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1992.03.03 :  Advisory Committee on Health Promotion

Contact:   Linda M. Harris, Ph.D. (202) 472-5370                 
March 3, 1992          

     HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., today announced six
new private sector appointees to his advisory council on health
promotion and disease prevention:  Leslee (Honey) Alexander of
Washington, D.C.; L. Patt Franciosi of Whitefish Bay, Wis.;
Margaret Hayes Jordan of Dallas, Texas; Leticia Paez of El Paso,
Texas; Irene Pollin of Bethesda, Md.; and Ardath Rodale of
Emmaus, Pa.
        The Secretary's Council on Health Promotion and Disease
Prevention provides a link to the private sector for advice to
the secretary on national health goals and strategies.  It is
chaired by James Mason, M.D., HHS assistant secretary for health
and head of the Public Health Service.  Its membership includes
all former assistant secretaries for health, the presidents of
national health promotion and preventive medicine organizations
and representatives from the public.
        "The members announced today reflect the council's new
public representation and bring a strong tradition of public
health activism to the council," Secretary Sullivan said.
        Ms. Alexander was an advocate for the health of families,
youth and children in Tennessee before coming to Washington where
she will serve on the board of the Corporation for Public 
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Broadcasting.  Ms. Franciosi, chair of the National Prevention of
Mental-Emotional Disabilities Coalition, has been a mental health
advocate for over 20 years.  Ms. Jordan is vice president and
regional manager of the Kaiser Family Health Plan of Texas. 
Ms. Paez, associate director and educational planning regional
coordinator at Texas Tech University, has grassroots experiences
with Latino, rural and adolescent health issues.  Ms. Pollin, a
psychiatric social worker, brings 17 years experience with
chronically ill patients and their families to the council.  
Ms. Rodale, chief executive officer of Rodale Press Inc., is
currently involved in AIDS education activities in communities
and corporations as well as overseeing one of the largest health
publishing companies in the United States. 
        Tenure for public representation on the council is 2-3
years.

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