[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 33763]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO DR. DENNIS FRATE

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 11, 2007

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I would like to recognize 
the life and legacy of Dr. Dennis Frate, a medical anthropologist known 
for his studies of rural health in the Mississippi Delta.
  Dr. Frate was a former pharmacy professor at the University of 
Mississippi. He worked in the School of Pharmacy from 1980 until 2000. 
He retired June 30, 2007 as a professor of preventative medicine at the 
University of Mississippi Medical Center, which is in my Congressional 
District.
  As we are all well aware, rural areas of this country are vastly 
underserved. Dr. Frate took this problem head-on through the Rural 
Health Research Program. Dr. Frate served as the coordinator of the 
Rural Health Research Program and principal investigator of a National 
Institutes of Health study to develop community-based programs to 
control high blood pressure in rural populations.
  Many of our colleagues here in Congress have espoused the notion of 
expanding healthcare coverage. Dr. Frate lived it.
  It is through community efforts as demonstrated by Dr. Frate that we 
may be able to achieve a reality of accessible and affordable 
healthcare for all.
  During his 20-plus years of service, Dr. Frate touched the lives of 
many, proving that even the simplest ideas can make a big difference.
  I take great pride in commending the work of Dr. Dennis Frate on a 
job well done for more than 20 years.

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