TY - JOUR T1 - Newsmakers: October 2020 JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - E34 LP - E34 VL - 50 IS - 8 AU - Sophie Wazlowski Y1 - 2020/10/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/50/8/E34.abstract N2 - Lessie Williams received the inaugural REACH Lark Galloway-Gilliam Award for Advancing Health Equity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in August. Recently retired, Williams previously served as executive director of the nonprofit organization Highland Haven in Portland, Oregon, where she created youth violence prevention programs, expanded access to culturally-relevant mental health services and launched culturally-tailored health education programs to promote healthy behaviors. ER -