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House
Resolution 32
By:
Representatives O`Neal of the
146th,
Ashe of the
56th,
Manning of the
32nd,
McClinton of the
84th,
and Coleman of the
144th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey for excellence in the field of public
health; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
a graduate of Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health,
Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey served for three years as clinical director of the
Kotzebue Service Unit with the Indian Health Service in Northwest Alaska before
being selected as a Pew Health Policy Research Fellow at the University of
California, San Francisco in 1985; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Toomey subsequently joined the Division of STD/HIV Prevention of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, and, in 1991, she served as a legislative
assistant on health issues for U.S. Senator John Chafee, helping to shape
national public health policy; and
WHEREAS,
through the course of her distinguished career, Dr. Toomey has made many
outstanding contributions to the field of public health, especially in the areas
of women's health, health services in underserved areas, and the epidemiology
and prevention of STDs and HIV/AIDS, for which she has been recognized by
numerous eminent awards and the highest esteem of her colleagues;
and
WHEREAS,
her intelligence, expertise, and exceptional leadership skills did not go
unnoticed within the Georgia Division of Public Health, and Dr. Toomey was named
Director of the Division of Public Health, Georgia Department of Human Resources
in 1997 and was appointed to serve on Georgia's Homeland Security Task Force by
Governor Roy Barnes in 2001; and
WHEREAS,
in these positions, Dr. Toomey has dedicated herself to protecting the health of
the citizens of Georgia and has been a determined advocate for the collaboration
of public health and law enforcement officials to promote homeland security, a
service which merits the state's highest thanks and
commendation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in recognizing Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey and expressing sincere gratitude for her many contributions to the State of Georgia and the health and safety of its citizens.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body join in recognizing Dr. Kathleen E. Toomey and expressing sincere gratitude for her many contributions to the State of Georgia and the health and safety of its citizens.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Kathleen
E. Toomey.