endowment.
• Ellen Wu, MPH, is the executive director at the California Pan-Ethnic Health Network. Ms. Wu has been the Executive Director of CPEHN since 2001. She received her Masters in Public Health from UCLA and serves on numerous boards and advisory committees including the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board and the Board of the California Budget Project. She also teaches health policy and public health at San Francisco State University. Prior to joining CPEHN she consulted with the Community Health Center Network, was a program officer at the Tides Foundation for the Community Clinics Initiative, and served as the Director of Health Education and Cultural/Linguistic Services at the Alameda Alliance for Health.
Enjoying the Outdoors
February 26, 2012
Do you and your family make time to step away from the indoors and out into nature? It’s never too late to embrace the wonders of the outdoors. Join Nurse Rona and guest Rue Mapp, founder of Outdoor Afro, as they discuss the importance and benefits of getting outside and exploring the natural world.
This show is pre-recorded and we won’t be taking calls.
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