Joyce Cohen Lashof, MD — general medicine (community), internal medicine (preventative)
Courtesy Joyce Cohen Lashof, MD, photograph by Jane Scherr
Dr. Joyce Cohen Lashof (1926-2022) became the first woman to be appointed director of any state department of public health when she was appointed director of the Illinois Department of Public Health in 1973. She was instrumental in the development of community health centers and a leader in both the American Public Health Association and the Association of Schools of Public Health.
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