JACKSON – Family practitioner, Mary Deal, of Regional Family Medicine has joined Dr. Kenneth Warren, Dr. Steve Goodwin, and Tracy Saddler, DNP, ACNP at Regional Medical Associates at 31 Physicians Drive.

 

With over thirty years of primary care experience, Mary Deal, will be a valuable addition to the family practice and internal medicine specialties currently provided at the clinic. Mary Deal will continue to provide health care services including chronic illnesses, acute illnesses, women's health, men's health, pediatrics, physicals, and minor injuries. All providers are accepting new patients.

 

A breastfeeding educational and support fair, sponsored by the breastfeeding support fund (a West Tennessee Healthcare Foundation fund), will take place August 7, 2010. This event will take place at Highland Park, 617 W. Forest Ave, across from the Jackson Clinic, from 9:00am-12:00pm. Fair admission will be two dollars at the entrance. Other sponsors include Women's Journal, Baby Time, and Brandy Kemp Photography.

 

Dr. Kim Howerton will be speaking on the subject of "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding". The purpose will be for the promotion and support of breastfeeding throughout West Tennessee. Interested health care staff are also welcome to attend. There will be educational and support booths regarding the importance of feeding within one hour of delivery, breastfeeding preterm/late term babies, breast pump information, nursing bra fitting station, nutrition, and several others. Lactation consultants/counselors will also be available for questions and answers.

 

 Health care facilities play a vital role in the establishment of breastfeeding. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding provide a supportive pathway enabling women to achieve their breastfeeding intentions and guiding the training of healthcare workers in breastfeeding support. This year commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Innocent Declaration that called for implementation of the Ten Steps in all maternity facilities.

 

World Breastfeeding Week is the 1-7 of August 2010. Several of the objectives of the week are to increase attention to the contribution of the Ten Steps to exclusive breastfeeding, to revitalize activities within health systems, and among healthcare providers and communities to support women to achieve their breastfeeding intentions, to inform people everywhere that protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding is a mother's right, a child's right, and a human right, to enable women and all who care about human rights to fight for health care systems which support breastfeeding.

 

In celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month, the American Speech-Language-Hearing-Association and MedSouth Medical Center Audiology Clinic in Dyersburg sponsored a drawing contest for children 10 years of age and younger. The theme of the contest was "Protect Your Hearing…You Need It For A Lifetime!"

 

The contest was based upon the healthy listening principles of ASHA's "Listen To Your Buds" campaign (www.listentoyourbuds.org) which raises awareness about the need to prevent hearing loss and the steps children should take to protect their hearing.

 

This year's National first-place art work will be used to create the downloadable screen saver for BHSM 2011. All National winning entries will be featured on the BHSM 2011. All National winning entries will be featured on the BHSM website and receive valuable prizes. Local winners who were selected were:

 

Edward Rafalski has been named Senior Vice President of Planning and Marketing at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. Previously he was Vice President of Marketing at Alexian Brothers Health System in Arlington Heights, Il. 

 

Rafalski holds a doctorate in public health sciences from the University of Illinois School of Public Health and a Master of Public Health degree from Yale University School of Medicine. He also received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago.

 

As clinical assistant professor, he taught at the University of Illinois School of Public Health.

 

He is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and has authored articles in numerous publications.

 

Jackson Regional Women's Center, which specializes in obstetrics and gynecological care, is celebrating 15 years of providing medical care in Jackson.

 

The clinic was founded in 1995 by Dr. Keith Micetich.

 

Practicing with Dr. Micetich are Dr. Sandra Boxell, Dr. Lane Williams and nurse practitioner Sandy Fronabarger.

 

The clinic's comprehensive services include full obstetrical service; routine gynecology; fertility and infertility counseling and treatment; laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery; colposcopy and cryosurgery; endometrial biopsy; incontinence treatment; family planning counseling; perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause counseling and treatment; and obstetric and gynecology ultrasounds with state-of-the-art 3D-4D equipment.

 

Dr. Micetich received his medical training from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Dr. Boxell is a graduate of the Wilford Hall Medical Center's Obstetrics and Gynecology Residency Program. A graduate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Dr. Williams completed his internship and residency at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.

 

All three physicians are board certified in obstetrics and gynecology. They are members of the West Tennessee Physicians' Alliance.

 

Fronabarger earned her nursing degree from Union University and a masters degree in nursing from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky.