Line Up — 8th ORANGE COUNTY WOMEN'S HEALTH SUMMIT

PROGRAM & SPEAKERS

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Q&A follow-up: General Questions & Session Questions

SESSION 1: COVID-19, WOMEN’S HEALTH, & ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACEs)

Friday, May 29, 2020 | 9:00 AM - 11:15 AM

[WELCOME & RECOGNITIONS]ALLYSON W. SONENSHINE, JDFounding Director, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectAllyson Sonenshine has 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health.  In 2011, she founded the Orange County … — [WELCOME & RECOGNITIONS]
ALLYSON W. SONENSHINE, JD
Founding Director, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Allyson Sonenshine has 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health. In 2011, she founded the Orange County Women’s Health Project, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing local women’s health through education, collaboration, and advocacy.
Prior to the OCWHP, Ms. Sonenshine was an attorney in Los Angeles and subsequently helped establish the SOS-El Sol Wellness Center in Santa Ana. Ms. Sonenshine is the past Board Chair for both Essential Access Health and Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties.
She graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania and earned her JD at USC School of Law.

[FEDERAL UPDATE]CONGRESSMAN HARLEY ROUDA48th Congressional District of California Harley Rouda is a successful businessman, husband, father, and patriot serving California's 48th Congressional district. Congressman Rouda is one of the most prod… — [FEDERAL UPDATE]
CONGRESSMAN HARLEY ROUDA
48th Congressional District of California
Harley Rouda is a successful businessman, husband, father, and patriot serving California's 48th Congressional district. Congressman Rouda is one of the most productive Freshman Members of Congress, reaching across the aisle to pass common-sense and bipartisan legislation. He's focused on results – not empty political rhetoric.
In one year, his office has recovered over $1,600,000 for Orange County families and secured more than $40,000,000 in grant funding for our district, bringing home our hard-earned tax dollars to local businesses and public works projects.
Harley is fighting to protect Americans with pre-existing conditions, make prescription drugs affordable, fight climate change, address our homelessness crisis, reduce gun violence, and empower America's main-street economy.
Harley lives in Laguna Beach, California, and is married to award-winning author, Kaira Sturdivant Rouda. They have four children who continuously inspire them.

[KEYNOTE ADDRESS]JUDY BELKPresident and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation As president and CEO, Judy Belk leads The California Wellness Foundation in pursuing its mission to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of Cal… — [KEYNOTE ADDRESS]
JUDY BELK
President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation
As president and CEO, Judy Belk leads The California Wellness Foundation in pursuing its mission to protect and improve the health and wellness of the people of California. She uses her vision and her voice to help Cal Wellness “level the playing field” so that everyone has access to health care, quality education, good jobs, healthy environments and safe neighborhoods.
Belk is a seasoned leader with more than 25 years of senior management experience in the philanthropic, government, nonprofit and corporate sectors. Before joining Cal Wellness in April 2014, she served as senior vice president of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and as vice president of global public affairs at Levi Strauss & Co.
She is a frequent writer and speaker on organizational ethics, race and social change, and she blogs regularly at the foundation’s website on issues related to its grantmaking and public policy priorities. She currently serves on the boards of the Surdna Foundation, a national New York-based family foundation, and Hedgebrook, a women’s writing retreat in the state of Washington that promotes women’s voices and social change. She is also an advisory board member for the University of California Firearms Violence Research Center, the first state-supported institution of its kind in the country.
Belk received her undergraduate degree from Northwestern University and her master’s degree in public administration from California State University, East Bay.

