Members of the Healthcare Consortium Board of Directors pose with staff on the steps of the
Columbia County Human Services Building
Colorful displays with very powerful anti-tobacco messages line the hallway of the Columbia County
Country Club, the scene of the 2007 Rip Van Winkle Tobacco-Free Coalition annual dinner. This year's
theme was about misleading messages broadcast by the tobacco industry in the media and their advertising
The most outstanding item in the lobby of the Columbia County Human Services Building may just be the seven foot vertical banner announcing application assistance for NYS health insurance plans for low-income individuals and families
Interest and attendance at the monthly Diabetes Coalition Education & Support Meetings is growing steadily.
Each month a health professional presents topics or events specific to individuals with diabetes.
Jewelry making was one of several activities at the 2007 Spring Wellness Day at C-GCC.
The Cancer Support Program from The Healthcare Consortium invited residents of
Columbia and Greene counties affted by cancer to join the festivities.
A volunteer carries the sign announcing the 2007 Walk/Run for the Community Cancer Fund in fall 2007.
About 65 walkers and joggers took to the street along busy Route 9 in Valatie one Saturday afternoon,
creating awareness of the fund and collecting nearly $5000 in contributions from friends, neighbors and co-workers.
Healthcare Consortium Executive Director Diane Fransman accepts the keys to two new Dodge minivans
from New York State Senator Stephen Saland with the transportation staff looking on.
More than 100 residents from the twin counties attended the 2007 Columbia-Greene Diabetes Coalition
dinner at Columbia-Greene Community College in November. Special guest speaker Dr. Greg Gerrety,
Chief of Endocrinology at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, shared the latest research and techniques
being used to effectively treat and control diabetes.
