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Because Your Participation Matters -THANK YOU to 2010 BGHCC participation award-winners
Nephrology & Hypertension Specialists
City of Dalton
Corporate Teams Participation Award
Division I:
1st Place - Mohawk Industries
2nd Place - Hamilton Health Care System
3rd Place - Shaw Industries
1st Place - Advanced Insurance Strategies
2nd Place - HealthOne Alliance
1st Place - Northwest Elementary
2nd Place - Westwood Elementary
3rd Place - Brookwood Elementary
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July 2009
June 2009
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| The 2009 Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic celebrated a record-breaking 6,066 registered participants! Thank you to sponsors, volunteers & most importantly participants for making 2009 a success! MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Saturday, May 1 -- 2010 BGHCC |
April 2009
With over 10 years of in-depth experience with not-for-profits, Esther Familia-Cabrera has become passionately engaged as the new director of the Promotoras de Salud program. Mrs. Familia-Cabrera came to the Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership in April from the American Cancer Society in the Bronx, NY. She earned her bachelor’s degree in accounting in 2004 from Monroe College of New Rochelle in the Bronx, NY. While with the American Cancer Society, she worked as the project manager for the Bronx Healthy Women Partnership/Cancer Services Program. Fluent in English and Spanish, Mrs. Familia-Cabrera is passionately engaged in service to the nonprofit and public sectors having served as a Project Manager or consultant to both large and small organizations. | New Promotora Director Selected
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January 2009
| Child health advocate added to Healthcare Partnership staff In just eight weeks, Kay Brackett, has assisted in the successful enrollment of 46 children: 36 Medicaid and 10 in PeachCare. Of the 325,000 uninsured children in Georgia, over half may be eligible for Medicaid or PeachCare. Approximately 5,000 exist in Whitfield and Murray Counties. As a child health advocate, Brackett provides streamlined assistance for parents in the Medicaid and PeachCare enrollment and redermination process. This assistance is crucial especially during this time of recession when many are forced to choose between providing food and clothing for their children or paying for health care. These families wind up in the emergency room with what could have been a small problem, but ends up escalating into a serious problem due to lack of health insurance. |
July 2008
In 2007, Dr. Robin Cleeland of Dalton State College was awarded theFaculty Enrichment Award which allowed her funding to conduct a community-based participatory research project. Partnered with theNorthwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership, Dr. Cleeland based her research on discussing the relationship between physical activity and healthy lifestyles in Whitfield and Murray Counties. Brown Industries, Shaw Industries and Beaulieu of America all took part in the study by randomly selecting employees that went through a series of interviews, surveys and focus groups regarding their lifestyles. Ninety-eight employee surveys were completed on-site at each of the three participating companies. Dr. Cleelandis in the process of assimilating the data and already sees some unexpected results. The Healthcare Partnership hopes to receive a complete report on the results in early October and plans to use them as a tool for research and community health planning. 
June 2008
Check out the NGHP making headlines in the news! The NGHP's efforts to minimize obesity was featured in a two-part story in the The Daily Citizen in June.
May 2008
 | The Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership held its celebration dinner for the 2008 Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic at The Farm on May 29, 2008. The NGHP honored school team coordinators Brad Bates and Kellye Flood of Woodlawn Elementary, Brandon Bond of Northwest Elementary, Scott Ehlers of City Park Elementary, Beverly Hedges of Blue Ridge Elementary, Michelle Janke and Nicole Brown of Spring Place Elementary, Ryan Scoggins of Tunnel Hill Elementary and Paul Weaver of Brookwood Elementary. School team coordinators were required to achieve 10% of their student body registered for The Classic in order to be honored. Each of the honorees recieved gift certificates to Hibbett's Sports.
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April 2008
 | On April 14, 2008, Director of Promotoras de Salud, America Gruner, resigned from the Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership. Gruner came to the Healthcare Partnership in December of 2004. An active community member, Gruner was involved in many organizations throughout the community. During her time as Director of Promotoras de Salud, steady progress was made. Outreach, transportation, interpretation, care management, case coordination, advocacy for healthcare access and other support were provided. Since 2004, hundreds of patients have benefited from the services provided by the Promotoras de Salud. She leaves the Healthcare Partnership to join her daughter in Atlanta. Gruner has joined theNational Coucil of La Raza (NCLR), an organization dedicated to reduce poverty and discrimination and improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans. Gruner has truly touched the lives of many community members and will be greatly missed by the NGHP! |
January 2008
The Northwest Georgia Healthcare Partnership recently received confirmation that Catalyst Rx, a pharmacy benefit management company, will be the Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic’s first ever “presenting sponsor.”Chris Westbrook and Marcus Mooring of Catalyst Rx visited Dalton. Healthcare Partnership staff, Nancy Kennedy and Ali Donahue, and board member, Judy Pair, briefly educated Westbrook and Mooring on the history of the Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic and what to expect at the 2008 event. Not only is Catalyst Rx making a generous contribution to the Healthcare Partnership, Westbrook and Mooring are committed to participate in the 5K event. Founded in 1994, Catalyst Rx is a full-service pharmacy benefit management company that provides services for over five million members throughout the United States. Catalyst Rx has clients in Northwest Georgia including Mohawk Industries, The City of Dalton, and Whitfield County. “We are thrilled to welcome Catalyst Rx to the Bill Gregory Healthcare Classic. The Classic is the largest road race in Dalton and we think that Catalyst Rx will be proud of their investment in our community,” said Kennedy. |
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December 2007
After serving the maximum years of service, the Board of Directors of the Healthcare Partnership said farewell to board members Don Cope and Charles Maret. Don Cope served as board chairman in 2004-2005 and was presented a "Board Chairman with Heart" paperweight by board secretary/treasurer, Larry Winter. Winter also recognized Cope's efforts to educate and empower people to make wise health care decisions.
Newly-elected Mayor of Dalton, David Pennington, presented Charles Maret with a "Board Chairman with Heart" paperweight and expressed appreciation for Maret's time as board chairman in 2000-2001. When asked to join the board, Maret was also asked to assume the position of vice-chairman. Pennington spoke of Maret's leadership skills that were a huge benefit to the board. Maret was appreciated for recognizing when something was needed and acting upon it.
The Board of Directors and Partnership staff truly appreciates their huge contributions of service and commitment to the Healthcare Partnership.
 David Pennington speaks of Charles Maret's dedicated and appreciated service on the NGHP Board. |  |