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 Julius Richmond, the John D. MacArthur Professor of Health Policy Emeritus at Harvard University, has been awarded a Heinz Family Foundation Award for lifetime achievement. He was one of seven winners who were recognized in individual fields. Richmond was honored for his achievements in public policy. The Heinz Award is $250,000. A pediatrician, Richmond is a former U.S. Surgeon General. His 1979 report, "Healthy People: The Surgeon General’s Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention," brought widespread attention to the importance of prevention as well as treatment in health care. The initiative set 226 goals for health improvement and is credited with helping to reduce death rates in the country. Richmond is also one of the founders and the first director of Head Start. The federally backed program was designed to improve the early development outcomes of poor and at-risk children and has benefited 21million children since its inception. Each year, HSPH bestows an award in Richmond’s name to an individual who has promoted public health. The award is the highest conferred by the School. The Heinz Award is named after the late Senator John Heinz, who died in 1991. His widow, Teresa Heinz, created the Heinz Awards in 1993. Additional information is available online at www.heinzawards.net. Harvard Public Health NOW is published biweekly by the Office of Communications Harvard School of Public Health 665 Huntington Ave., SPH 1-1312 Boston, Massachusetts 02115 617-432-6052 Editor and Layout: Christina Roache Contributing Writer: Paula Hartman Cohen Calendar Editor: Melitta King Photos Credits: Dave Bush; Suzanne Camarata; CDC; Richard Chase; HCRA; HSPH Center for Health Communication; Lagniappe Studio Inc., courtesy APHA; Graham Ramsay; Christina Roache Archived Issues || HSPH Home Copyright, 2009, President and Fellows of Harvard College |
