Duncan Named Boston Schweitzer Fellow
Dustin Duncan
Established in 1991, the Boston Schweitzer Fellows Program annually selects a new class of fellows to work with local community agencies. In addition to their direct service, the fellows meet monthly to share ideas and experiences.
Duncan is creating a chronic disease health promotion/disease prevention program to increase physical activity among members of low-income, racial/ethnic minority groups in Roxbury and North Dorchester. The program addresses environmental barriers to health through organizing efforts to clean community parks as well as through educational activities for community residents demonstrating strategies for using their existing environment in order to be physically active.
Gulf Coast Disaster Leadership Award Nominations Sought
The Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership Program is offering five $120,000 awards to individuals who have shown exceptional leadership in response to last year's Gulf Coast Disaster. Candidates must be serving or have served individuals affected by the disaster; must be working at least 3/4ths of the time at the grassroots level; may not have already received national recognition for the work; and must be in mid career.
Nomination forms are available online. The deadline is June 30.
Student Wins Dissertation Award
Doctoral student Trong Thanh-Hoang Ao has won a Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health, and Economic Development from the Population Reference Bureau (PRB). The two-year fellowships of $20,000 per year are awarded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and PRB.
Ao's dissertation is on "Microeconomic Impact of HIV Disease Among Female Bar/Hotel Workers in Tanzania." He lived in Moshi, Tanzania, for two years prior to enrolling in the doctoral program. There, he helped to launch the Kilimanjaro Reproductive Health Program.
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