.6.jpg "John Hellerstedt6(6)") John Hellerstedt, MD
DSHS Commissioner and
Grand Rounds Executive Sponsor | Executive Sponsors:
John Hellerstedt, MD; DSHS Commissioner
Stephen Pont, MD, MPH; Medical
Director, Center for Public Health Policy and Practice, DSHS
Project Director:
Courtney Dezendorf, Director, Office of Practice and Learning, DSHS Committee Members:
Denise Bortolussi, Director, Library Services, DSHS
Elizabeth Deleon
Paige Horton
Kelli Kennedy
Samantha Kreis
Meghan McKellar
David McLellan
Anne Tarpey |
Feeling Grand! DSHS Grand Rounds
Wins National Award
On September 26,
2018, DSHS Grand Rounds was recognized as an exemplary workforce practice by
the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the de Beaumont
Foundation. The award was hosted by the 2018 PH WINS Model Policies and Practices Challenge, a
joint program of the Foundation and ASTHO.
This national
challenge highlights innovative programs that transform the public health field
and demonstrate a strategic investment in the public health workforce. Award
criteria included using a creative approach, engaging partners, and
demonstrating impact, among others. 
Brian Castrucci, CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation
(left) presenting Dr. John Hellerstedt, DSHS Commissioner (right) with the exemplary workforce practice award.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRAND ROUNDS TEAM!
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L-R: Derrick Rodgers, Courtney Dezendorf, David McLellan, Laura Wells, Anne Tarpey, Dr. Hellerstedt, Mary Soto, Elizabeth Deleon, Denise Bortolussi, Paige Horton, Kelli Kennedy |