Health Services Association
California Community Colleges
Dear
Colleagues,
Thank
you for the opportunity to serve as Health Services Association California
Community Colleges 2009-2010 President. It is certain to be a year of
challenges that require careful analysis of information for thoughtful
decision-making.
Our
goals for the organization have changed little; yet there are new ways we
can and will approach them. Our
primary responsibility is to ensure that student health fee funds are
charged, utilized, and monitored appropriately and transparently to meet
regulations, while fulfilling our students' expectations.
My
message to you is simple. Continue to:
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Speak confidently and proudly of your work in every contact you make.
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Communicate your passion and commitment to California community college students and their respective communities.
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Demonstrate your expertise with creativity to ensure students receive the best we have to offer
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Partner with professional colleagues to maximize high quality services and resources
In
this “largest higher educational system in the nation comprised of 72 districts
and 110 colleges with more than 2.6 million students per year," we can
and should serve as a model for excellence.
Through
research, information sharing, and communication at all levels, we will
improve the quality of life of our students and communities. We will
demonstrate how health services programs directly contribute to the access,
retention, and success of our students.
As
a reminder of all that we do well:
NURSING
is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities,
prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the
diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of
individuals, families, communities and populations.
(ANA Nursing’s Social Policy Statement 2003)
HEALTH
is not merely the absence of disease, but is promotion of the mental,
physical, social, environmental, and spiritual well being of individuals and
communities. (AACC Policy Statement)
I
count on hearing from you about your ideas, suggestions, concerns, and
constructive feedback as we continue our important work together.
Respectfully
yours,
Becky
Perelli
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Becky Perelli, RN, MS Program Coordinator West Valley College Office: 408.741.2159 becky_perelli@wvm.edu
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