[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8740]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING CLEOPATHIA MOORE-BELL

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 6, 2017

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor West 
Modesto/King Kennedy Neighborhood Collaborative Executive Director 
Cleopathia Moore-Bell, who has announced her retirement after numerous 
years of dedicated service.
  In addition to being a founding member of the Christ Unity Baptist 
Church in 1991, Ms. Moore-Bell took the initiative to create the 
Stanislaus Multicultural Community Health Coalition/West Modesto King 
Kennedy Neighborhood Collaborative. She pioneered this movement because 
she felt the need to captivate and motivate community residents to 
become more involved with refining the community's health. Thanks to 
her dedication to her community, this movement was able to serve as a 
blueprint for the Stanislaus County Public Health's involvement with 
Partnership for the Public's Health (PPH). From the partnership with 
PPH, Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) was 
born. Through this, Ms. Moore-Bell was once again able to become an 
active participant engaging in all aspects of health care, community, 
and government, unifying them to plan a strategy on how to tackle 
critical health and safety affairs in communities.
  Ms. Moore-Bell continues to be committed to her community by 
advocating for the improvement of health for children and families. 
Specifically, she focuses on assisting low-income and multicultural 
populations. She currently serves on the Chief Executive Office (CEO) 
Stewardship Council for ``Focus on Prevention,'' which is a project 
designed to draw a spotlight on homelessness, strengthening families, 
increasing education attainment, and improving health.
  It is evident that Cleopathia has a passion to go above and beyond in 
her field. Her work exemplifies a spirit that is full of joy, optimism, 
and progress and inspires all who worked with her to create a better 
community.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and commending Cleopathia 
Moore-Bell for her many years of service, devotion, and outstanding 
contributions to public health in her community. We wish her continued 
success in her retirement.

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