Roseland Elementary

Why Roseland?
The Portrait of Sonoma identifies Roseland residents as disproportionately affected by poor social determinants of health. There is a higher percentage of individuals living in poverty, earning a substantially lower median salary, with accompanied lower educational attainment. In Roseland Elementary school district, 93.3% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, 77.3% are considered English learners, and 41% of students from third to sixth grade failed to meet state standards for English language/literacy.

Data from the Portrait of Sonoma 2021 report.

Roseland Pathway Project
Each year, physician residents develop and facilitate two, 40-minutes lessons totaling 23 lessons taught in 13 different classrooms. Lesson topic focus on nutrition, bike safety, medical interviews, human anatomy and the contributions of underrepresented minority physicians and scientists. Each class was provided opportunities to imagine themselves as future physicians through different activities.

Sample slides from a Roseland teaching lesson:

Highlight BIPOC physicians who have made amazing contributions to our society & the advancement of health.

Introducing STEM oriented topics.

Hands on experience to reinforce fun and learning.

Lock in the learning with a fun handout to track concepts.

Cesar Chavez Health Fair

In celebration of the work of Cesar Chavez and Delores Huerta, we host an annual health fair on-site at Roseland Leadership Academy Elementary School. Now in its 5th year, children from T-kindergarten through second grade, participate in lifestyle activities and medical career exploration.

Booth examples include smoothie bike, healthy teeth/happy smile, listen to your heart and lungs, draw yourself as a doctor/doctora, and pin the organ on the anatomy figure. Our pre-fair activity includes an educational workshop on physician advocacy in addressing social determinants of health.

Dr. Kohatsu helping a Roseland Health Fair participant prepare healthy smoothies

The fair offers our Future Faces of Family Medicine scholars an opportunity to engage in this public health community service event alongside their resident mentors.

Smoothie Station smiles at 2023's Cesar Chavez Day (L to R: Dr. Bamidele, Dr. Kasten-Arias, Dr. Orozco-Llamas, Dr. Kohatsu)

Dr. Wu making toothbrushing fun!