Shaffdeen Amuwo Receives 2004 Award of Merit
The members of the Illinois Public Health Association have selected Shaffdeen A. Amuwo, PhD, MPH, associate dean for community, government, and alumni affairs as the recipient of the association's 2004 Award of Merit.
The award is conferred in recognition of exemplary service to eliminate public health disparities through support of the public health workforce by advocacy for minorities and disadvantaged populations.
Dr. Amuwo has been director of the Diversity in Public Health initiative at the UIC School of Public Health since 1988. The goal of the program is to enhance the admission, retention, and graduation of master's- and doctoral-level students who come from multicultural backgrounds and whose ethnicities are underrepresented in the health and public health professions.
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