[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22499]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 HONORING DR. ANNE LINDSAY AND DR. ALAN GLASEROFF OF HUMBOLDT COUNTY, 
                               CALIFORNIA

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 23, 2009

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Anne Lindsay, M.D. and Alan Glaseroff, M.D., two extraordinary citizens 
of Humboldt County, California who have dedicated their lives to public 
service. The husband and wife team are being honored by the Humboldt 
County Democratic Central Committee as 2009 Citizens of the Year for 
one of our nation's most precious rights--participation in the 
political system. Their commitment to the general health and welfare of 
the community and to the preservation of our liberty is worthy of 
appreciation and recognition.
  Dr. Lindsay has served as the Public Health Officer for the County of 
Humboldt for the past fifteen years. She is President of the California 
Conference of Local Health Officers, representing 61 county and city 
health officers from throughout California. She has demonstrated 
outstanding and innovative leadership throughout years of public 
service, tackling some of the nation's most difficult public health 
issues, from homelessness to communicable disease control. She has been 
recognized locally and nationally for her exemplary efforts, recognized 
as the 2nd Senate District 2004 Woman of the Year by the California 
Legislature and receiving the distinguished California Medical 
Association 2006 Frederick K. M. Plessner Memorial Award for rural 
practitioners.
  Dr. Glaseroff has been the Chief Medical Officer for the Humboldt-Del 
Norte Independent Physician Association since its inception in 1995 and 
is the Medical Director for the Foundation for Medical Care. He has led 
the way locally and nationally in seeking solutions to achieve 
improved, quality health care. He has distinguished himself as the 
principal investigator for the Humboldt Diabetes Project and faculty 
for the statewide diabetes collaborative. He is affiliated with the 
National Committee for Quality Assurance, is the co-director for the 
Aligning Forces for Quality Initiative, sponsored by the Robert Wood 
Johnson Foundation, and was named the 2009 Family Physician of the Year 
by the California Academy of Family Physicians. Dr. Glaseroff has 
dedicated his medical career to finding ways to improve the delivery of 
health care.
  These extraordinary individuals have been partners in a rural family 
medical practice for the past 26 years. They share the happiness of 
family life with their two children, Rebecca Lindsay, a medical school 
student and Bruce Lindsay Glaseroff, a teacher. A talented and musical 
family, Anne and Alan also perform with the Humboldt County blues band, 
the Back Seat Drivers.
  Madam Speaker, it is appropriate at this time that we recognize Anne 
Lindsay and Alan Glaseroff for their unwavering compassion and for 
their contribution to the ideals and traditions that have made America 
a nation of hope and achievement.

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