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DecDr. Dexter Shurney, MD, MBA, MPH, Chief Health Officer at Blue Zones, LLC, has received the first-ever Health Equity Achieved through Lifestyle Medicine (HEAL) Award from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). The award, presented at ACLM’s annual conference in Orlando, recognizes Dr. Shurney’s dedication to advancing health equity and addressing chronic disease disparities through lifestyle medicine. As a leader in the field, Dr. Shurney has held senior roles at organizations like Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Vanderbilt, and Healthways, always championing access to equitable care. His work with the HEAL Initiative, which supports underrepresented clinicians in lifestyle medicine, has…