LoGerfo named to board of health education foundation

James LoGerfo, professor of medicine and health services, has been named to the board of directors of the Comprehensive Health Education Foundation.

The Seattle foundation, started 30 years ago, is a non-profit organization that promotes health and quality of life through education. The foundation has education programs aimed at young children and their families, school-age children, and older adults.

LoGerfo is also director of the UW Health Promotion Research Center and an attending physician at the Harborview Medical Center Adult Medicine Clinic. He is the former medical director of Harborview Medical Center.