Stephanie Ledesma posted on LinkedIn (2024)

June marks National Cancer Survivors Month. Reflecting on my son's journey battling leukemia for three and a half years, I'm grateful for the incredible support we received. Each person's experience is unique, and for a child, it truly takes a village. Thank you to Dr. Robert Bergamini, Dr. Robin Hanson, Cardinals Kids Cancer Center at Mercy Children's Hospital St. Louis, the amazing nurses, and Friends of Kids with Cancer for helping ensure that more of his days were spent being a kid than being a patient. #CancerSurvivorMonth #Gratitude 🎗️

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Studies like this underscore the importance of our unwavering commitment at Kaiser Permanente to protect our communities from these increasing events with sustainable purchasing practices, net-zero emission goals and a continual focus on environmental stewardship. https://lnkd.in/gk9aZYuf

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We are helping increase mental health services for our Asian American Pacific Islander communities with support for the Asian American Mental Health Training Academy in Oakland. The academy, which is part of the Asian American Health Coalition - HOPE Clinic, aims to better prepare new Asian American Pacific Islander therapists to serve their communities. Congratulations to the recent graduates and incoming students!https://lnkd.in/gx25a_2f

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You might have noticed we are having a heatwave across many of our communities, and I am sure it won’t be the last one we experience this summer. I am proud of my Kaiser Permanente colleagues who led a program to give away free air conditioners to certain low-income members in Oregon a few summers ago when extreme temperatures put them at risk. We are now working with the state to help implement the new climate coverage waiver that will provide Medicaid members In Oregon with units and other protective equipment to keep them safe during extreme weather. https://lnkd.in/gCQSsRHy

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Congratulations to Yvette Radford and her whole team in Northern California for spearheading such impactful programs and charitable contributions in Northern California to make our communities healthier and more equitable. You can read more about this groundbreaking work and hear from our vital community partners in the multimedia2023 Kaiser Permanente Northern California 2023 Community Health Snapshot. Thank you to Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Community HealthWorks and Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County for working woth us to create healthier communities and for helping us to tell our story.https://lnkd.in/gSQ6Y7Yi

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What started as work to collect unused food from local restaurants and distribute to residents in Fresno, California has grown into a new, modern food hub that will serve people throughout the South Fresno area. I am so proud of my colleagues at Kaiser Permanente Fresno Medical Center and all our local community partners, including Fresno Metro Ministry , who are behind such an incredible project. https://lnkd.in/grxrgBXq

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Through our ongoing partnership with the Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) Club, Kaiser Permanente is bringing a wellness curriculum to students in Southern California public schools that prioritizes whole health ― including physical, mental and emotional health ― for lifelong success. Designed in partnership with Science of Sports, the LAFC Fit curriculum includes a mix of activities students can do with family and friends to learn and spread healthy behaviors, including, you guessed it, playing soccer and cheering for their favorite LAFC players! https://lnkd.in/g7a-svVK

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Here's another study underscoring the link between health inequities and climate change, this time showing that heat waves exacerbate adverse birth outcomes, particularly among Black mothers.This is why Kaiser Permanente is committed to environmental action that includes raising awareness about the health impacts of climate change, while pursue better policies and sustainable business practices that build healthy and resilient communities. https://lnkd.in/gr34cwCG

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