CLEARLAKE, Calif. – Adventist Health Clear Lake is proud to welcome Susan DeSalvo-Reed to the Adventist Health Clear Lake Community Wellness team.

Ms. DeSalvo-Reed is a nurse with over 30 years of experience in preventive medicine, healthcare education and wellness counseling.

“I have had the pleasure of working with Susan on multiple projects over the years, and I couldn’t be more pleased to welcome Susan to our team. The SafeRX collaborative has done so much good work in our community and I can’t wait to see the next phase of impact with Susan’s leadership,” said Shelly Trumbo, community wellness director.

DeSalvo-Reed has been a community leader in Lake County for many years, developing and implementing healthy lifestyle educational programs, workplace wellness programs including Wellness RX and she has served as a wellness coach to over 250 clients in the county.

She combined her health activism and her leadership skills to provide Spirit Spin Fitness Studio, a local place to exercise, as a community service in Cobb.

For the last 21 years she has been a vested Instructor for Healing Touch Program where she teaches complementary medicine for Healing Touch Program nationally and internationally

“I am excited to apply my health leadership experience to Lake County SafeRx to fight the opioid epidemic, and turn the dial to reduce use, death and abuse of opioids,” Desalvo-Reed said.

SafeRX Lake County aspires to help create a healthier and safer community by improving the quality of life and functionality of individuals with pain, and reducing harm from prescription drug misuse and abuse through collaborative partnerships that focus on prevention, treatment and recovery.