ATLANTA (March 1, 2017) | Last week, Sen. Dean Burke (R – Bainbridge) was presented a 2016 Charlotte Wilen Maternal & Infant Health Advocate of the Year Award. Sen. Burke received the award for his hard work in carrying House Bill 649 in the Senate.
“I am humbled to be presented this award,” said Sen. Burke. “I look forward to continuing my work on behalf of maternal and infant healthcare needs. It is an honor to work with the Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Coalition of Georgia, and I look forward to working with them in the future to address needs of mothers and babies throughout the state.”
“We are extremely grateful to a leader in healthcare in the Senate –Dr. Dean Burke,” said Merrilee Gober, Chair of the HMHB Public Affairs Committee and longtime member of the Board of Directors. “Sen. Burke lent to the cause his stature and credibility as an OBGyn physician, carrying the bill in the Senate and seeing it through to passage.”
The 2016 Charlotte Wilen Maternal and Infant Health Advocate of the Year Award was presented to three recipients this year for their work on HB 649. This law will increase access to clinical care for thousands of Georgia’s breastfeeding mothers and babies, increase initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding, and save the state significant dollars in pediatric medical care.
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For Immediate Release:
March 1, 2017
For Information Contact:
Ines Owens, Acting Director
Ines.owens@senate.ga.gov
404.656.0028