Detroit,
Michigan
Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom is senior vice president of Community Health and Equity and chief wellness and diversity officer for the health system. She has been a board-certified emergency medicine physician for 30 years and is chair of the Gail and Lois Warden Endowment on Multicultural Health. In 2003 Governor Granholm appointed her the nation’s first state-level surgeon general. In 2012 President Obama appointed Dr. Wisdom to serve on the Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health. She focuses on health care equity, infant mortality/maternal and child health, chronic disease, physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits, and tobacco use. Dr. Wisdom founded the award-winning African American Initiative for Male Health Improvement program and the Women Inspired Neighborhood Network: Detroit program to reduce infant mortality. As Michigan surgeon general, she founded the nationally known Generation With Promise program, a youth leadership empowerment, nutrition education, and physical activity promotion effort now housed at Henry Ford. Dr. Wisdom has authored many peer-reviewed publications; appeared on national television, including ABC’s “Nightline”; and has presented to audiences across the country and internationally. Under Dr. Wisdom’s leadership, the health system has received numerous awards, including the American Hospital Association Equity of Care Award in 2015.
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