County of Orange
Health Care Agency

Juliette A. Poulson, RN, MN
Director

Mark B. Horton, MD, MSPH
Deputy Agency Director/Health Officer
Public Health Services

Mailing Address:
515 N. Sycamore St.
Santa Ana, Ca 92701

E-Mail: PublicInfo@ochca.com
 

For Immediate Release
MONDAY JUNE 18, 2001

Contact: DAVID THIESSEN
(714) 834-8556

 
Five Orange County High Students Honored For Health and Nutrition Essays

(Santa Ana) – Students from four Orange County High Schools have been awarded honors in this year’s 4^th Annual Health and Nutrition Essay Contest, sponsored by the Orange County Health Care Agency and Orange County Nutrition Alert Coalition.

Westminster High School student Thang Pham was awarded first place for an essay entitled "A Life-Altering Experience." Last year, Pham won second place in the contest. The County of Orange Board of Supervisors will honor Pham and the four other student winners at the Board’s June 26^th meeting. Pham will also receive a $200 United States Savings Bond to continue his educational experience and a $20 gift certificate from Barnes & Noble Bookstores. Other winners included:

• Jonathan Baustani, Edison High School, Second Place
  "Calcium and Bones"
  

• Tristen Auxier, Valley High School, Third Place
  "Calcium and Strong Bones"
  

• Cindy Abramovitz, Vineyard Christian School, Honorable Mention
  "Dehydration"
  

• Pham Quan, Valley High School, Honorable Mention
  "Hunger and Its Affects on Learning"

The contest is held annually to encourage Orange County high school students to explore the relationship between health and nutrition and to encourage the use of reliable sources of nutrition information. Over 220 entries were submitted in this year’s Essay Contest.

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