[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 147 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Pages S11075-S11076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNIZING MOTT CHILDREN'S HEALTH CENTER

 Mr. LEVIN. Madam President, I wish to express my heartfelt 
congratulations to the Mott Children's Health Center (MCHC), in Flint, 
MI, which has been selected by the American Lung Association of 
Michigan-Genesee Valley Region as the 2002 Corporate Health Advocate of 
the Year.
  The American Health and Lung Association of Michigan-Genesee Valley 
Region grants this prestigious award to an organization that aspires to 
restrict or ban smoking, offers employee programs for smoking 
cessation, or exhibits respect and sensitivity to those suffering with 
lung disease. Winners must demonstrate financial support to local non-
profit agencies as well as encourage employees to sit on local boards 
of directors for community based non-profit organizations. Recipients 
also need to display a commitment to improving the quality of life of 
Genesee Valley's residents. MCHC has not only met but far surpassed the 
American Health and Lung Association's criteria and is a worthy 
recipient of this award.
  Founded in 1939 by Charles Stuart Mott, MCHC's mission is to better 
the lives of Genesee County's at-risk youth through health services and 
community advocacy. As a health service provider, MCHC offers the 
Genesee County

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community both emotional and physical pediatric health services, 
educates families on health-related issues, and supports local schools 
and neighborhoods with on-site health care. In order to inform 
community decision makers on issues related to Genesee County's 
children's health needs, MCHC sponsors events on matters affecting 
children's health, supports various state and local children's advocacy 
organizations, and develops educational materials on children's issues. 
In its 63-year history, MCHC has expanded to become a principal in 
child health advocacy in the Genesee Valley community and throughout 
Michigan.
  MCHC is a recognized leader in the battle against childhood asthma, 
an illness that affects 15 percent of Genesee County's children. As 
part of the Childhood Asthma Task Force, (CATF), MCHC provides staff 
and other resources, including a home to CATF's three Mini Asthma 
Resource Centers. MCHC nurses, who dedicate themselves to educating 
families about asthma and available treatments, staff these CATF 
centers. Additionally, in its continuing effort to highlight children's 
respiratory health issues, last year MCHC sponsored the 29th Annual 
Tuuri Day Conference, which addressed topics such as ``New Approached 
to Pediatric Asthma'' and ``Smoking Among Children and Families.''
  MCHC has a long and impressive history of advocacy for the children 
of Genesee Valley. I know my colleagues join me in congratulating Mott 
Children's Health Center for being named the 2002 Corporate Health 
Advocate of the Year and wishing them continued success.

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