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| 2011 Anita de la Vega Community Service Award - Thursday, October 06, 2011
Tulare County organization seeks nominations for 2nd annual community service award
Visalia, CA – Dedication, passion and lifetime commitment to the local community are characteristics that deserve to be acknowledged. Individuals have the power to transform our community and Family HealthCare Network would like to recognize them for their service. Nominations are now being accepted for the second annual Anita de la Vega Community Service Award. The award was established in 2010 in memory of Anita de la Vega, a founding clinician at Family HealthCare Network, who dedicated her career to underserved populations in Tulare County over the span of a thirty year career with the organization. She cared for generations of families, was actively involved with several community organizations, and served as an inspiration to colleagues and patients alike.
In the spirit of service to its communities, Family HealthCare Network honors a recipient each year who has dedicated significant time and effort to ensure that all Tulare County community members have access to services resources to better their lives. In 2010 Carolyn Rose, Executive Director of CSET, was recognized with the inaugural Anita de la Vega Community Service Award. Rose demonstrated 28 years of dedicated service to the greater community. This year’s recipient will be honored at the 2011 Black & White Ball, Family HealthCare Network’s annual gala, on December 3rd at the Visalia Convention Center.
Nominees should be mission-driven individuals who serve as role models and mentors for women in Tulare County. Like the award’s namesake, nominated individuals should feel that it is a privilege and responsibility to impact the well-being of underserved populations and to act as an advocate for unheard voices. Family HealthCare Network asks that nominees have served the area for at least five years.
Please nominate a deserving individual by contacting Janet Paine at jpaine@fhcn.org or by completing a nomination form found in the link below. Thank you for taking the time to recognize peers for their service to Tulare County. Deadline for 2011 nomination forms is 5:00 p.m., Friday, November 4.
You can download the nomination form here.
Family HealthCare Network celebrates 35 years of service to Tulare and Kings Counties. The organization’s mission is to provide quality health care to everyone in the communities it serves. Choose the one where family comes first, your home for health.
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| Students Completing Vocational ESL Health Program to be Recognized - Monday, August 08, 2011 PORTERVILLE, CA- Proteus, Inc., in partnership with Family HealthCare Network, is hosting a program completion ceremony on Thursday, August 11 at the Porterville Service Center located at 54. N. Main Street from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
This ceremony is to celebrate the first cohort to complete the Vocational English-as-a-Second Language (VESL) Health Program. Students who participated in this 290-hour program got a chance to explore health careers and prepare to enter health industry trainings. The program consisted of 150 hours of VESL, Health Component classroom instruction and 140 hours of hands-on Service Learning at Family HealthCare Network Clinic. Students will be receiving certificates of completion at the ceremony and refreshment will follow the presentation.
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| Be the driver of your own health....Family HealthCare Network would like to hear from you. - Friday, June 17, 2011
Family HealthCare Network is inviting community members to attend a focus group with open discussion to provide feedback and suggestions in terms of your health care.
06/20/2011 Anne Lang’s Emporium 41651 Sierra Dr.
