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          New  member  on.  the   Cancer   Planning         to  San  Francisco  to  take  over  a  new
          Committee:  Dr. Robert L. Smith. Chief,,          position  as  Regional  Director  of   the
          Chronic Disease Contra Division, L. A.            Group Division of Aetna.
          County Health Department.  New me ber
                                                         Can-
          on the Radiology Subcommittee of them             Frank  F.  Aguilera.   MPA,   Asst.   Coor
          cer Committee: Dr. Thomas Wolever, Dir-           dinator-comm-unit'y Programs for Area Y
                                                            has   just   returned   from   Washington,
          ector of  the  Radiot  erapy  Dept.,  a.'         where, at the request of the Office of
          California Permanente Medical Group.              the Asst. Secretary for Health and op-
          Dr. Michael E. Bilitch, Project Director          erating agency staff, he assisted in the
          of  rea V's  acema er Project, has been           preparation of a report on the impact of
          appointed  Physicion-in-Charge   of   the         DHEW programs of the Spanish surnamed
          Electrocardiographic  Service  for   LAC-         community,     provided      documentation
          USC Medical Center.                               and ci'ssisted  with  recommendations  for
          Toni Moors (formerly  of  Area  V  staff)         alleviating  community   health   problems
                                                            in Mexican American communities.
          and  usb  nd  Dr.  Richard  Moors   have,
          accounced the arrival on Feb.  24  of  a,         Jane Z. Cohen, Asst. Coordinator-Com-
          daughter, Teistan  Louise.-  weighing  in         munit  Programs,  was  a   member   of   a
          at 7 lbs. 9 ozs.  All well and delighted.         meeting  held  Feb.  25  and  convened  by
          Doro                  MPH, Asst. Coor-            the Calif. Council for Health Plan Alter-
          dinai           i,ty Programs   has   been        natives  and  the  National   Council   of
          invited to represent health manpower on           Churches to provide opportunity for dis-
          a CHP-CCRMP Staff Coordinating Com-               cussioh among  the  leaders  of  the  free
                                                            clinic  movement  t  roughout  California.
          mittee formed  to  review  progress,  ex-
                                                            Discussion  revolved  around   definitions
          change  information,  and  develop   col-         of the @characteristics of a  free  clinic
          lab6rotive  efforts  between  CCRMP   and
          the State Office of Comprehensive                 and the role of the  free  clinic  in  de-
          Health  Planning.  Other  RMP   people            livery of health care  services.  Stressed
          serving on this committee are: Dr.                repeatedly--the sense of humanity found
          Donald Brayton,  Coordinator  of  Area            in the delivery of  clinic  services;  the
          IV; Frank  Jones,  member  of  the  CCRMP         clinics' philosophy  "of  the  people,  by
                                                            the peopler for  the  peoptie,,"  the  im-
          Data  and  Evaluation  subcommittee  from
                                                            portance of extensive use  of  volunteers;
          Davis; Samuel R. Sherman   MD,    Dir-            the individuality of  each  free  clinic--
          ector of the cancer project in Area 1;            and the interesting differences 4r     espec-
          Derek Price, Asso. Coordinator of                 ially  between  the  Northern  and  South-
          Area. VI I (San Diego).  -                        ern Cal@ifomic clinics.. as well as the
          The Area V Advisory Group has re-                 similoetties, innovative modes of op-
          ceived with regret the resignation of             eration, and common goals*
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                                                                                                     Area V Dag

                                                                              Donald W. Petit,  M.D.           Area Coordinator

                                                                              Willian A. Markey,  M.S.         Deputy Coordinator

                                                                              Frank F. Aguilera, KP.A.         Community      Prograns

                                                                              Dorothy E. Anderson, M.P.H.      Community      Programs

                                                                              Bruce  Barnhill,   BA.           Evaluation

                                                                              markm    omi,     M.P.H.         Inter-Agency Activities

                                                                              Ehas Chico                       Community      Programs
                                                                              ian,t   Cohen,    B.A.           Community      Programs

                                                                              Kay D. Fuller, R.N.              Nursing

                                                                              Leon  C.  Hauck,  M.P.H.         Health Data

                                                                              John S.  Lloyd,  Ph.D.           Evaluation

                                                                              EWe M. McGuff                    Communications

                                                                              Clyde E. Madden, A.C.S.W.        Social Work

                                                                              Robert E.  Randle,  M.D.         Continuing    Education

                                                                              Gail M. White, M.A.              @ef Planning


                                                                                             Comittes Chaftm


                                                                              Area  Advisory   Group           Chester A, Rude
                               rE                                             Cancer                           Lewis  W.  Guiss,   KD.

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                               40         C2                                  Cardiac                          George C. Griffith, LtD.

                                                                              Continuing   Education           Phil  R.  Manning  M.D.

                                                                              Health Services Delivery         Martin D. Shickman, M.D.
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                                            M.                   ui           riospital Administrators         Henry B. Dunlap, M.P.H.

                                                           CL                 Library Services                 John  M.  Connor,  M.A.
               c                                                              Nursing                          Fotine  O'Connor,  R.N.
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                                           Mc                                 Stroke                           Robert H. Pudenz,'M.D.
                                                                              Systems  &   Computers           Lee D. Cady, M.D.

                                                                              Social Workers                   Dr. Barbara Solomon, A.C.S.W.