Health Council

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#990000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="http://www.gcchc.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gcchc.org"><U>Home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Calendar"><U>Calendar</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grant County Information"><U>Grant County Information</U></A></div> <div> Health Council</div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Council Staff"><U>Council Staff</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Community Meetings "><U>Community Meetings </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="InterAgency Alliance"><U>InterAgency Alliance</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Highlights "><U>Highlights </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id453.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Resource Directory 2007"><U>Resource Directory 2007</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFBF0" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Grant County Community Health Council   </B></div> <div> Health Council</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="1c72f630.jpg" border=0 width="559" height="355" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I>The Health Council at Gomez Peak Picnic Grounds on June 2007.</I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>The GCCHC will meet on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 5:30 p.m. at the Grant County Administrative Complex, 1400 Hwy 180.</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I></div> <div> The Grant County Community Health Council is composed of <A HREF="id62.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GCCHC Members"><U><B><U>30-members</U></B></U></A><B>,</B> each member is an innovated leader in a sector of the community. </div> <bR> <div> The Health Council uses their combined political clout and extensive network of community contacts to funnel volunteer efforts and grant money to projects the community is in need of most. </div> <bR> <div> The members are appointed by the Grant County Commission. The Health Council meets quarterly.<B> </B><A HREF="id462.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Health Council Minutes"><U><B>Click here for Health Council minutes.</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Seven Health Council members, including the Co Chairs, serve on the <A HREF="id66.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Steering Committee"><U><B><U>Steering Committee</U></B></U></A> that meets monthly to review goals, develop agendas and recommendations for the Health Council meetings.</div> <bR> <div> <B>The GCCHC has set these Top Priorities for 2007:</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>1</B><B>.</B> Encourage sustainable <A HREF="id477.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Economic Development"><U><I><B>economic development</B></I></U></A> in the area.</div> <div> <B>2</B><B>.</B> Lower the occurrence of <A HREF="id480.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Domestic Violence"><U><I><B>domestic violence</B></I></U></A> in the county.</div> <div> <B>3.</B> Increase the number of <A HREF="id481.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Family Resiliency"><U><I><B>resilient familie</B></I></U></A><A HREF="id481.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Family Resiliency"><U><I><B>s</B></I></U></A> in the community.</div> <div> <B>4. </B>Increase programs and treatment options for<B> </B><A HREF="id478.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Behavioral Health"><U><I><B>behavioral health</B></I></U></A> in the county.</div> <div> <B>5</B>. Raise<I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id479.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Priority: Fitness Nutrition"><U><I><B>fitness and nutrition</B></I></U></A> levels of Grant County residents.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id141.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ByLaws"><U><B><U> </U></B></U></A><B><U>Grant County Community Health Council By laws. </U></B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="0ec340e0.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <I>Members Dr. Don Johnson and John Rossfeld at the Health Council's Annual Forum in July 2004.</I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The GCCHC has championed many causes in the community including:</B></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Held <A HREF="id313.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Town Hall on Methamphetamines"><U><B>Town Halls</B></U></A> on methamphetamine use in the community.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Brought Corres Caminos, a countywide public transit system, to the area.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Envisioned Family Support Centers to provide a place to strengthen family bonds in the county and secured funding for four centers that opened in Bayard, Cliff/Gila, Mimbres and Silver City.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Supported the Career and Technical Education Program offering comprehensive career and technical education degrees to high school students at the Cobre and Silver Consolidated Schools, and Western New Mexico University. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Endorsed the New Mexico Health Care Plan, offering health insurance to all New Mexicans.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Conceived the idea of a Volunteer Center and brought it to fruitation by locating grant money and creating a Board of Directors for the project that opened its doors this year.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700c800000000.png" HEIGHT="13" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Helped support the Medication Assistance Program that assists patients with no-cost or low-cost medications.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="088e2d40.jpg" border=0 width="482" height="212" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I>Council members Don Johnson, Tony Trujillo, and Sam Redford at a meeting.</I></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>