Dr. Benjamin Danielson is a pediatrician, health care leader, community advocate, and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Washington. He is currently directing AHSHAY, a program to tackle youth incarceration by promoting paths to opportunity for young people, especially youth of color. He was in the foster care system as a young child and credits his amazing single mom with instilling in him an appreciation for the value of education and a desire to be a contributing member of the community. He has been affiliated with Harborview, Seattle Children’s, and multiple community clinics, including two decades as Medical Director of the Odessa Brown Children’s Clinic. Dr. Danielson ascribes to the truism that health is more than healthcare and that any healthcare provider who strives to improve health must be active beyond the realm of their medical practice.