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Lasker Award · Lasker–Bloomberg Public Service Award

Lasker Award 1978: Winners

Recipients

  1. Elliot L. Richardson

    Biology

    For his crucial decision in 1972, as HEW Secretary, to inaugurate a national hypertension control program to lower death rates from stroke, kidney and heart diseases.

  2. Theodore Cooper

    Biology

    For implementing in 1972 the National High Blood Pressure Education Program which has contributed significantly to the cut in deaths from stroke, kidney and heart diseases.