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Nadine Burke Harris (born 1975, Vancouver, Canada[1]) is an American pediatrician who is the 1st and current Surgeon General of California since 2019.[2][3] She is known for linking adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress with harmful effects to health later on in life.[4] She is an advisory council member for Hillary Rodham Clinton's Clinton Foundation's Too Small to Fail campaign,[5] and the Founder and former chief executive officer of the Center for Youth Wellness.[3][6] Hailed as a pioneer in the treatment of toxic stress,[6] her work has been featured in Paul Tough's book How Children Succeed.[7] |