Honorees
“The 20 Days for 20 Years” Celebration will pay tribute to the contributions of several Honorees, both organizations and individuals, who have made a powerful impact on community health in the Tucson region and beyond. Many of the Honorees are alumni from the College who have used their expertise in public health to make positive change on a national or global scale.
Impacting positive change in peoples’ lives and enhancing the Southern Arizona community
President, Ending Pandemics
Medical Epidemiologist
Founding Dean Emerita
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Global Volunteer and Child and Arts Advocate
17th Surgeon General of the United States; Distinguished Professor, University of Arizona; Chief of Health Innovations, Canyon Ranch
Professor Emeritus, University of Arizona College of Medicine
Public Health Physician and Malaria Expert
Transforming the Health of the Community, One Person at a Time
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
Established in 2000, the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health at the University of Arizona Health Sciences is the first nationally accredited college of public health in the Southwest. Today the college remains the only accredited college of public health in the state of Arizona, with campuses in Tucson and Phoenix. The college enrolls more than 1,100 students per year across degree programs at the bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctoral levels. A leader in research and health promotion, the College receives significant grant funding from federal agencies under the National Institute of Health such as the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). Through research, education and community engagement, the UArizona Zuckerman College of Public Health continues to find solutions to public health problems in Arizona, the Southwest and globally.
For more information: publichealth.arizona.edu
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