Announcements

Lisa Kleiner, MSS, MLSP, senior research associate, has been elected President of the Board of Directors of the Summit Children’s Program (SCP). Approximately 100 children, ages 18 months to 12 years, are served by SCP, which provides child care, after-school care and summer camp.

PHMC Chief Financial Officer Marino Puliti won top honors when he was named 2008 CFO of the Year in the Large Nonprofit category. The Philadelphia Business Journal and Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business sponsored the awards.

The 2008 United Way Campaign kicked off on October 10. This year’s campaign, Public Health–It's in Our Nature, seeks to raise $119,000. The more PHMC’s efforts bring in for the United Way, the more PHMC can do for our programs … and for our fellow employees who work tirelessly at all our locations. Last year alone PHMC employees, board members and other supporters pledged $124,000 to PHMC, its affiliates and other United Way agencies.

The Donor Choice codes are:

PHMC: 2050, The Bridge: 1547, HPC: 589, Interim House, Inc.: 2673, JJPI: 1828, LCH: 2302, Linda Creed: 9544, NNCC: 15887, RCH: 9218

PHMC thanks you for your continued support of the United Way, PHMC and our affiliates during this year’s fundraising campaign.

Health Promotion Council’s WISE SNAC (Wellness Initiative for the School Environment Smart Nutrition and Activity Collaborative) program received the 2008 Nemours Vision Award, which was presented at the Third Annual Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion in October. The Vision Award recognizes exemplary programs in child health promotion and disease prevention and includes a $5,000 grant.

Barry Zakireh, Ph.D., JJPI director of adult outpatient and forensic evaluations, published an article in the September 2008 issue of Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment. He is the lead author of “Individual Belief, Attitudes, and Victimization Histories of Male Juvenile Offenders.”

Amy Augustine, director of operations for PHMC’s Forensic Services, was elected in September to a two-year term as Treasurer of the Pennsylvania Association for Drug Court Professionals.

On Saturday, May 10, Donna Brian and Andrea Vettori, nurse practitioners from PHMC Health Connection, participated in the Fifth Annual Black Male Development Symposium held at Arcadia University and hosted by Arcadia University and Village Builders Concepts, Inc. The practitioners provided over 300 men with information on diabetes, cardiovascular health, and prostate and testicular cancer, as well as general health information. They also offered blood pressure, stroke and body mass screenings.