[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8478]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            HONORING MS. NETTIE JACKSON UPON HER RETIREMENT

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                            HON. DAVID SCOTT

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, June 9, 2016

  Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ms. 
Nettie Jackson who has dedicated her life to helping folks live 
healthier lives. Ms. Jackson is retiring today after 25 years of 
service at the American Heart Association.
  Her list of accomplishments is long, including 12 years of 
participation in my annual health fair. She has been involved in key 
legislation in Georgia including the Georgia Smoke Free Act and the 
Automated Defibrillator Public Access Law. She's been involved in 
lowering the instances and causes of strokes by bringing in National 
Ambassadors for the Organization for the Power to End Stroke Cause 
Initiative, facilitating the AHA/ASA First Power Awards in Atlanta, and 
leading receptions to bring Power to End Stroke Ambassadors together 
from all over the Southeast United States. She helped coordinate the 
``Straight From The Heart: Sister To Sister Conference'', and Walking 
for Wellness hosted at Spelman College among other conferences and 
workshops for healthcare professionals.
  She has been recognized for her outstanding work with several awards 
including: NAACP State Conference Woman of Distinction, Concerned Black 
Clergy Community Service Award, Morehouse School of Medicine Inaugural 
Torch Awards, Georgia Ethnic Health Network Advocacy Award, Georgia 
Secretary of State Outstanding Citizen Award and the American Heart 
Association's Rome Betts Award which is the National Staff of 
Excellence Award. She will be missed by the many people whose lives she 
has touched, but her retirement is certainly well earned.
  I rise today to ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Ms. Nettie 
Jackson for her many great works and to wish her a wonderful 
retirement.

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