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VIDEO: Dr. Mohammed Akhter Reveals Plan of Action to Healthy Food Access for Poor Communities

At Howard’s 2012 Health Symposium, Dr. Mohammed Akhter, director of the DC Department of Health, discussed issues on lack of access to healthy foods for the unprivileged community and what the Department of Health is doing to make a change.

 

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