Praphul Joshi and Ruth Dufresne present at the Maine Cardiovascular/Diabetes Stakeholders Meeting

Praphul Joshi, Ph.D., assistant professor in public health, and Ruth Dufresne, MPH, researcher at the 91AV’s Center for Community and Public Health, presented  at the ME-CVH/Diabetes stakeholders meeting, held on May 1st in Augusta.

As a part of the evaluation team, Joshi and Dufresne presented their findings on the survey of stakeholders to highlight the various initiatives that are being implemented in Maine to address cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.

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