DETROIT – The Detroit Wayne County Health Authority and Michigan Consumers for Healthcare will co-host a reception for Byllye Avery, educator and women’s health activist on Wednesday, March 12, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Health Authority office, 3031 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48202. Light refreshments will be served.
Avery is the founder of the National Black Women’s Health Project and co-founder of both Raising Women’s Voices for the Health Care We need, and the Gainesville Women’s Health Center and Birthplace.
Avery has developed a national forum for the exploration of the health issues of Black women and continues to write and speak on Black women’s health experiences in America.
Prior to becoming a health care activist, Avery taught special education to emotionally disturbed students and consulted on learning disabilities in public schools and universities throughout Southeastern United States.
Avery has served on the Charter Advisory Committee for the Office of Research on Women’s Health of the National Institutes of Health and has been a visiting fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health.
She was awarded the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship for Social Contribution, Essence Award for Community Service, the Academy of Science Institute of Medicine’s Gustov O. Lienhard Award for the Advancement of Health Care, and the President’s Citation of the American Public Health Association, among other awards.
“We are honored to host this reception for Ms. Avery with our partners, Enroll Michigan,” said Chris Allen, CEO of the Health Authority. “Ms Avery is outstanding example of health care leadership in our nation and has made significant contributions to the Black women’s health movement in America.”