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If we succeed in learning more about how to expand program innovations from pilot projects so that they have broader program impact, this should be very relevant for public health initiatives in Michigan and elsewhere in the US.

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Ruth Simmons
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 3
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Grapeland
Texas
Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth Jean Stubblefield
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