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Alexandria, VA, Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) The National Association of Free & Charitable Clinics (NAFC) presents the Fifth Annual Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) Award for Health Equity to Dr. Maurice Lee, Chief Medical Officer and Medical Director of St. Vincent de Paul s Virginia G. Piper Medical & Dental Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. For decades, Free and Charitable Clinics and Pharmacies, their staff and their volunteers have been providing access to care and have been building a culture of health care equity for all individuals throughout the country, NAFC President and Chief Executive Officer Nicole Lamoureux said. It is Dr. Lee s passion for ensuring the uninsured are able to access affordable quality care that made him a perfect candidate for this award which highlights the successes of practitioners in changing systems that impact health outcomes among the medically underserved population.