Gear Up Take a Loved One For A Check Up Day

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Gear Up Take a Loved One For A Check Up Day

• Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Minority Health and Health Disparities
• Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Sponsored by Deputy Secretary Dr. Michelle
Gourdine
Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr., Governor Michael S.
Steele, Lt. Governor S. Anthony McCann, Secretary
Photography John Hammond Diane Walker
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Secretary S. Anthony McCann opening remarks urged
men to take the necessary steps to live healthy
the benefit to your life out weigh being
uncomfortable for a few minutes.
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Dr. Carlessia A. Hussein, Director, Office of
Minority Health and Health Disparities introduced
each guest speaker
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Deputy Secretary for Public Health, Dr. Michelle
Gourdine, stopped by to share words of wisdom on
helping your love ones to get a check up
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Joyce Dantzler, Deputy Director, Center for
Health Promotion and Tobacco Use Prevention,
provided health information on tobacco use
prevention
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Jeanette Jenkins, Director, Office of Health
Policy Planning provided the audience with
information on child health asthma, teen births
and hypertension
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Barbara Epps-Simpson, Assistant Deputy Director,
State AIDS Administration provided the audience
with information on AIDS
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William Adih, MCH Epidemiologist, Center for
Maternal and Child Health topic included
information on Infant Mortality
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Earl Schurman, Coordinator Diabetes Prevention
Control for Chronic Disease Prevention Teams
Center for Preventive Health Services provided
information on Diabetes
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Employees and visitors listening to speakers on
topics such as Minority Health and Health
Disparities, Asthma, Teen Births, Infant
Mortality, AIDS, and Tobacco
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Employees of the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene (DHMH) took a break from their work day
to visit health vendors in the DHMH Lobby
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Secretary McCann and Dr. Carlessia Hussein
sharing the podium while announcing the winner of
a fruit basket
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And the Lucky Winners Are. Seated attendees were
entered into drawings for fruit baskets and
health kits. The lucky tickets were drawn by
each of the event speakers. After drawing each
ticket, the speakers briefly posed with their
lucky winner. The happiness of each winner can
be seen in the following photos .

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Dorothy Clawson, the first lucky winner of a
fruit basket, and Secretary McCann
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Fruit Basket Winners. Individuals in the
following photos were the lucky winners of fruit
baskets.
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Clarice Eversley and Secretary McCann
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Justina Apaw and Jeannette Jenkins
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Laurie Kramberg and Jeannette Jenkins
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Peggie Smith and Joyce Danztler
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LaMesha Kramer and William Adih
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Health Kit Winners. The winners of personal
health kits can be seen in the following photos
as they posed with one of the event speakers.
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Kim Karlanchak (winner) and William Adih
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Joan Salim (winner) and Deputy Dr. Michelle
Gourdine
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Jeanette Jenkins and Clairece Eversly listening
intently to one of the health speakers
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Tom Kravitz (winner) and Dr. Carlessia Hussein
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Wanda Kearse stepped in to pick up a prize for a
co-worker poses with Richard Proctor
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Abe Marfo (winner) and Dr. Carlessia Hussein
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Jeanette Jenkins (winner) and Earl Schurman
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Marilyn Evans (winner) and Richard Proctor
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Wanda Kearse (winner) and Deputy Secretary
Michelle Gourdine
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Howard Jones (winner) and Richard Proctor
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Jackie Campbell (winner) and Richard Proctor
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Dr. Carlessia Hussein, Thomas Harris, DHHS Region
III Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and
Richard Proctor taking a breath at the conclusion
of the event.
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Dr. Hussein Thomas Harris and Barbara Epps at the
conclusion of the event
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Guest speakers received a Certificate of
Appreciation signed by Secretary McCann and Dr.
Hussein
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The Office of Minority Health and Health
Disparities (MHHD) partnered with Maryland
General to provide the community with health
information. Individuals stopped by MHHD table
to pick up information on minority health
resources.
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