Stanford Report, August 9, 2006

Community Health to receive award

The medical school's Office of Community Health will receive the third annual Partnership Award from Community Health Partnership on Aug.10 for its "commitment to improving the health and wellness of our community."

"This organization is making an impact on primary health-care issues," said Lourie Campos, director of policy at CHP. "Our partnership has been one of the highlights of the year."

Community Health Partnership is a nonprofit consortium of community health clinics for underserved populations in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties. CHP and the Office of Community Health teamed up to develop coursework and to plan curriculum relating to public health issues for Stanford medical students.

"This is just about the highest honor we can receive," said Ann Banchoff, program director of the Office of Community Health. "This entity didn't exist a year ago. Being recognized shows we're being responsive to the community."