Nonprofit dedicated to advancing data exchange highlights individuals driving better care and outcomes for Californians
LARKSPUR, Calif. – March 3, 2025 – Connecting for Better Health (C4BH), the nonprofit coalition dedicated to advancing data exchange in California, today announced the four recipients of its inaugural Community Trailblazer Award, which celebrate individuals or organizations that lead the way in fostering innovation and meaningful change to positively empower communities through data sharing and collaboration. The 2025 award recipients are Hakeem O. Adeniyi, Jr., MD, chief clinical officer of the Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC); Michelle Kuppich, executive director of the California Food is Medicine Coalition; William York, president & CEO of the San Diego Health Connect, 211 San Diego/Community Information Exchange; and Anwar Zoueihid, the vice president and chief strategy officer at Partners in Care Foundation.
Awardees will be formally recognized at the Connecting for Better Health Annual Dinner which will be held March 19, 2025 at the Tsakapoulos Library Galleria in Sacramento, California. Dinner is open to all organizations participating in health and social data sharing, and tickets can be reserved here. Sponsors of this prestigious event include Anthem, Inc.; Blue Shield of California; California Health Care Foundation; Emphasis; Health Tech 4 Medicaid; Hooper, Lundy & Bookman; Omatochi; Partners in Care Foundation; PointClickCare; Unite Us; and WISE Healthcare. Doors open at 6 p.m. PT.
“Each of our award recipients has taken extraordinary steps to ensure that data exchange innovation and progress is done to reflect their communities’ unique needs and opportunities,” said Timi Leslie, Executive Director, C4BH. “By participating in leading edge innovation, collaborating with their peers, and sharing information, each of our trailblazers are demonstrating the impact that data sharing policy, technology, and reform can have on our most vulnerable Californians.”
C4BH is the state’s leading foundation for data exchange collaboration and facilitation. The nonprofit educates its members and supports meaningful discussion on policy developments, technology advancements, and state and federal policy. C4BH is also responsible for the Data Exchange Framework (DxF) Community Sandbox. This first-of-its-kind virtual testing environment allows health and social service organizations participating in the DxF to seamlessly plan, design and adjust workflows to fully realize the value and promise of the DxF.
To stay connected with C4BH and the DxF Sandbox, visit connectingforbetterhealth.com and sign up for the C4BH round-up newsletter.
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About Connecting for Better Health (C4BH)
Connecting for Better Health is dedicated to advancing health and social data sharing to improve the health of all Californians. Our nonprofit coalition of diverse stakeholders have a shared vision that every Californian and their care team will have the information and insights they need to make care seamless, high quality, and affordable. To realize the full potential of data sharing, we provide a forum for members to discuss policy developments, share the latest innovations, and develop a collective outlook to bring awareness to and influence policy at the state and federal levels. For more information, visit connectingforbetterhealth.com and follow us on LinkedIn.
