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GRHA Newsletter
Week of February 15, 2010
www.grhainfo.org
grha@grhainfo.org
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GRHA RURAL HEALTH DAY, FEBRUARY 17,2010
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 RURAL HEALTH DAY IS HERE !
We look forward to seeing you at the Capitol, Wednesday, Febraury 17, 2010. You are invited for coffee which is provided by Georgia Association for Primary Health Care. Coffee will be served before our speakers begin at 8:30 Wednesday morning. We have confirmed Speaker of the House David Ralston and Irene Munn, Policy Advisor to Lt. Governor Cagle. Information will be shared by our sponsors concerning the work they are doing to improve healthcare practices and status in the communities they serve. After recognition in the House and Senate, we will have a picture taken with the Governor in the north wing of the building. Participants are encouraged to visit with their legislators or attend committee meetings in the afternoon.
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REMINDER: CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
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GRHA 2010 - Keepin' It Rural
Please visit our website for information and a form for the Georgia Rural Health Association Student Poster Session. Deadline for submission is May 22, 2010.
GRHA
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Minorities in Healthcare Professions
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Magnolia Coastlands AHEC in cooperation with Georgia Southern University's Multicultural Student Center, presents Minorities in Healthcare Professions, a live panel discussion. Panelists will include: Dr. Anthony B Chappell, Cardiologist, East Georgia Regional Medical Center; Dr. Simone Charles, Assistant Professor Environmental Health, Georgia Southern University; Dr. Marian Tabi, Associate Professor School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University; Ms. Mary Hagan-Bicoy, Cytotechnologist, St. Joseph Candler Hospital; Dr. Sam Murray, Mercer School of Medicine and AMCAS PREP; and Jacqueline Gyamfi, upcoming dental student, Medical College of Georgia.
Minorities tend to be under represented in many health professions, especially those requiring a bachelors degree or higher. In this interactive session a team of panelists who are minority health professionals will describe their career paths and job roles and share tips for success. Careers represented include medicine, nursing, medical technology, public health, dentistry, environmental health and others.
This free online program will take place February 18th from 6:00- 8:00 PM. For registration information on this event, or information on future events, please visit: Health Tec
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Archbold Auxiliary Celebrates Accomplishments at Spring Luncheon
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The past year has brought much deserved recognition to a group of people who are vital to Archbold Memorial Hospital and the community, a group that consistently delivers excellence in a most altruistic fashion.
Members of the Archbold Auxiliary play a huge role not only at Archbold Hospital, but also in the lives of children in the community.
The group of more than 250 volunteers, which includes active volunteers, retired auxilians, special event volunteers and junior volunteers, was recently honored at their annual spring luncheon, which included a report on past and current projects, recognition of milestone volunteer hours in 2009 and entertainment.
Throughout the year, auxilians offer support to families waiting in the ICU and IMCU waiting area, knit hats for newborns and chemotherapy patients, support departments throughout the hospital, greet visitors at the Information Desk, transport patients and visitors to and from the visitors' parking lot and main entrance of the hospital and fulfill many other important roles.
The auxiliary also raises funds for special projects like a community childhood literacy project, scholarship fund and special purchases for Archbold Hospital.
Their most popular fund raising event will be held on April 14, 2010, when Woodhaven Plantation serves as the site for the 21st annual Auxiliary Tea. This well-known event will raise money this year for a family break area in the new Lewis Hall Singletary Oncology Center.
Since this group of area citizens began supporting the hospital in 1925, it has donated more than $2 million, including approximately $627,500 in scholarships given out in the past 16 years to students preparing for a career in healthcare, and given nearly 250,000 hours of service. In 2009, senior and junior volunteers gave a combined
23,997 hours of service to Archbold Hospital and more than 1000 hats were knitted for newborns and chemotherapy patients.
The Auxiliary also recently made an initial $20,000 investment in the Thomas County Literacy Project, which provides one book each month for registered children age birth to five years.
At the luncheon, more than 60 volunteers were honored for reaching milestone volunteer hours in 2009. The top14 volunteers included Jean Carithers, Sue Garfield, Henrietta McQueen and Jean Morgan, 3000 hours; Imogene Conyers, Virginia Flowers and Caroline Fresoli, 3500 hours; Ted Green and Joan Holmes, 4000 hours; Merle Ross, 5000 hours; Joann Covalt, 5500 hours; Evelyn Yawn, 7000; Connie Wood, 9000 hours; and Jim Evans, 10000 hours.
"I've heard it said that, 'We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude,'" said Michelle Collins, director of volunteer services. "We never want to take for granted the acts of service that our volunteers provide. They aren't paid for what they do, yet what they do is priceless."
Information for this article is taken from 'This Week at Archbold'
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Survey
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GRHA would like for you to take a few minutes to complete this survey. Your opinions matter to GRHA and your feedback will be most helpful. Please click the link to take the survey. Survey
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GRHA 2010 Tracking Documents
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GRHA Members
You may go to our website GRHA and click on the Advocay tab to view the 2010 Legislative Tracking Summary. You will need to login to view the information.
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Let's Move
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America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids.
Childhood obesity or excess weight threatens the healthy future of
one third of American children. We spend $150 billion every year to
treat obesity-related conditions, and that number is growing.
Obesity
rates tripled in the past 30 years, a trend that means, for the first
time in our history, American children may face a shorter expected
lifespan than their parents.
We need to get moving. Join First
Lady Michelle Obama, community leaders, teachers, doctors, nurses, moms
and dads in a nationwide campaign to tackle the challenge of childhood
obesity.
Let's Move! has an ambitious but important goal: to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.
Please visit Let's Move
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phone: 478.552.3620
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