HJBR Jan/Feb 2023

HEALTHCARE JOURNAL OF BATON ROUGE I  JAN / FEB 2023 45 For weekly eNews updates and to read the journal online, visit HealthcareJournalBR.com Association. The Foundation promotes profes- sional nursing through academic scholarships and professional development, recognizing nursing accomplishments, and supporting nurses through the Nurse Relief Fund and Recovering Nurse Program. Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Elects NewBoardMembers Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center recently elected three new board members. The new board members are Sandra C. Brown, DNS, Ter- rell “Tee” Brown, Jr., and Steven J. Moore. Sandra C. Brown, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN, is the current dean of Southern University’s College of Nursing and Allied Health. Her international honors include fellow status by the American Academy of Nurs- ing, the Academy of Nursing Education, and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners. A past board member of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation Board of Directors, Tee Brown is the president of GMFS Mortgage. While on the Foundation board, he was instrumental in estab- lishing the Investor Collective, a progressive net- work of men devoted to enhancing and further- ing Mary Bird Perkins’ mission. Baton Rouge attorney, Steven Moore, also joins the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Board of Directors. As past vice chair of the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation Board, Moore served on the Executive/Investment Committee helping to steer the strategic and financial management of the endowment, as well as the Joint Devel- opment Committee, which focuses on fundrais- ing strategy and implementation. The Hillar C. Moore, Jr. Golf Classic, a legacy Mary Bird Per- kins event founded by Moore’s father, has raised more than $3 million in 30 years to benefit cancer patients in the community. “We are excited to welcome Sandra, Tee and Steven to the board of directors,” said Tom Adamek, chairman, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center Board of Directors. “We are deeply grate- ful and humbled that they’ve chosen to serve on the board and look forward to working together to advance the Cancer Center’s mission across the region.” Louisiana Healthcare Connections Awards Seven Community Health Grants Louisiana Healthcare Connections has announced the award of $120,000 in grant fund- ing to seven community organizations in support of a wide variety of health initiatives within Louisi- ana communities throughout the state. The Community Health Grants by Louisiana Healthcare Connections fund nonprofits, health- care providers, and schools addressing social determinants of health, increasing preventive care, creating health equity, and improving health outcomes. Grant recipients include: • Baton Rouge Youth Coalition, which pro- vides its College Mentor Program, a robust suite of initiatives that guide 12th-grade “fellows” through the college application and financial aid processes. An additional 100 class of 2023 fellows will be provided with the tools and resources to gain admis- sion to two- or four-year schools with less than $5,500 per year in student loan debt. • Boys & Girls Clubs of Acadiana, which will add resources to a community garden and build an outdoor classroom to expand learning through its Triple Play/Healthy Habits Program, encouraging healthy eat- ing and improved health outcomes. • Louisiana Central, which is developing a program that will address food budget shortfalls for children, families, and seniors in Rapides Parish while normalizing the access, preparation, and consumption of fresh, healthy, local foods. • Louisiana Urban Gardening Initiative, which will expand their mission to educate com- munities by creating and expanding com- munity garden activities with the addition of a blood pressure monitoring program and fitness activities and workshops. • Market Umbrella, which will assist the Mar- ket Mommas Club, a breastfeeding incen- tive program for mothers and mothers-to- be who are currently enrolled in or eligible for Medicaid and/or WIC. Moms are part- nered with a breastfeeding support group through the New Orleans Breastfeeding Center and the Nola Baby Cafe and then receive $60 per month in market tokens for up to six months to be used at any Crescent City Farmers Market location. • STEM NOLA - Center for Innovative Train- ing of Youth, which will implement a STEM Health Day that will engage more than 200 youth of color and their families in activities designed to raise awareness about health challenges facing communities of color Tee Brown Sandra C. Brown, DNS, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, ANEF, FAANP, FAAN Steven Moore