2007 Heroes
D.A. Henderson M.D., M.P.H.
Leader of World Health Organization effort to eradicate smallpox worldwide
Dean Ornish M.D.
Diet and lifestyle educator
David J. Kears, M.S.W.
Leader in expanding access to care for those most in need of mental health, alcohol, drug, public health, environmental health, and medical services in Alameda County
Chinese Hospital
Culturally competent provider of health services to the Chinese American community
2006 Heroes
Jeffrey Sachs, Ph.D.
Director of the U.N. Millennium Project to halve global poverty and hunger by 2015
Norman McSwain, M.D.
Trauma director, Charity Hospital, New Orleans, on behalf of the unsung heroes of Hurricane Katrina
Robert Scott, M.D.
Oakland physician specializing in treating HIV/AIDS
San Francisco Free Clinic
Provider of health care services to uninsured patients who do not qualify for federal or state aid
2005 Heroes
Ciro de Quadros, M.D., M.P.H.
Pioneer in infectious disease surveillance and containment
Sarah Weddington, J.D.
Defender of women's rights who argued Roe v. Wade before the Supreme Court
Pacific Business Group on Health
Nonprofit coalition of employers dedicated to improving health care quality
2004 Heroes
Larry Brilliant, M.D., M.P.H.
Founder and former chair, Seva Foundation, and executive director, Google.org
Steven A. Schroeder, M.D.
Distinguished Professor of Health and Health Care, University of California, San Francis
Dolores Huerta
Co-Founder of United Farmworkers Movement
The East Bay's Health Departments
Alameda County Public Health Department, Contra Costa Health Services, and the City of Berkeley Public Health Division
2003 Heroes
Ela Bhatt, Founder
Founder, Self-Employed Women's Association, India
Gordon Belcourt, M.P.H.
Executive director, Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council and Area Indian Health Board
Lester Breslow, M.D., Ph.D.
UCLA professor emeritus and author of "Seven Healthy Habits"
Homeless Prenatal Program
Provider of critical health care to new mothers and families
2002 Heroes
Zafrullah Chowdhury, M.B.B.S.
Health care advocate, especially for women, in Bangladesh
Philip Randolph Lee, M.D.
Former assistant secretary of health and human services and former chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco
Rob Reiner
Actor, director, and founder of Parents' Action for Children (formerly I Am Your Child Foundation)
On Lok
An innovative and comprehensive system of health care for seniors
2001 Heroes
Karl M. Johnson, M.D.
Internationally recognized virus hunter responsible for identifying Ebola virus
H. Jack Geiger, M.D., M.P.H.
Pioneer of the neighborhood health center movement and early advocate of human rights as a health issue
Billie Weiss, M.P.H.
Leading expert on injury and violence prevention
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Organizational leader in the 20-year fight against HIV/AIDS
2000 Heroes
Sir Richard Doll, M.D., D.Sc., D.M.
World-renowned epidemiologist and cancer researcher
Louis W. Sullivan, M.D.
Former president of Morehouse School of Medicine and former secretary of U.S. Health and Human Services
Pamela Arbuckle, D.D.S., M.P.P.
Community dental health provider, Alameda County
Kaiser Permanente
The nation's largest non-profit provider of integrated health services
1999 Heroes
Carol Bellamy, J.D.
Former executive director, UNICEF, and former director of the Peace Corps Head
Mark Rothstein, J.D.
Herbert F. Boehl Chair of Law abd Medecine and director, Institute for Bioethics, Health Policy, and Law, University of Louisville School of Medicine
L. Martin Griffin, M.D., M.P.H.
Environmentalist and coastal protectionist
Glide Memorial Church
San Francisco's most comprehensive nonprofit provider of human services
1998 Heroes
Rodrigo Guerrero, M.D., Dr.P.H.
Former mayor of Cali, Colombia, and anti-drug activist
Laurie Garrett
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer and best-selling author
Dorothy P. Rice, Ph.D.
Pioneer in the field of health economics research
Family Violence Prevention Fund
Anti-domestic violence organization founded by Esta Soler
1997 Heroes
Kritaya Archavanitkul, Ph.D.
Researcher and human rights activist, Southeast Asia
William Foege, M.D.
Former CDC director who led worldwide campaign to eradicate smallpox
Stanton Glantz, Ph.D.
Renowned UCSF researcher and anti-tobacco activist
The Breast Cancer Fund
National advocacy organization founded by Andrea Martin
