[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 45 (Tuesday, April 11, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S2523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




THE AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION OF MICHIGAN-GENESEE VALLEY REGION HONORS 
                         MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise to today to recognize Mott 
Community College, which on April 13, 2000, will be honored by the 
American Lung Association of Michigan-Genesee Valley Region as its 1999 
Corporate Health Advocate of the Year. Mott Community College is being 
awarded for promoting lung health in the workplace, for encouraging its 
employees to participate in local non-profit organizations, for 
demonstrating financial support to these organizations, and for 
exhibiting an overall dedication to improving the quality of life of 
residents in the Genesee Valley area.
  Mott Community College has a definitive plan to promote lung health 
in the workplace consistent with the mission of the American Lung 
Association of Michigan. There is a ban on smoking in all college 
buildings, the college's health insurance providers offer various 
educational programs to support employees who want to quit smoking, and 
smoking cessation material and counseling is available at the annual 
Mott Community College Health Fair. The college also has a program of 
assistance available to all students and staff who are disabled or 
suffering from disease, and has expended millions of dollars to make 
its campus fully accessible to the whole community.
  Mott Community College is by its very nature a community service, but 
the college works hard to provide more to Genesee County than 
educational opportunity. Within its educational programs, and 
particularly in the health sciences, there is an interactive community 
component: senior nursing students work with area schools to provide 
health education classes, along with basic health screening, for 
students; faculty and staff work with the Genesee County Health 
Department to train teams, working through area churches, to provide 
citizens with health information; and the community has access to 
diverse facilities and programs on campus, programs which are all aimed 
at improving the health of the community.
  Mott Community College also hosts many important events where health 
education is the theme. The annual Mott Community College Health Fair 
is a popular event which brings health professionals and the community 
together. The college holds national mental health town meetings, 
including a recent public forum which Ms. Tipper Gore chaired. On 
February 5, 2000, the college hosted the first annual ``Family Asthma 
Day,'' in which three asthma specialists presented informal sessions on 
the management of asthma. The event also included interactive sessions 
for adults and children.
  Mr. President, for over seventy-five years, Mott Community College 
has worked to improve the quality of life of residents in the Genesee 
Valley area. On behalf of the entire United States Senate, I 
congratulate Mott Community College on being named the Corporate Health 
Advocate of the Year by the American Lung Association of Michigan-
Genesee Valley Region. This award is the representation of the hard 
work of many people who truly care about the Genesee County 
community.

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