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Stirring the pot for better health in Iowa
Betty Johnson receives the Rever end Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Achievement Award in Des Moines for leading the Body and Soul program in Iowa. The effort educates and empowers church communities to improve African-American health through diet and exercise, with strong community partnership and outreach.
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Steve Gravelle
Gazette Arion
Betty Johnson
Iowa Commission On the Status of
Dr. King
Iowa
Johnson
American Cancer Society
Body and Soul
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Taylor
Roosevelt
Jefferson High
Coe College
The
Cancer Society
Husand
Ulz Martin
Marion
Martin Luther King, Jr
Des Moines
First Light Christian Fellowship
Rufus Johnson
Marion Christian Church