Congratulations to Dr. Olson Huff, Board Chair of The North Carolina Partnership for Children, Inc., on receiving the The Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation. The award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to improving children’s health services through a series of achievements. The Foundation said the following about Dr. Huff:
“When Dr. Olson Huff finished serving as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force, he could have practiced anywhere. Fortunately for North Carolina’s children, he landed here and has spent more than three decades improving children’s health as a consummate pediatric practitioner, an expert in both program and service system development and a tireless advocate. Dr. Huff introduced developmental medicine in the western part of the state, improving the lives of thousands of children with special needs. He was instrumental in the passage of NC Health Choice, the state’s child health insurance program. Although he is retired, he never stops working for children, serving on many local, state and national boards and as a consultant to Mission Healthcare Foundation and the children’s programs of The Duke Endowment.”
All nominees were recognized and winners announced at an awards ceremony in Charlotte during the North Carolina Public Health Association’s annual meeting. The awards program, which is sponsored by the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, is intended to recognize and thank public health professionals for their innovative and creative approaches to the many health care needs of children and families, particularly those with low incomes.