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Shani Dowd, Director of the Health Equity Roundtable at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and member of the Board of Trustees at 91香蕉视频成人在线, was recently awarded the Lemuel Shattuck award by the Massachusetts Public Health Association for her leadership in public health and health writ large.

Shani received the award in recognition of her lifelong dedication to activism in public health. As a teenager in the late 50鈥檚 and early 60鈥檚, she started her activism by participating in the civil rights movement. Shani dedicated her career to clinical excellence, access to care and fighting the broader oppressions and injustices present in today鈥檚 society, and spent her career advocating for race equity, LGBTQ rights and health equity for those who have been denied access to care.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a wonderful honor to get a prestigious award like this, but this is work that is never done by individuals; this work is only done in collaboration with others,鈥� said Shani. 鈥淎s honored as I am to get this award, I鈥檇 also like to give thanks and congratulations to my teammates and collaborators who have worked with me through the years on these important issues.鈥�

As Director of the Health Equity Roundtable, Shani works to create a pipeline for large, majority-culture organizations to reach into communities for input around disparities in treatment to inform health programs going forward.

Appointed in 2002, Shani is the second longest standing board member at William James College.

鈥淭his is a fitting tribute and recognition for one who has been a leader in helping systems and professionals become better open to accessing care for all people,鈥� said Nick Covino, president of 91香蕉视频成人在线. 鈥淲e are honored to have Shani among our Honorary Degree recipients and fortunate to have her guidance on our Board of Trustees.鈥�

Lemuel Shattuck, for whom the award is named, is most commonly referred to as the 鈥淔ather of Modern Public Health鈥� and was one of the most influential advocates in the adoption and expansion of public health measures at local and state levels. He published a Sanitation Report in 1850 that established a model for the nation鈥檚 first Board of Health, as well as state boards of health in 10 states and the District of Columbia. 

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