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Closing the Gap wins two National Health Information Awards
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Closing
The Gap in Healthcare Inc., a program established by MUSC alumnus and
faculty member Thaddeus Bell, M.D., was the winner of a silver and
bronze award in the 16th Annual National Health Information Awards.
This program recognizes the nation’s best consumer health information
programs and materials.
“I’m a Gonna” received a silver award for radio reporting. Those
involved in the production and design are Bell, the Closing the Gap in
Healthcare staff, and Citadel Broadcasting. Closing the Gap in
Healthcare Inc. also received a bronze award for “Your Waistline.“ The
public service announcements were featured in WMGL Magic 107.3 FM, WWWZ
93.3 FM and several Columbia area radio stations.
 Dr. Thaddeus Bell with two health information awards.
The award was the second time the Closing the Gap campaign was
nationally recognized. The program was recognized by the Charleston
County Medical Association in January and won a South Carolina
Department of Health and Environmental Control best award for
innovativeness in cultural literacy in health disparities in 2005.
“We are delighted to participate in the National Health Information
Awards program and were honored to be selected as a winner,” said Bell,
associate dean for minority affairs, College of Medicine and associate
professor. “Our winning entries were chosen from more than 1,000
entries judged by a national panel of health information experts. While
others focus specifically on research, Closing the Gap initiative
values health literacy especially among African-Americans living in
South Carolina.”
The awards program is coordinated by the Health Information Resource
Center, a national clearinghouse for consumer health information
programs and materials.
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2009
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