[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 84 (Tuesday, June 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1252]
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                            ELIZABETH BURKE

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                         HON. WILLIAM J. COYNE

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 15, 1999

  Mr. COYNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Ms. Elizabeth 
Burke, one of my constituents who has been chosen as one of the Robert 
Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders for 1999.
  Each year, the Robert Wood Johnson Community Health Leadership 
Program recognizes ten individuals as Community Health Leaders for 
their efforts to provide better health care to communities which have 
historically been underserved. Community Health Leaders each receive 
$5,000 personal stipends as well as $95,000 in program support to 
finance their continued efforts to improve public health in their 
communities.
  Ms. Burke will be recognized for her efforts to provide a 
comprehensive response to victims of domestic violence in the Greater 
Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Ms. Burke has worked as the Medical and 
Domestic Violence Advocate of the Women's Center and Shelter of Greater 
Pittsburgh to ensure that women who have been abused receive the 
medical care, prevention assistance, and other services that they need 
to end violent domestic situations.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Ms. Burke for her efforts in this important 
cause, and I congratulate her on her selection as one of the Robert 
Wood Johnson Community Health Leaders for 1999.




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