Dr. Adewale Troutman, Director of the Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness, and Professor, School of Public Health and Information Sciences, was named one of 11 founding members of the Academy for Health Equity, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating health disparities. The mission of the academy "is to utilize rigorous scientific research, policy development and community advocacy to eliminate health disparities and create a social movement designed to ensure equal opportunity for health.”

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