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By News Editor And Partners
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New Mexico State University’s Department of Public Health Sciences honored three public health advocates for their outstanding work over the past year in promoting public health and keeping communities safe.
The NMSU Public Health Heroes Awards, now in its seventh year, recognize and celebrate local public health heroes for their ongoing contributions and commitments to public health.
College of Health and Social Services interim Dean Sonya Cooper, Professor Emeritus Cindy Kratzke and public health sciences Professor Jagdish Khubchandani presented the awards earlier this month in conjunction with National Public Health Week.
“We always appreciate our public health champions in the community. This year, during the pandemic crises, our public health workers across the state worked tirelessly for New Mexico,” Cooper said. “We are honored to recognize the best of our state in the field of public health