[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO JOANN EACCARINO

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                           HON. JOE COURTNEY

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, October 4, 2017

  Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize Ms. JoAnn 
Eaccarino upon her retirement from the Child and Family Agency of 
Southeastern Connecticut.
  For 23 years, JoAnn served the Child and Family Agency of 
Southeastern Connecticut's school-based health centers through skilled 
and compassionate care for children, steady support for the centers' 
medical and behavioral health professionals, and integration of these 
services with the agency's child care, after-school, and outpatient 
behavioral health services. Prior to her service in the health centers, 
JoAnn served her country with distinction as a nurse in the United 
States Air Force from 1974 to 1977, before being discharged with a 
Commendation Medal at the rank of Captain.
  Through her distinguished career, JoAnn has dedicated herself to 
improving the health and well-being of individuals in a variety of 
hospital, outpatient primary care, military, and private, non-profit 
settings. JoAnn has been a passionate, statewide advocate for improved 
access to quality medical and behavioral health care through her years 
of leadership within the Connecticut Association of School-Based Health 
Centers.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Ms. 
Eaccarino's career-long dedication to improving the health status of 
Connecticut's children and families through compassionate, direct care 
and tireless advocacy.

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