[THE SCIENCE OF ACEs]ANNE LIGHT, MDMedical Director, County of Orange Social Services AgencyDr. Anne Light is a pediatrician specializing in childhood trauma. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School (2005) and completed residency training in p… — [ACEs, WOMEN’S HEALTH & COVID-19]
ANNE LIGHT, MD
Medical Director, County of Orange Social Services Agency
Dr. Anne Light is a pediatrician specializing in childhood trauma. She earned her MD from Harvard Medical School (2005) and completed residency training in pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital (2008) with a focus in trauma and emergency care.
Until 2015 she worked as pediatric provider within the Massachusetts General/Partners system and led several multidisciplinary collaborations to improve patient care and trauma outcomes. In addition, from 2008-2011 Dr. Light served as the Executive Director of a nonprofit to optimize early learning in children aged zero to three.
In 2015 she joined the Orange County Social Services Agency, where she serves as the Medical Director and is working to create interdisciplinary programs to support children and families. She is currently leading and developing the WE CAN Coalition: Working to End Child Abuse and Neglect. This group has more than 150 members from across Orange County organized into 9 task forces in order to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of maltreatment in children, families and communities.

[PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE DURING A PANDEMIC]ERIC H.BALL, MD, FAAPPediatrician, CHOC Children'sImmediate Past President, American Academy of Pediatrics-Orange CountyEric Ball is a primary care pediatrician at Southern Orange County Pediatric As… — [PROVIDING TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE DURING A PANDEMIC]
ERIC H.BALL, MD, FAAP
Pediatrician, CHOC Children's
Immediate Past President, American Academy of Pediatrics-Orange County
Eric Ball is a primary care pediatrician at Southern Orange County Pediatric Associates, a member of the CHOC Children's Primary Care Network. Dr. Ball is the immediate Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Orange County and a member of the Board of Directors of the AAP-California. He also serves as an Assistant Medical Director with CHOC Health Alliance and is a delegate to the California Medical Association House of Delegates. He currently represents the AAP on the California Surgeon General's Trauma-Informed Primary Care Implementation Advisory Committee, helping to implement ACEs screening into primary care settings.
Dr. Ball received his degree at Duke University, attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and trained in pediatrics at Stanford University, where he also served as Chief Resident. He lives in Irvine with his wife, 15-year-old son, 11-year-old daughter, and their two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, Twinkle and Everly.

[MODERATOR]DENA RUBIN, MPHProgram Manager, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectDena Rubin has over 30 years of experience developing and managing health and human service programs in California.  As Program Manager for the Orange County Women’s… — [MODERATOR]
DENA RUBIN, MPH
Program Manager, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Dena Rubin has over 30 years of experience developing and managing health and human service programs in California. As Program Manager for the Orange County Women’s Health Project, she supported the development, coordination, evaluation, and sustainability of a Health and Domestic Violence System Integration Project in partnership with an array of organizations in Orange County.
As a private consultant, Dena assisted with development of the Families and Communities Together (FaCT) Program, a county-wide system for funding, expanding and supporting Family Resource Centers (FRCs) and the development Orange County’s Strong Families, Strong Children program to support military connected families. Her work in Orange County has included the development and management of the Prop 10 funded community based health access initiative, coordination of a comprehensive Child Abuse Prevention Plan, administration of the county-wide Bridges Maternal Child Health Network and a strategic health analysis for Orange County United Way.
Since 1997, prior to working in Orange County, Dena's public health work was recognized by both the Santa Barbara County Health Care Services and the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - AIDS Program Office.
Dena earned her Master of Public Health from UCLA.

PRESENTATION RECORDINGS & SLIDES

Keynote Address: COVID-19 & Women’s Health

Judy Belk, President and CEO, The California Wellness Foundation

Federal Update

Congressman Harley Rouda, 48th Congressional District of CA

Panel – COVID-19 & Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

ACEs, Women’s Health and COVID-19 – Anne Light, MD, OC Social Services Agency
Providing Trauma-informed Care During a Pandemic – Eric Ball, MD, FAAP, CHOC Children’s & AAP - OC

SESSION 2: COVID-19 & SEXUAL HEALTH

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 | 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

[THE COUNTY RESPONSE]HELENE CALVET, MDDeputy Medical Director, Communicable Disease Control Division, Orange County Health Care AgencyDr. Helene Calvet received her MD from the UCLA School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine an… — [THE COUNTY RESPONSE]
HELENE CALVET, MD
Deputy Medical Director, Communicable Disease Control Division, Orange County Health Care Agency
Dr. Helene Calvet received her MD from the UCLA School of Medicine. She completed residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Infectious Diseases and is board-certified in both disciplines. Initially working in academic medicine, she changed to Public Health, where she has worked for almost 20 years, with special emphasis on STIs and TB. In 2018, she cut back to part-time work to volunteer in Global Health, and received certification in Tropical Medicine. In March 2020, she returned to public health full time to assist with COVID response. She has published 10 articles, served on two CDC Expert Panels and taught STI management to health care providers throughout Region IX and in 6 other countries.

