[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 50 (Thursday, March 27, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E595]
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                         HONORING SUSAN BOWLER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 27, 2003

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Susan Bowler of Craig, Colorado. Susan is the public health 
nurse manager at the Northwest Colorado Visiting Nurse Association, an 
organization that serves the health care needs of Routt and Moffat 
counties. Susan has done much to improve the lives of others in her 
community, and I would like to take this opportunity to recognize that 
service and the important role she fills in her community before this 
body of Congress and this Nation.
  Susan grew up in an Air Force family and got her first exposure to 
medicine in hospitals all over the world. She began working with 
infants in Thailand at local orphanages as a teenager and made infant 
care a career after receiving her nursing degree. Susan came to Craig 
in 1992 after 12 years working with newborns in California, ready to 
retire. Instead, a friend inspired her to join Visiting Nurses. Now 
Susan is facing the challenges of public health head-on, meeting the 
needs of the local community. VNA operates programs for child 
immunization, nursing services to jail inmates, nutrition, and even 
contributes to Moffat County's response to potential bioterror attacks. 
Susan and her staff play an invaluable role in maintaining the health 
of the citizens of northwest Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, the role of a public health official is full of 
challenges and opportunities, and it is a great privilege to salute 
Susan Bowler before this body of Congress and this Nation for her 
willingness to take on those challenges. Her dedication to addressing 
the health care needs of Moffat and Routt counties is an inspiration to 
others and an immense benefit to her community.

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