[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 189 (Tuesday, December 6, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                     HONORING DR. KARENINA RELUCIO

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 6, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. 
Karenina Relucio as she retires from her position as public health 
officer and deputy director at the Napa County Health and Human 
Services Agency.
  Dr. Relucio completed her medical training at Rush Medical College in 
1995, residency training in Internal Medicine at Tufts--New England 
Medical Center in 1998 and Infectious Diseases fellowship training at 
Stanford in 2003. She is board certified in both Internal Medicine and 
Infectious Diseases. Before coming to Napa County, she was a medical 
director of public health clinics, assistant health officer and chief 
of infectious diseases for the San Mateo County Health System from 2006 
to 2015 and a clinical instructor at Stanford University Medical Center 
from 2003 to 2006.
  In 2015, Dr. Relucio joined the Napa County Health and Human Services 
Agency. She runs a division spanning communicable disease control and 
prevention, chronic disease prevention, emergency preparedness and 
programs to serve families and children. Dr. Relucio is president of 
the Health Officers Association of California, past president of 
California Conference of Local Health Officers, and is on the Board of 
Directors for the Napa/Solano County Medical Society. Dr. Relucio 
served as co-chair of the Napa Opioid Safety Coalition and currently 
participates in multiple local and state collaborations to improve 
health. She served as a public health leader when she led the COVID-19 
pandemic response in Napa County.
  Dr. Relucio's exceptional career has earned her awards and 
commendations such as the Napa Solano Medical Society Physician of the 
Year in February 2020, the California Legislative Women's Caucus Woman 
of the Year in March 2021 and Napa Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the 
Year in March 2022.
  Madam Speaker, it is evident that Dr. Karenina Relucio has served our 
state through her exceptional career in public health. Therefore, it is 
fitting and proper that we honor her today.

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