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Janet Chang
| Janet understood that tattoo removal was more than just a cosmetic issue for a student who wanted to leave the gang life.
Nominator
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Community Health Leaders
1999
Area(s) of expertise:
School-based health care
Leader’s Biography 1999:
Program Coordinator, Family Support Center, San Jose, CA
After raising her children for 24 years, Chang began working as a school nurse in 1992 and since has developed several innovative programs to remove barriers of access to health care and provide educational opportunities to underserved students, such as those from homeless families. She also orchestrated a broad-based volunteer effort to remove tattoos on youths seeking a fresh start from gang violence.
Where this Leader can be reached today:
Director, Student Health Services
San Jose City College
2100 Moorpark Avenue
San Jose, CA 95128
Phone: (408) 298-2181
Email:janet.chang@sjcc.edu
Website:www.sjcc.edu
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