[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 10003-10004]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JACQUELINE H. GRANT

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 18, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to a great friend 
and outstanding public servant, Dr. Jacqueline H. Grant. Dr. Grant will 
be leaving her position as the District Health Director for the 
Southwest Georgia Health District, where she managed public health 
programs in fourteen counties for ten years. A reception will be held 
in her honor on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dougherty 
County Health Department.
  Dr. Grant is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, but traveled far and wide 
to attain different educational experiences before returning to her 
home state. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from East Carolina 
University. She then received her medical degree from Morehouse School 
of Medicine, a Master's in Public Health from the University of Alabama 
in Birmingham, and a Master's in Public Administration from Harvard 
University. She completed her medical residency in obstetrics and 
gynecology at Emory University.
  Dr. Grant previously served as Medical Director of the Department of 
Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Missouri in Columbia. 
She also served on the faculty at Emory University and Morehouse School 
of Medicine prior to working full-time in the private sector from 1994-
1997.

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  In 2005, Dr. Grant began serving as the top public health official in 
Southwest Georgia when she was named as District Health Director. Under 
her leadership, Southwest Georgia has seen incredible advancements in 
public health. The District has established an interactive worksite 
wellness program as well as the non-profit organization Friends of 
Southwest Georgia Public Health. Additionally, Dr. Grant has presided 
over district restructuring to improve efficiency and has provided 
valuable guidance during disease outbreaks and natural disasters.
  In 2009, Dr. Grant was instrumental in obtaining a March of Dimes 
grant to launch CenteringPregnancy, a support group for pregnant women 
that promotes positive outcomes throughout the gestational period and 
beyond. It is the first Public Health-administered CenteringPregnancy 
program in the state of Georgia as well as the first such program in 
the southern part of the state. The program was a great success and a 
second site aimed primarily at Hispanic women soon opened, while the 
first site continued to address the needs of primarily African-American 
women.
  A well-known and respected public health professional, Dr. Grant has 
received national recognition in Best Doctors of America in 2003, and 
was the recipient of the Tee Rae Dismukes Award in 2012 and the 
District Public Health Award for Excellence in Prenatal and 
Reproductive Health in 2015.
  Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get; you make your life by what you give.'' Not only has Dr. Grant 
established a legacy in public health leadership, but she has also done 
a tremendous job of giving back to Southwest Georgia, and I am very 
grateful for her tireless advocacy to make the community stronger and 
more healthy. A woman of great integrity, her efforts, her dedication, 
and her expertise in her field are unparalleled, but her heart for 
helping others is what makes these qualities truly worthy.
  Dr. Grant has accomplished much in her life but none of it would be 
possible without the love and support of her husband Steve, and two 
children, Steve, Jr. and Michael.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and my wife, Vivian, in 
extending our sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Dr. Jacqueline 
H. Grant as she embarks upon a new journey in her life.

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