Promoting Health & Recovery

The Health & Recovery (H&R) Community Council encourages individual health by collaborating with citizens, health agencies and other organizations to support beneficial conditions within communities. By supporting a wide range of services that include children's dental care, intensive counseling and social rehabilitation for mental health and substance abuse patients, and adult day health and home care, the H&R Council shapes programs that enhance access to care. Other programs also work to decrease premature deaths and avoidable hospitalizations while increasing the quality of life for those with chronic diseases.
The H&R Council has offered four rounds of competitive funding (2004, 2005, 2007 and 2008) for programs that target priorities in Facing Facts in the areas of Health, Education and Basic Needs. Councils also work on a variety of Community Initiatives and projects to address the priorities of Facing Facts. For more information about the H&R Council, contact Cheryl Johnson at cjohnson@uway.org.

2008-2009 Health and Recovery Community Council Members

Senior Director, H&R Council: Cheryl Johnson, United Way of the Midlands
Chair: Lissa Shine, R. N., BlueCross BlueShield of SC
Vice Chair: Ethel Brewer, Benedict College
Members:
Dr. Pierre Barakat, South University
David Bouche, MPH, FACHE, Companion Global
Genice Crumpton, MSW, Senior Resources, Inc.
The Rev. JJ Diaz, Iglesia Biblica Latinoamericana
Greg Gattman, Palmetto Health Alliance
Barbara Gelbard, FACHE, Bridge Builders, LLC
Louise Johnson, SC Dept. of Mental Health, Division of Children & Family Services
Patty Lolas, MPH, SC DHEC
Mathew Mammen, Prometheus Group
Melanie Matney, SC Hospital Association
Bonnie Pate, SC Share
Stephen Pueblo, Bank of America
James Scarborough
Sharon Seago, Central Midlands Council of Governents
Genice Summers, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth
George Timms, DHEC Region 3 Health Department
Laura Truesdale, LISW-CP, Adolescent Chemical Dependency
Dr. Lisa Waddell, SC DHEC
Barbara Brothers, Epilepsy Foundation of SC
Dennis Coker, Free Medical Clinic
Dean Slade, Eau Claire Cooperative Health Centers