[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17442]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      AUGUST CITIZEN OF THE MONTH

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                         HON. CAROLYN McCARTHY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 7, 2000

  Mrs. McCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to name Garden 
City resident Indu Jaiswal, the Director of Nutrition Services for the 
Promenade Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Rockaway Park, as 
the Citizen of the Month in the Fourth Congressional District for 
August 2000.
  Indu is a prominent leader in both the Indian Community on Long 
Island and in her nutritional profession. As a nurse, I know how 
nutrition is directly related to the good health and extended lives of 
people.
  Indu also works as a Clinical Nutritionist for the Western Queens 
Health Associates and represents the Dietary Department at 
Administrative and Medical Board Meetings. She organizes treatment 
programs for patient education as well as for diabetic teams. She is 
involved in the planning, directing, implementing, and evaluating of 
all activities of the Food Service Department.
  Indu is a health care professional who is also interested in the 
health of her community. She actively participates in many community 
activities. She served as President of the India Association of Long 
Island, Secretary of the Federation of the Indian Association in New 
York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, and the Vice President of the India 
Study Center at Stony Brook University. She also serves as a Board 
member of the Youth Council of Nassau County.
  Along with caring for her Long Island patients in an office setting, 
Indu cares for all Long Islanders by sending out her good health 
messages on radio and television airways.
  The contributions that Indu has made to our community are astounding.
  Indu is a graduate of the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. 
She completed her post graduate requirements at Long Island University, 
C.W. Post Campus. Before working for the Promenade Rehabilitation and 
Health Care Center, Indu worked for the Central Island Nursing Home in 
Plainview, The Health Related Nutrition Services, The Dialysis Clearing 
Center of Long Island, and Winthrop University Hospital. She is a 
resident of Garden City.
  The Citizen of the Month program is aimed at highlighting the work of 
community activists. Each month, I will recognize a different person or 
group that has contributed to the betterment of our Long Island 
community.

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