Arkansas surgeon general honored by the Committee DC
Dr. Joe Thompson, surgeon general of Arkansas, Senator Edward Kennedy, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and King County Executive Ron Sims Seattle, Washington, was recently honored by the National Committee for Quality Assurance of the quality of health Awards 2008. The presentations were a banquet on 1 April in the auditorium Andrew W. Mellon, Washington DC, Mara conjunction with National Public Radio as Master of Ceremony.
The award recognizes “four dedicated individuals, who led the relentless pursuit of quality, affordable, accessible Heide supply. Whether Mapping by a bold new direction in health policy, development of innovative approaches to fight against obesity and smoking or the leverage its influence Our buyers of all agents are honoured for change. You have the true, measurable improvements in our health care system. ”
The citation noted that “Dr. Thompson is responsible for the development of health policy, research and cooperative programs, promoting better health and health care in Arkansas. In close collaboration with the Governor Office and Arkansas and the legislative power with governments and private organizations throughout the state, Mr. Thompson has been making efforts to planning and implementation of reforms of health financing, Tobacco and obesity in the context of health promotion and disease prevention. He was the architect of the Tobacco Settlement Act of 2000 and health insurance Arkansas Round Table.
Dr. Thompson is a graduate of the school system Conway and Hendrix College. He earned his medical conclusion at the University of Arkansas Medical School and a Master of Public Health at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholar. As Luther Terry Fellow of preventive medicine, he worked with Assistant Secretary of Health, Washington, DC He is currently an associate professor in the UAMS College of Medicine and Public Health, a pediatrician general practitioner in Arkansas Children’s Hospital and director of Arkansas center to improve health. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson of Conway.
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