Leading Authority on American Indian and Alaska Native Health Spero Manson Receives 2021 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award
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ATLANTA, April 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Spero M. Manson, PhD, a leading authority with respect to American Indian and Alaska Native health, today was awarded the 2021 Elizabeth Fries Health Education Award. Manson is a distinguished professor and the Colorado Trust Chair in American Indian Health at the Colorado School of Public Health, at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus where he directs the Centers for American Indian and Alaska Native Health.
This year s award was presented virtually to Manson at the annual meeting of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency, SOPHE held their annual conference virtually. The CDC Foundation with the James F. and Sarah T. Fries Foundation honored Manson for his outstanding contributions to America