[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 11993]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO ALVIN JACKSON, MD, A ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON COMMUNITY 
                             HEALTH LEADER

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
recognize Dr. Alvin Jackson of Fremont, Ohio. The Robert Wood Johnson 
Foundation has chosen Dr. Jackson as a 2001 Robert Wood Johnson 
Community Health Leader.
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's mission is to enrich the health 
and healthcare of all Americans. Their efforts promote healthier 
lifestyles, improved health care, and better access to health care. The 
Foundation seeks to ensure that all Americans have access to basic 
health care at reasonable cost and to improve care and support for 
people with chronic health conditions. The Foundation promotes health 
and prevent disease by reducing the harm caused by substance abuse--
tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs.
  Each year, the Community Health Leadership Program honors ten 
outstanding individuals who have found innovative ways to bring health 
care to communities whose needs have been ignored or unmet. As one of 
the ten recipients of this recognition, Dr. Jackson and his program 
have been awarded a grant of $100,000.
  Dr. Jackson has been honored for his tireless efforts in providing 
health care to migrant workers in numerous Ohio counties. As Medical 
Director of the Community Health Services, Dr. Jackson travels by 
mobile clinic to reach the 8,500 migrant farm workers and their 
families. Dr. Jackson, the son of a migrant worker himself, takes the 
clinic from camp to camp providing medical care to those who would 
otherwise go without.
  Mr. Speaker, Dr. Alvin Jackson is an example for us all. He has 
recognized a problem in his community and has worked to solve it. I ask 
my colleagues in joining me in applauding Dr. Jackson for his efforts 
and selfless dedication to the care and well being of migrant workers 
and their families.

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