ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Public Health Heroes honor was established in 1996 by the
UC Berkeley School of Public Health with the objective to broaden people's awareness and understanding of the public health field by recognizing individuals and organizations for their significant contributions and exceptional commitment to promoting and protecting the health of the human population. To date, 54 individuals and organizations have received the Public Health Hero award.
ABOUT THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The first school of public health west of the Mississippi, the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health was founded in 1943 on the Berkeley campus, where it had its origins almost two decades earlier with the creation of the Department of Hygiene in 1919. Its mission is to develop, apply and share knowledge from multiple disciplines that promote and protect the health of the human population, with sensitivity to multicultural perspectives and informed by human rights.
Consistently rated among the nation's top schools of public health, Berkeley is noted for the high quality of its teaching, research, and service activities. Its programs are grounded in an understanding of the basic sciences and integrated through a focus on communities located throughout the state, nation, and world.
POLICY ADVISORY COUNCIL
Kenneth S. Taymor, J.D., Chair
Berkeley Center for Law, Business, and the Economy,
UC Berkeley School of Law
Raymond J. Baxter, Ph.D.
Kaiser Permanente
Lucinda Brannon Bazile M.P.H.
Lifelong Medical Care
Teresa S. Carlson, M.P.H.
Retired Health Care Management Consultant
Margaret Cary, M.D., M.B.A., M.P.H.
Veteran's Health Administration
Linda Hawes Clever, M.D., M.A.C.P.
California Pacific Medical Center
Deborah Freund, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Claremont Graduate University
John D. Golenski Ed.D.
My Dutch Uncle
Anthony B. Iton, M.D., J.D., M.P.H.
Healthy Communities, The California Endowment
Kenneth Kizer, M.D., M.P.H.
Institute for Population Health Improvement, UC Davis
Lauren LeRoy, Ph.D.
Grantmakers in Health
Richard M. Levy, Ph.D.
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.
William E. Moeller, M.B.A.
Linden, LLC
Dennis J. Patterson Ed.D.
Collaborative Holding Co., LLC
Mary Pittman, Dr.P.H.
Public Health Institute
Mary Jo Potter M.A.
BDC Advisors, LLP
Lisa Stone Pritzker M.N.A.
Public Health Advocate for Children and Adolescents
J. Leighton Read, M.D.
Alloy Ventures
Steven A. Schroeder, M.D.
UCSF Department of Medicine
Barbara S. Terrazas, M.P.H.
Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Inc.