[MODERATOR]DEVERA H. HEARD, EdDPrincipal/Administrator (Retired), Santa Ana Unified School DistrictAdvisory Board, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectDr. Heard was a school administrator for 34 years before retiring from Santa Ana Unified School Di… — [MODERATOR]
DEVERA H. HEARD, EdD
Principal/Administrator (Retired), Santa Ana Unified School District
Advisory Board, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Dr. Heard was a school administrator for 34 years before retiring from Santa Ana Unified School District. She worked with parents, students and teachers from elementary to university level, and still volunteers her expertise.
Dr. Heard has volunteered in the community since she was 12 years old and continues to do so. Her main focus has always been to encourage treatment of all individuals as valued human beings. Her experience as an advocate has taken her to Washington D.C., Sacramento, and many OC cities and municipalities. Dr. Heard is an active, dedicated member of many community groups. She has been described as an involved, determined, well-spoken, informed woman with a service heart.

[ADAPTING SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE]BETHA SCHNELLE, MPH, MBAChief Operating Officer, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino CountiesBetha Schnelle has led her affiliate to the highest standards of operational excellence since 200… — [ADAPTING SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE]
BETHA SCHNELLE, MPH, MBA
Chief Operating Officer, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties
Betha Schnelle has led her affiliate to the highest standards of operational excellence since 2007. Guided by her conviction that all patients deserve a first-class health care experience regardless of their ability to pay, the PPOSBC centers under Betha have reduced patient wait times to under 15 minutes, maintained YELP review scores of over 4 star+ ratings and over 95% of patients state they would refer their family and friends to Planned Parenthood. Under Betha, patient volume has grown over 30% percent in 7 years, and revenues exceed $90 million.
With both an MPH and an MBA, Betha has a unique combination of public health and business leadership skills that allow her to think creatively and work quickly in the rapidly developing new environment. In order to continue providing critical sexual and reproductive health care services to the community during the COVID-19 crisis, Betha implemented new telehealth and drive through birth control services in which birth control prescriptions are safely delivered to patients in cars and was recognized by Senator Tom Umberg as an ‘Everyday Hero’.

[LGBTQ ACCESS]MICHELLE J. SHERMAN, RPH, APH, FASCP, FACA, AAHIVPAdvanced Practice Pharmacist, Radiant Health CentersMichelle is an author, speaker, consultant and advisor and as a pharmacy entrepreneur and innovator, and President of MichRx Pharmaci… — [LGBTQ ACCESS]
MICHELLE J. SHERMAN, RPH, APH, FASCP, FACA, AAHIVP
Advanced Practice Pharmacist, Radiant Health Centers
Michelle is an author, speaker, consultant and advisor and as a pharmacy entrepreneur and innovator, and President of MichRx Pharmacist Consulting Services, Inc., and an internationally recognized HIV Specialist Pharmacist Michelle has developed a leading edge Medication Therapy Management and Chronic Care management program: Ubuntu Pharmacist Care Program. Michelle is host of The Conscious Pharmacist Podcast, Part of the Pharmacy Podcast Network.
Michelle is committed to advancing the recognition of pharmacists as key healthcare providers on the patients care team. To achieve this she has a non-profit, The Center For Advanced Pharmacist Care, to further advance Pharmacists as healthcare Providers.

