Title: Nancy Kennedy Elected to Board of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU)

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Section/SPIG: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

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Nancy Kennedy, DrPH, of the Office of Managed Care at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), was recently elected to the Board of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU). ACU is a nonprofit, interdisciplinary organization whose mission is to improve the health of underserved populations by enhancing the development and support of the health care clinicians serving these populations. Members include health care professionals from 18 disciplines, health care organizations, hospitals and agencies, and universities. Dr. Kennedy was selected to be on the Board to provide expertise in public health and behavioral health. ACU will have a booth at the 2004 APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Dr. Kennedy is excited about the possibility of having more contact between ACU and the ATOD Section.