[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1547-E1548]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF DR. GLENNAH TROCHET

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, September 7, 2011

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Glennah 
Trochet, who has been a tireless advocate of quality health care for 
more than 30 years. As she retires from her position as Sacramento 
County's Public Health Officer, I ask all of my colleagues to join me 
in thanking Dr. Trochet for her never-ending service to the Sacramento 
community.
  For the last 12 years, Dr. Trochet has served as the Public Health 
Officer for Sacramento County. She has been instrumental in 
implementing and overseeing numerous key

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public health programs, such as the indigent program, an innovative 
free drug program that saved the county more than $4 million a year, as 
well as the county's diabetes education program. The diabetes education 
program has been so successful, that the county is looking to expanding 
its services to those with asthma, coronary artery disease and 
hypertension.
  I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Trochet on a number of 
issues over the years, ranging from investing in the public health 
workforce to encouraging families to participate in the National 
Children's Study. Dr. Trochet's service with the Sacramento County 
Department of Health and Human Services and her tireless work ethic has 
not gone unnoticed. In 2009, she was named one of six ``Women Who Mean 
Business'' by the Sacramento Business Journal, which celebrates the 
achievements of outstanding women with impactful careers within the 
Sacramento region. Dr. Trochet has also served on a number of advisory 
boards, such as Board of Director for Center for AIDS Research, 
Educates and Services, CARES, as well as the Sacramento County's 
Community Advisory Board, CAB, for the National Children's Study.
  Dr. Trochet began her career completing residency at Baylor College 
of Medicine in Houston, and moving to Sacramento to begin a private 
practice with the Sutter Medical Group and Family Physicians of 
Sacramento. In 1989, she left this practice to pursue a career with the 
Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services as the 
Physician Lead of Mercy Clinic Loaves and Fishes. Four years later, she 
accepted the position of Medical Director for the County, where she 
managed all of the County's health care clinics. These clinics are 
crucial to our community, as they are the primary source of care for 
thousands of Sacramento families. During that same period, she also 
served as the Sexually Transmitted Disease, STD, Controller for 
Sacramento County.
  Mr. Speaker, as Dr. Trochet, her husband, John, daughters Rene and 
Holly, friends and colleagues gather to celebrate her retirement as 
Sacramento County Public Health Officer, I ask you to join me in 
saluting this remarkable woman for her many years of service to the 
Sacramento community.

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