[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 19, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E2273-E2274]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING HELEN JONES, M.D.

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Helen 
Jones upon being awarded with the ``Community Health Champions Award'' 
at the 2008 West Fresno Health Care Coalition's 4th annual ``This is 
Your Life of Service'' dinner and award ceremony. This year the 
ceremony will be held at the Radisson Hotel Conference Center in 
Fresno, California on Friday, October 24th.
  Dr. Jones was raised in San Francisco, California. She graduated from 
Lowell High School, one of the oldest and most prestigious schools in 
the San Francisco school district. She earned a Bachelor's of Arts in 
biochemistry from the University of California, Berkley and her Medical 
Doctorate from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Jones 
also attended classes at the Universities of California, Irvine and 
Riverside and attended summer courses in biomedical engineering at 
Clark College in Atlanta, Georgia. She originally made her way to 
Fresno to train under Dr. Howard Morelli, the former dean at the 
University of California, San Francisco. Currently, Dr. Jones is in 
private practice with Internal Medicine Associates and was formerly 
with Linder-Quann Medical Group.
  In addition to being an internist, Dr. Jones specializes in 
palliative medicine, a form of medical care or treatment that 
concentrates on reducing the severity of disease symptoms

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rather than halting or delaying progression of the disease itself or 
providing a cure. This form of medicine allows seriously and terminally 
ill patients comfort and relief from the pain of their disease. 
Palliative care educates the patient on symptom management, provides 
information about their illness, communicates with the patient and 
their families about their disease and provides them with emotional and 
spiritual support. Dr. Jones has served as the Hospice Medical Director 
and Ethics Chair of Saint Agnes Medical Center. She is a past president 
of the Fresno Madera Medical Society. She has developed an obesity 
prevention toolkit for medical providers through the California Medical 
Association and has been an advocate for cleaning the air throughout 
the San Joaquin Valley. Dr. Jones has also served as Chair of the 
Fresno Unified School District Wellness Policy and was a board member 
of the Central California Blood Center.
  Dr. Jones has been a tireless advocate for accessible healthcare 
particularly in West Fresno. Through various faith-based and community 
organizations she has assisted in promoting the awareness, prevention, 
and care of breast cancer. She is a strong believer that proper 
education and awareness in disease prevention is the key to keeping the 
residents of Fresno County healthy. Dr. Jones credits her success to 
her parents' guidance. The family motto growing up was ``Keep it real, 
roll up your sleeves and get it done.'' She has held that motto close 
to her heart.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend and congratulate Dr. Helen 
Jones upon being awarded with the ``Community Health Champions Award''. 
I invite my colleagues to join me in wishing Dr. Jones many years of 
continued success.

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