[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 174 (Friday, October 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING ANNA SUTTON WITH CALIFORNIA'S THIRD DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE YEAR 
                                 AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN GARAMENDI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 26, 2018

  Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Anna Sutton as a 
woman of the year. She is a healthcare professional who has dedicated 
her career to the care of mothers and children. From her work as a 
school nurse to her current role as Director of Public Health Nursing 
at the Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency, her goal has 
always been to improve the health and quality of life of families in 
her community. Ms . Sutton fulfills many roles, lending her time and 
expertise to the Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, the 
Yolo County Infectious Disease Programs, the Yolo County Help Me Grow 
Leadership Team, the Child Abuse Prevention Council, the Programs 
Benefitting Children Workgroup, Resilient Yolo, the American College of 
OB/GYNs Maternal Mental Health Expert Workgroup, and the Yolo County 
Maternal Mental Health Collaborative. As Chairwoman of the Yolo County 
Maternal Mental Health Collaborative, she has used her career expertise 
and firsthand experience as a mother to create an organization which 
promotes the health and wellbeing of new and expecting mothers. Under 
her leadership the organization has developed educational tools to 
create awareness of maternal mental health disorders and guide those in 
need to treatment. Her work gained recognition across disciplines and 
brought stakeholders together to create a common strategy for helping 
vulnerable mothers find help. Ms. Sutton dedicates her time, talent, 
and expertise to improving the health and wellbeing of mothers 
throughout Yolo County and works tirelessly to help particularly 
vulnerable mothers facing the stigma and isolation of maternal mental 
health disorders. Ms. Sutton is an integral part of Yolo County's 
outreach to mothers in need. She is continuously working to make a 
positive difference for mothers and children in her community and does 
so with unparalleled compassion and dedication.

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