PHLP alumna Judy Southern honored for helping establish children's clinic
Judy Southern, a PHLP alumna, was among the North Carolina recipients of the GlaxoSmithKline Child Health Recognition Awards for improving children’s health. Judy was recognized along with the rest of the staff of the Sunnyside Medical Clinic, a free children’s clinic in Winston-Salem. All nominees and winners were announced at an awards ceremony in Wilmington during the North Carolina Public Health Association’s annual meeting.
According to the GlaxoSmithKline press release, Judy, her fellow public health nurses Sandra Clodfelter, Linda Hill, Rhonda Michels, and Natosha Moffitt, along with lab technicians Melinda Hull, Melanie McCoy and Blake Pate, “make a formidable team when they join forces with other health professionals… The long-standing collaborative relationship with Sunnyside Ministries provides vaccinations and medical care–not to mention smiles, hugs and love–to children of families with no insurance and little money.”
The awards program, which is overseen by the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation, ties directly to GlaxoSmithKline’s goal of delivering services of value, said Deirdre P. Connelly, President, North America Pharmaceuticals, GlaxoSmithKline. “North Carolina’s public health professionals consistently deliver effective health services to our communities in innovative, creative, and cost-conscious ways,” she said. “We applaud them for the value they bring to people’s lives all over the state.” This year’s awards focus on outstanding collaborative programs that affect the health of children in all nomination categories. The GlaxoSmithKline Child Health Recognition Awards were established to honor local health departments, public health staff and individual citizens for their dedication to improving child health. A committee of healthcare professionals established by the North Carolina Public Health Association chose the award recipients. |
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