[SEXUAL HEATH EDUCATION & SERVICES FOR SENIORS]JOYCE SWAVING, CHESCertified Health Educator, Shanti OCJoyce Swaving is a Certified Health Educator for Shanti OC. Providing medically accurate and age appropriate Sexual Health presentations t… — [SEXUAL HEATH EDUCATION & SERVICES FOR SENIORS]
JOYCE SWAVING, CHES
Certified Health Educator, Shanti OC
Joyce Swaving is a Certified Health Educator for Shanti OC. Providing medically accurate and age appropriate Sexual Health presentations that are California Healthy Youth Act compliant keeps her on her toes. Staying current with the current lingo and engaging young people in a meaningful dialogue about their developing bodies and making healthy decisions around sex, consent, relationships, use of drugs and alcohol is extremely rewarding.
On the flip side of working with adolescents, Joyce facilitates discussions at local Senior Centers. As senior adults explore dating and intimacy after the loss of a partner in their "golden years" a unique set of challenges can arise. She has developed engaging interactive exercises and discussion topics that address the concerns of her peer group.

PRESENTATION RECORDINGS & SLIDES

STD Control in the Era of COVID

Helene Calvet, MD, OC Health Care Agency

Sexual Health Education & Services for Seniors

Joyce Swaving, CHES, Shanti OC

Adapting Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

Betha Schnelle, MPH, MBA, PPOSBC

Q&A – COVID-19 & Sexual Health

LGBTQ Sexual Health Care in OC Prior To & During COVID-19

Michelle Sherman, RPH, APH, FASCP, FACA, AAHIVP, Radiant Health Centers

SESSION 3: COVID-19 & WOMEN’S HEALTH POLICY IMPLICATIONS

Wednesday, June 10, 2020 | 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM

ALLYSON W. SONENSHINE, JDFounding Director, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectAllyson Sonenshine has 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health.  In 2011, she founded the Orange County Women’s Health Project, a no… — ALLYSON W. SONENSHINE, JD
Founding Director, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Allyson Sonenshine has 25 years of nonprofit, legal and volunteer experience in women’s health. In 2011, she founded the Orange County Women’s Health Project, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing local women’s health through education, collaboration, and advocacy.
Prior to the OCWHP, Ms. Sonenshine was an attorney in Los Angeles and subsequently helped establish the SOS-El Sol Wellness Center in Santa Ana. Ms. Sonenshine is the past Board Chair for both Essential Access Health and Planned Parenthood of Orange & San Bernardino Counties.
She graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania and earned her JD at USC School of Law.

MONA SHAH, JD, MPHHealth Policy ConsultantPolicy Advisor, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectMona Shah is a Health Policy Consultant with an extensive background in health policy and advocacy issues.  She primarily works with non-profit organi… — MONA SHAH, JD, MPH
Health Policy Consultant
Policy Advisor, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Mona Shah is a Health Policy Consultant with an extensive background in health policy and advocacy issues. She primarily works with non-profit organizations, philanthropies, and government agencies.
Previously, Mona worked for the consulting firm Health Management Associates. Prior to moving to California, Mona was the Senior Health Policy Advisor to US Senator Barbara Mikulski as well as Staff Director for the US Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions. Mona drafted several sections of the Affordable Care Act and spent time working on health related legislation and appropriations issues.
She is an Advisory Board member of the Orange County Women’s Health Project and on the Board of Directors for Essential Access Health and Pretend City Children’s Museum.
Mona earned her JD with a Certificate of Concentration in Health Law from the University of Maryland School of Law. She received both her Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Management and Bachelor of Science in Human Biology and Anthropology from Emory University.

[MODERATOR]AURORA GARCIA-BARRERA Director of Policy and Government Affairs, The Coalition of Orange County Community Health CentersAurora has spent the last 10 years working in the nonprofit sector and organizing for social justice and equity for th… — [MODERATOR]
AURORA GARCIA-BARRERA
Director of Policy and Government Affairs, The Coalition of Orange County Community Health Centers
Aurora has spent the last 10 years working in the nonprofit sector and organizing for social justice and equity for the most vulnerable populations. As an organizer at various statewide organizations she engaged in multiple efforts around health care, immigration, and other issues. Her work has ranged from engaging community members from diverse backgrounds and state/local representatives, to policy advocacy on state budget and legislation, to coordinating regional coalitions. As the Director of Policy and Government Affairs at the Coalition OC, Aurora is responsible for leading the policy and advocacy strategies and campaigns that respond to the needs of Community Health Centers and the patients they serve.

