Domain Partner Highlights

The COI Recognition Program is designed to highlight the many accomplishments that result from the hard work done by members of the COI domains. A component of this program includes a segment in each of the COI monthly newsetters that features a particular partner and their efforts within a given domain. Each month, a different domain is featured, and the Domain Champions are contacted to select a partner that they would like to recognize in this way.

Partner	Domain	Month / Year
Blanca Melendrez Executive Director Network for a Healthy California, San Diego and Imperial Counties	Community, Media	March 2013
Laura Avila-Taylor Program Specialist for Quality Assurance Neighborhood House Association	Early Childhood	February 2013
Health Link Public Health Nurses San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency	Schools & After-School	January 2013
Norma Mendoza Health Educator YMCA Childcare Resource Service	Early Childhood	November 2013
Jennifer Tracy Executive Director San Diego Hunger Coalition	Community	October 2013
Courtney Winston Assistant Director Food & Nutrition Services Kaiser Permanente, San Diego Medical Center	Healthcare	September 2012
Lindsey McDermid Program Director Chronic Disease and Health Equity Unit Maternal, Child and Family Health Services County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency	Government	August 2012
Joangrace Espiritu Program Director of Marketing YMCA Childcare Resource Service	Early Childhood	June 2012
Jamie Moody Project Manager Institute for Behavioral and Community Health San Diego State University Research Foundation	Schools and After-school	May 2012
James Beaubeaux COO/CFO San Diego County Medical Society	Healthcare	April 2012
Tyra Myles Watch Commander East Mesa Juvenile Detention Facility County of San Diego Probation Department	Government	March 2012
Ron Troyano Managing Co-partner Alchemy Restaurant	Business	February 2012
Chelsea Fiss Retail Program Manager Network for a Healthy California Marketing/Health Works Division of Child Development & Community Health, University of California, San Diego	Media	January 2012
Rachel Lebowitz Digital Storytelling & Community Outreach Director Outside The Lens	Community	December 2011
Kristine Smith, RD Director of Nutrition Services Neighborhood House Association	Early Childhood	November 2011
Barbara Gates Founder & Director Lean and Green Kids	Schools & After-school	October 2011
Tanya Dansky, MD, FAAP Medical Director Childrens Physicians Medical Group	Healthcare	September 2011
Parke Troutman, PhD Land Use & Planning Consultant Healthy Works^SM School and Community Garden Intervention	Government	August 2011
Mike O'Malley Owner Mailboxes & More, Escondido, CA	Business	July 2011
Carey Riccitelli, MPH Supervising Community Health Promotion Specialist, County of San Diego HHSA Communications Coordinator, Healthy Works^SM	Media	May 2011
Sheila Krotz Medical Pathways Program Director San Ysidro High School	Community	April 2011
Debbie Macdonald Executive Director YMCA Childcare Resource Service	Early Childhood	March 2011
Kay Stuckhardt Community Outreach Liaison Palomar Pomerado Hospital	Schools and After-school	February 2011
Cheri Fidler Director, Center for Healthier Communities Rady Children's Hospital	Healthcare	January 2011
Vikrant Sood Senior Regional Planner SANDAG	Government	December 2010
Jeff Rossman Executive Chef/Owner Terra Restaurant	Business	November 2010
Dan Bennett Media/Marketing Coordinator UCSD School of Medicine Communities Putting Prevention to Work	Media	October 2010
Elva Arredondo, PhD San Diego State University Institute of Behavioral & Community Health	Community	August/September 2010
Estrellita (Lita) Moore Director of Family Resources North County Community Services	Early Childhood	July 2010
Kimberly Wright, RD, MPH, CHES Menu Systems Development Dietitian San Diego Unified School District	Schools and After-school	May 2010
Joanne Drinkwater, MS, RD, IBCLC Community Outreach Associate American Red Cross WIC Program	Healthcare	April 2010
Brad Raulston Executive Director Community Development Department City of National City	Government	March 2010
Stone Brewing Company	Business	February 2010
Sandra Parkington, MPH, RN Quality Improvement Coordinator Sharp Health Plan	Media	January 2010
Sabrina Covington, RD Healthy Kids Choice, Inc.	Community	December 2009
Diana Vandenbusshe Nutritionist Child Development Associates, Inc	Early Childhood	November 2009
Bea Moniz, RN, RHN Public Health Nurse Supervisor SD County HHSA- North Inland Region	Schools and After-school	October 2009
Shaila Serpas, MD Assistant Program Director Scripps Family Medicine Residency Program	Healthcare	September 2009
Yvonne Garrett Director Community Services City of La Mesa	Government	August 2009
Sue Botos Director Padres Foundation for Children	Business	July 2009
Kate Bartkiewicz Manager San Diego Diabetes Coalition / icansandiego Community Health Improvement Partners	Media	June 2009
Tia Anzellotti Executive Director San Diego Hunger Coalition	Community	May 2009
Kim McDougal, MPH Health Line Director YMCA Childcare Resource Service	Early Childhood	April 2009
Shohre Zahedi, MS Founder Hygia: Weight Loss & Nutrition Counseling	Schools and After-school	March 2009
Phyllis Hartigan Program Manager Center for Healthier Communities Obesity Initiative / Partnership for Smoke-Free Families Program Rady Children's Hospital	Healthcare	February 2009
Mike Stepner Professor of Architecture & Design / NewSchool of Architecture & Design Adjunct Professor / University of California, San Diego	Government	January 2009

Quick Facts

One in four children in San Diego County is overweight or obese; this is slightly higher than the national average (California Center for Public Health Advocacy, 2009)
If today’s current trend continues, it is anticipated that 1 in 3 children born in the US after the year 2000 will develop type 2 diabetes (American Diabetes Association, 2009).
More children are being diagnosed with diseases linked to overweight and obesity previously seen only in adults, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease (The Obesity Society, 2009).

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