In this issue: Adamsville Regional Health Center Opens to Large Crowds 1 Oak Hill collaborates with Foundation on grant for troubled kids 1 A Healing Garden grows! 2 Health Services celebrates its new faces 2 Health Services adds a new lead poison sleuth 2 Oak Hill Collaborates with Behavioral Health’s Not-for-Profit Foundation to Land a National Grant to Help Troubled Kids Hundreds of residents from the community turned out and created a capacity crowd for the grand opening of the Adamsville Regional Health Center on Thursday, June 7th. The expanded facility, which is located at 3700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW, is a major component of the Board of Commissioners’ signature comprehensive program to reduce and eliminate the high rate of health disparities across Fulton. “The important thing is the fact that the public health has been expanded to include jobs, housing, library services, and all of the factors that impact the lives of the citizens,” says Fulton County Vice Chair Emma I. Darnell. The Adamsville Regional Health Center is the county’s third integrated care facility to open within the last three years. Like the previous two facilities, Adamsville will offer primary care, public health, behavioral health and dental services, and housing and employment assistance. The project cost $8 million. (L-R) County Manager Zachary Williams and Commissioners John Eaves, Emma I. Darnell & William “Bill” Edwards The Fulton County Oak Hill Child, Adolescent & Family Center received a $2,000.00 grant from the American Psychiatric Foundation to train employees at seven Fulton County Schools on identifying behavioral health disorders in youth. “The school administrators are very excited to participate,” says Jennifer Bartl, Behavioral Health Program Manager. “They want education for their staff about what an appropriate behavioral health referral looks like.” The award is the first time Oak Hill has collaborated with the Fulton Life Enrichment Foundation, Inc. on a grant application. The Foundation is a non-profit organization established six years ago to help Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities raise philanthropic funds for children's health initiatives. “I was very excited to hear we were awarded this grant,” says Christine Greene, Foundation President. “It’s small but it’s a great start for our fundraising efforts to help the children of Fulton County,” she adds. A Health Services monthly online publication June 2012 Fulton County Health Services E-News E-News Adamsville Health Center Grand Opening Attracts a Standing Room Only Crowd from the Community ABOVE: Jennifer Bartl (middle) reviews policies for implementing behavioral health services for kids.
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In this issue:
Adamsville Regional
Health Center Opens to
Large Crowds
1
Oak Hill collaborates
with Foundation on
grant for troubled kids
1
A Healing Garden
grows!
2
H e a l t h S e r v i c e s
celebrates its new faces
2
Health Services adds a
new lead poison sleuth
2
Oak Hill Collaborates with Behavioral Health’s Not-for-Profit
Foundation to Land a National Grant to Help Troubled Kids
Hundreds of residents from the community turned out and
created a capacity crowd for the grand opening of the Adamsville
Regional Health Center on Thursday, June 7th. The expanded
facility, which is located at 3700 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW,
is a major component of the Board of Commissioners’ signature
comprehensive program to reduce and eliminate the high rate of
health disparities across Fulton. “The important thing is the fact
that the public health has been expanded to include jobs, housing,
library services, and all of the factors that impact the lives of the
citizens,” says Fulton County Vice Chair Emma I. Darnell. The
Adamsville Regional Health
Center is the county’s third
integrated care facility to open within the last three
years. Like the previous two facilities, Adamsville
will offer primary care, public health, behavioral
health and dental services, and housing and
employment assistance. The project cost $8 million.
(L-R) County Manager Zachary
Williams and Commissioners
John Eaves, Emma I. Darnell &
William “Bill” Edwards
The Fulton County Oak Hill Child, Adolescent &
Family Center received a $2,000.00 grant from the
American Psychiatric Foundation to train employees
at seven Fulton County Schools on identifying
behavioral health disorders in youth. “The school
administrators are very excited to participate,” says
Jennifer Bartl, Behavioral Health Program Manager.
“They want education for their staff about what an
appropriate behavioral health referral looks like.”
The award is the first time Oak Hill has collaborated with the Fulton Life Enrichment
Foundation, Inc. on a grant application. The Foundation is a non-profit organization
established six years ago to help Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities raise
philanthropic funds for children's health initiatives. “I was very excited to hear we were
awarded this grant,” says Christine Greene, Foundation President. “It’s small but it’s a great
start for our fundraising efforts to help the children of Fulton County,” she adds.
A Health Services monthly online publication
June 2012
Fulton County Health Services
E-News E-News
Adamsville Health Center Grand Opening Attracts a
Standing Room Only Crowd from the Community
ABOVE: Jennifer Bartl
(middle) reviews policies for
implementing behavioral health
services for kids.
Clients arriving for their appointments at the West Behavioral Health Center
have been experiencing an unexpected but pleasant surprise. The floor to
ceiling windows in the main hallway are providing dramatic views of a colorful
container garden that is blossoming with flowers, vegetables, fruits, herbs and
plants. The fragrant smells and flora are attracting butterflies, and the
admiration of passersby. The concept was the brainchild of Scheril Williams,
Behavioral Health Clinician, who wanted to incorporate nature into the
therapy group that she leads called “Healthy
Relationships - A Healthier You”. “It has been very
helpful for some clients,” she says. “They enjoy
seeing something that they created come to life and
grow, and it encourages group participation.” Williams purchased
most of the items, but staff have donated plants and seeds too.
With Her Training Completed, She is Now a Certified Sleuth
in the Cause for Kids Exposed to Lead Poisoning
Meet the Many New Faces in Health Services & Those Who
Have Been Promoted to New Positions
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