Wareham resident DJ Wilson has received the Massachusetts Health Officers Association President’s Award.

The award recognizes a person who has been a “champion of public health” throughout their career. 

Wilson has worked as a Tobacco Control Director and Public Health Liaison for the Massachusetts Municipal Association since 1994.

In his 28 years of working in public health, DJ has revised countless municipal tobacco regulations, attended Board of Health meetings around the state and provided testimony, technical assistance and guidance for tobacco laws on the state and local levels which have had a major impact on tobacco control.

“Massachusetts is a national leader in tobacco control due in no small part to the efforts of DJ,” read a press release from the Massachusetts Health Officers Association. “DJ is a respected leader who has provided extraordinary service to MHOA and to the residents of Massachusetts. MHOA is proud to have presented DJ with the prestigious President's Award for his excellence and dedicated lifetime service to public health.”