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1991.11.01 :  Advisory -- Secretary's Distinguished Public Service Award to Suzanne Somers

Contact:  HHS Press Office (202) 245-6343
November 1, 1991

MEDIA ADVISORY

       HHS Secretary Louis W. Sullivan, M.D., will present
actress/author Suzanne Somers with the Secretary's Award for
Distinguished Public Service on Tuesday, November 5, 1991, at
2:30 p.m.  The ceremony will be held in the Department of Health
and Human Services Great Hall, 200 Independence Ave., S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20201.
       Ms. Somers will be honored for her efforts to educate the
public about the impact of alcoholism on the family.  ABC
Entertainment will also be honored for their community service in
airing "Keeping Secrets," a made-for-television movie of Somers'
life as the child of an alcoholic.
       The movie prompted thousands of viewers to call the HHS
Information Clearinghouse's 1-800 number for help.

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