2023 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award

Nominees are accepted and reviewed for the following criteria:

  • Display exemplary leadership and diligence in promoting public health.
  • Have made remarkable contributions and support in fostering public health programs.
  • Work or actions will have impacted the community’s health in a positive way.
  • Must live and/or work in the Lake Cumberland District.

This award is named in honor of its first recipient, the late Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh. He was a long-time surgeon in Somerset, a board member for the District Board of Health as well as a long-serving member of the Pulaski County Local Board of Health, and a staunch supporter of public health in the Lake Cumberland District.

Complete the form below to nominate a worthy individual for the 2023 Dr. Hossein Fallahzadeh Public Health Hero Award.

LCDHD staff are not eligible for the award.