PRESENTATION RECORDINGS & SLIDES

COVID-19 in Orange County & COVID-19 Challenges for Women

Allyson Sonenshine, JD, OCWHP

Federal Legislative & State Budget/Legislative Developments

Mona Shah, MPH, JD, Independent Consultant

State Regulatory Developments, Legal Developments & Future Policy Considerations

Allyson Sonenshine, JD, OCWHP

View COVID-19 and Women’s Health Policy presentation slides

Q&A – COVID-19 & Sexual Health

SESSION 4: COVID-19 & MENTAL HEALTH

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 | 9:00 AM - 10:45 AM

[BE WELL OC – A MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE]CLAYTON CHAU, MD, PhDDirector, Orange County Health Care AgencyClayton Chau is the Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Formerly, he was the Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer for MindOC, t… — [BE WELL OC – A MENTAL HEALTH SYSTEM OF CARE]
CLAYTON CHAU, MD, PhD
Director, Orange County Health Care Agency
Clayton Chau is the Director of the Orange County Health Care Agency. Formerly, he was the Chief Clinical and Strategy Officer for MindOC, the non-profit entity which he co-founded to support BeWell OC, a private/public/faith based/academic coalition that aims to transform the mental health system. He was previously with Providence Health System, the third largest health system in the country, as the Regional Executive Medical Director of the Institute of Mental Health and Wellness Southern California Region. Appointed by the 23rd US Secretary of Health and Human Services, he is a member of the Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee. His past positions include Senior Medical Director for Health Services at L.A. Care Health Plan, the largest nonprofit health plan in the nation, responsible for behavioral health, care management, utilization management, disease management, etc. In that capacity, Dr. Chau was actively involving in the development of the LA County Whole Person Care Program. He was also the Co-Principal Investigator for a multi-year Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Innovation grant in Transforming Clinical Practice. He started his career in the public sector working for 13 years for Orange County Behavioral Health Services where he was the Director of the Center of Excellence in Education, Training, Research and Advocacy for Reducing Health Disparities. There, he developed the first county funded bi-directional behavioral and physical health Integration program as well as the Model of Community Outreach and Education. He is also a Lecturer for the UCLA School of Public Health, an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Director for the Transcultural Psychiatry Curriculum at UC Irvine School of Medicine.
Dr. Chau obtained his MD degree from the University of Minnesota and PhD in Clinical Psychology from Chelsea University. He completed his psychiatry residency at UCLA/San Fernando Valley followed by a fellowship with the National Institute of Mental Health in psychoneuroimmunology focusing on substance abuse and HIV. During his residency he was also selected for the American Psychiatric Association Mead Johnson Fellowship in Community Leadership.
Dr. Chau has conducted international trainings in the areas of health care integration, health care system reform, cultural competency, veteran’s health, trauma, homelessness and mental health policy. He is featured in the 2013 documentary “A New State of Mind: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness” narrated by Glenn Close, produced by PBS, the 2013 Emmy Awards winner 60 Seconds PSA and the 2012 Emmy Awards winner Informational/Public Affairs Series “Profiles of Hope” produced by the LA Department of Mental Health. Dr Chau was named the 2012 Visionary Leader by the National Council for Behavioral Health. In that same year he was also awarded the prestigious Warren Williams, MD Award from the American Psychiatric Association “for his extraordinary contributions to the profession of psychiatry and the care of those with mental illness.”

[PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH]DIANA RAMOS, MD, MPHPresident of Orange County Medical Association & Incoming Chair, California American College of Obstetrics and GynecologyDr. Diana E. Ramos is a well-recognized public health expert, a board-certified… — [PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH]
DIANA RAMOS, MD, MPH
President of Orange County Medical Association & Incoming Chair, California American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Diana E. Ramos is a well-recognized public health expert, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist and adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor, at the Keck University of Southern California School of Medicine.
Dr. Ramos was previously the Los Angeles County Public Health Department’s Director for Reproductive Health. Dr. Ramos also serves as the vice-chair of the California American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology executive committee and other women’s health committees providing leadership and guidance to obstetricians and gynecologists throughout California and the U.S.
Her areas of expertise include health disparities, preconception/interconception health, contraception and quality improvement. In Los Angeles County and California, she has led initiatives to decrease maternal morbidity and mortality by focusing on postpartum hemorrhage, cesarean section reduction, obesity reduction and reproductive life planning. Dr. Ramos is an innovator and visionary in health technology and public health. She was the principal investigator for LA MOMs (Los Angeles Managing Overweight/Obesity in Moms), a postpartum obesity reduction program for new moms, FAMILIA, a preconception text messaging program and Zika text, an educational text messaging program.
Nationally, Dr. Ramos is on the American Medical Association Health Care Disparities Advisory Board, Co-Chair for the March of Dimes Health Equity Advisory Group and on the Board of the National Hispanic Medical Association. Her quality improvement leadership is highlighted by her participation on the National Quality Forum Perinatal and Reproductive Health advisory group, Chair for the Implementation of the Women’s Preventive Services Initiative and co-chair for the California American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology Patient Safety Committee.
She has written and contributed numerous articles to the obstetrics and gynecology and public health literature and has lectured in Spanish and English, locally, nationally and internationally on a wide array of topics including preventive health, women's health, motivational speaking and mentoring. Recent awards include 2018 National Hispanic Medical Association Fellow of the Year, Let’s Get Healthy California’s 2017 Innovation Challenge Finalist, 2017 Global Health & Innovation: Semifinalist for Choose Health LA MOMs 2016 Health Officers Association of California Public Health Communications Award and 2016 American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists District Service Award.
Dr. Ramos received her medical degree from the University of Southern California with honors and completed her residency training in obstetrics and gynecology at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center. She obtained her Master of Public Health with an emphasis in management from the University of California, Los Angeles and received her BA in Communications, Arts & Science from the University of Southern California.

[SENIORS & CAREGIVERS]MICHELLE PARK, MDPsychiatrist, ReConnect Early Intervention Services for Older Adults, Council on Aging - Southern CaliforniaA graduate of Stanford University and Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Dr. Park completed… — [SENIORS & CAREGIVERS]
MICHELLE PARK, MD
Psychiatrist, ReConnect Early Intervention Services for Older Adults, Council on Aging - Southern California
A graduate of Stanford University and Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Dr. Park completed her combined residency in Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of California at Davis Medical Center. She is board certified in both Family Medicine and Psychiatry. Her professional interests include integration of mental health into primary care and mental health in emerging adulthood. In addition to her private practice, Dr. Park currently works as a per diem family medicine physician at Kaiser Permanente in Orange County, and consultant psychiatrist for Council on Aging.

[MODERATOR]GAIL DRATCH, MSWMental Health Specialist, Orange County Women’s Health ProjectGail Dratch has spent most of her career with the County of Orange Health Care Agency in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health directing case management program… — [MODERATOR]
GAIL DRATCH, MSW
Mental Health Specialist, Orange County Women’s Health Project
Gail Dratch has spent most of her career with the County of Orange Health Care Agency in Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health directing case management programs for pregnant and parenting adolescents (AFLP and Cal-Learn). In this role, she served as the Southern Region representative on a State-wide board tasked with developing protocols, reviewing program data, and recommending improvements throughout the State. She has also worked with the MHSA-funded Prevention and Early Intervention programs, participating in the selection, over-sight and support of community agencies providing contracted services focused on decreasing the incidence and severity of mental illness in Orange County. Most recently, she has been an adjunct faculty member at Chapman University, teaching undergraduate social work classes. Gail earned her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Southern California.

PRESENTATION RECORDINGS & SLIDES

COVID-19 – System Transformation

Clayton Chau, MD, OC Health Care Agency

Perinatal Mental Health Pivoting in the Times of COVID-19

Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, OC Medical Association

Seniors and Caregivers

Michelle Park, MD, Council on Aging - SoCal

Q&A – COVID-19 & Mental Health