Three Rivers 10-11:30AM
06/20/2011 Proteus 250 E Antelope Woodlake 5:30-7PM
06/21/2011 FHCN 329 W. 8th St Hanford 5:30-7PM
06/22/2011 Boys & Girls Club 15853 AVE 328 Ivanhoe
6-7:30PM
06/23/2011 FHCN 305 E. Center Visalia 6-7:30PM
06/27/2011 Patton House 35680 Highway 190 Springville
10-11:30AM
06/27/2011 FHCN 1137 W. Poplar Porterville Annex
5:30-7PM
06/28/2011 FHCN 12586 Ave 408 Cutler 5:30-7PM
06/29/2011 Goshen Village 30940 Rd 72 Goshen 5:30-7PM
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 | What's on "my plate" for obesity prevention? - Wednesday, June 08, 2011 |
 | Chief Dental Officer, Henry Cisneros, talks about prevention of dental carries, - Tuesday, June 07, 2011 |
 | Family HealthCare Network Marks 35 Years! - Friday, May 27, 2011 |
 | Goshen Health Fair and Step Up Events Draws Large Crowd - Friday, May 27, 2011 |
 | Pharmacy Opens at FHCN Porterville Health Center - Friday, April 08, 2011 |
 | FHCN to Build Major Downtown Facility - Friday, April 08, 2011 |
 | FHCN Registered Dietitian, Angela Duran Isaacs Talks about Healthy Nutrition - Friday, April 08, 2011 |
| AmeriCorp Members Hard at Work - Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
| AmeriCorp Members Help Refurbish Hanford Carousel - Thursday, February 24, 2011 |
| California HealthCare Foundation highlights Family HealthCare Network - Tuesday, February 08, 2011 |
| Family HealthCare Welcomes Dr. Ruby Payne - Tuesday, February 08, 2011 Family HealthCare Network hosted a very special conference, featuring Dr. Ruby Payne, who has written many books about how to serve the impoverished, including “Bridges out of Poverty”. Dr. Payne was contracted by Family HealthCare Network to provide a three hour seminar on January 7, 2011 to over 200 community partners. If you are looking to counter poverty or its impact on people and businesses in your community, Bridges Out of Poverty solutions give you the structures, ideas, and concrete tools a community needs to prevent, reduce, and alleviate poverty. Bridges Out of Poverty is a book and an approach that helps employers, community organizations, social-service agencies, and individuals address poverty in a comprehensive way. People from all economic classes come together to improve job retention rates, build resources, improve outcomes, and support those who are moving out of poverty. If you are interested in knowing more about Dr. Payne, you can access her website at http://www.ahaprocess.com/About_Us/History.html and view the vignettes offered free there.
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| A.J. Rice, M.D. - Recognized for Serving the Community for 30 Years - Monday, February 07, 2011 |
 | FHCN has Big Plans - Friday, January 21, 2011 |
| FHCN Helps 92 Families - Monday, December 27, 2010 |
| FOOD & PRESENTS PROVIDED TO 92 FAMILIES - Thursday, December 23, 2010Family HealthCare Network helped 92 families this year through its Needy Family Fund. Established as the Sunshine Fund many years ago, a small group of employees at Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) decided to put some money in a fund to be used for employees when they became ill or encountered a personal hardship. Then an employee (Anita de la Vega some say) had the idea that rather than have the traditional gift exchange among co-workers at Christmas employees would be encouraged to purchase a gift for a family in need. The ideas continued to grow and the Needy Family Fund was soon developed. This year the Needy Family Fund was renamed to the Anita Fund after long time founding clinician of Family HealthCare Network Anita de la Vega. Each year Family HealthCare Network (FHCN) patients and their families are nominated by FHCN staff and recommended to receive a food basket and toys for the holiday. Criteria have been established in order to select different families each year to receive a holiday basket of cheer. Throughout the year money is raised to help patients Network wide, throughout Tulare and Kings County.
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| Harry Foster Recognized - Thursday, December 23, 2010
Harry Foster was recently selected as a Leader in the Community Development category by the Tulare County Hispanic Roundtable. Harry was recognized at the 2010 Hispanic Heritage Awards Banquet last Friday, December 10th . The dinner celebrated the amazing accomplishments of individuals, who remind us what it means to believe in a unselfish dream. This year’s honoree’s, like those in the past, embody all of the qualities that characterize great leaders and visionaries – creativity, commitment and compassion.
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| 2010 Physician of the Year - Friday, April 30, 2010
It is with great pleasure and enormous pride that I announce that
Dr. David Borge has been elected the 2010 Physician of the Year by the Nursing Staff at Kaweah Delta Hospital for his skill and quality of care.
Dr. Borge has been a long-time Clinician at Family HealthCare Network in OB/GYN and currently practices out of the Bridge site. He has been a driving force for OB Care within the Network and has always exceeded productivity expectations.
He has an excellent report with many of the patients who consider him a friend and partner in their healthcare.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Borge on this career milestone!
~Dr. Steven Palmer, Chief Medical Officer |
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