GREENSBORO, N.C. - Dr. Lizette Sanchez-Lugo, assistant professor in the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, has been appointed to serve on the Minority Health Advisory Council for the state of North Carolina.


Sanchez-Lugo, a faculty member in the Department of Human Environment and Family Sciences, teaches nutrition and researches issues in minority health, especially within the Hispanic population of Guilford County. She is a director of the program in Dietetics at N.C. A&T.


The Minority Health Advisory Council is made up of 15 legislators, community leaders, and health and human services professionals from across the state who are appointed by the governor, the speaker of the house and the president pro tempore of the senate. The council advocates for policies, programs and services that improve minority access to public health. It also advises the governor and the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services on minority health issues.