Sue Pickens honored at Community Health Collaborative meeting

It was time to sadly bid farewell to Sue Pickens today during the DFW Hospital Council (DFWHC) Foundation’s Community Health Collaborative meeting in Irving. Pickens, the long-time director of population medicine at Parkland Health & Hospital System for 23 years who announced her retirement last month, was honored today in what would be her final meeting with the collaborative.

Flowers were presented to her by Kristin Jenkins, president of the DFWHC Foundation, and Dr. Sushma Sharma, director of public and population health research at the DFWHC Foundation. Pickens has been a long-time supporter of the DFWHC Foundation and a member of the Community Health Collaborative.

Coordinated by the DFWHC Foundation, the Community Health Collaborative is made up of 32 residents with expertise in public health, data analysis and strategic planning. The team is working towards understanding health and disease disparities in North Texas while creating plans to promote healthier lives.

For information, please contact Dr. Sharma at ssharma@dfwhcfoundation.org.