Nadine burke harris bio

Pediatrician and first Surgeon General of California

Nadine Burke Harris (born October 5, 1975) is a Canadian-American pediatrician who was the Surgeon General of California between 2019 and 2022; she is the first person appointed to that position.^[1][2] She is known for linking adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress with harmful effects to health later in life.^[3] Hailed as a pioneer in the treatment of toxic stress,^[4] she is an advisory council member for the Clinton Foundation's "Too Small to Fail" campaign,^[5] and the founder and former chief executive officer of the Center for Youth Wellness.^[2][4] Her work was also featured in Paul Tough's book How Children Succeed.^[6]

Early life and education

Nadine Burke Harris was born on Oct 5, 1975 in Vancouver, British Columbia.^[7] She is of Jamaican heritage and lived briefly in Jamaica before the fami