Beckett Named NRHA ’ s Rural Health Practitioner of the Year
The National Rural Health Association ( NRHA ) has announced its 2017 Rural Health Award recipients , and among this year ’ s honorees is Donovan Beckett , D . O ., of Williamson , WV .
Beckett returned to his hometown of Williamson in 2003 to serve his community after graduating from the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine . He opened a family practice there and joined efforts to reinvigorate the community through his clinic . Many of his patients had little or no insurance , so he started hosting a free clinic one day a month — then several days a week . This led to his decision to transition to a nonprofit , federally qualified health center . The Williamson Health and Wellness Center , located in a renovated building downtown , is the parent organization of the Mingo County Diabetes Coalition and Williamson Farmer ’ s Market . Beckett and his staff prescribe healthy eating with vegetable prescriptions filled on-site and follow-ups with diabetes educators and community health workers in the same location to improve coordinated care and health outcomes .
The winners , including Beckett , were honored during NRHA ’ s 40th Annual Rural Health Care Conference in San Diego , CA .
Shepherd Receives Grant to Continue Diabetes Education Program
A program that helps diabetic patients at Shenandoah Community Health Center in Martinsburg will continue another year now that Shepherd University has received a $ 422,135 interprofessional collaborative practice grant from the U . S . Department of Health and Human Services ’ Health Resources & Services Administration .
This is a renewal of a three-year grant , titled CHOICES Program : Changing Health Outcomes for Patients with Diabetes through an Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Environment at Shenandoah Valley Medical System , that allows students from several departments at Shepherd and the West Virginia University ( WVU ) School of Medicine Eastern Division to collaborate with health care professionals at Shenandoah Community Health Center to provide care for diabetic patients .
Dr . Laura Clayton , professor of nursing education and administrator of the grant , says there are about 150 patients from Shenandoah in the program . Ten nursing students and up to eight students from other departments at Shepherd and the WVU medical school work with the patients to help assess their needs , run support groups and hold educational and counseling sessions .
Bailey Named West Virginia Defense Attorney of the Year
Charles Bailey , managing member of Bailey & Wyant , PLLC , has been named 2017 Defense Attorney of the Year by the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia ( DTCWV ).
“ I am humbled by this award ,” says Bailey . “ To receive recognition by my peers , colleagues and friends is tremendously gratifying .”
The DTCWV Lawyer of the Year is a member who has made a significant contribution toward achieving the goals and objectives of the organization . The member has also demonstrated ethical , personal and professional conduct consistent with the ideals of the organization and has provided service to the profession and the civil defense bar that is truly distinguished , according to DTCWV award requirements and guidelines . •
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