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UPCOMING PROGRAMS
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Main Ballroom
United Way Kick-Off
Tuesday
August 26, 2008
Susan R. Cooper
Susan R. Cooper, M.S.N., R.N., made Tennessee history on January 20, 2007 when she became the first nurse to serve as Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Health. Her priorities are to protect, promote and improve the health of all Tennesseans. “Now is the time that I can perhaps influence the citizens of this state in a positive manner,” said Cooper. “I hope to leave a footprint on the health status of this state.”
Cooper earned both her bachelor and master of nursing degrees from Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. She first came to the state level in 2005, as a special policy and health advisor to the Governor, charged with developing Tennessee’s Health Care Safety Net program for citizens facing dis-enrollment from TennCare.
She later assumed leadership of Project Diabetes, a program the Governor created to address the threat of Type 2 diabetes facing young people in Tennessee. In addition, she helped facilitate the creation of the Governor’s GetFitTN initiative, a public awareness program aimed at addressing the rising epidemic of Type 2 diabetes through educating adults and children about modest lifestyle changes to delay or prevent the onset of this disease.
Before joining state government, Cooper was a faculty member and Assistant Dean of Practice at Vanderbilt University’s School of Nursing, and served as co-director of the Health Systems Management program. She also helped create the Center for Advanced Practice Nursing and Allied Health at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Cooper was born and raised in West Tennessee, and currently resides in Franklin. She enjoys spending time with her three grown children and three grandchildren.
Future Programs
August 28
NO MEETING ON 28th
United Way Kick-Off
TUESDAY, August 26th
September 4
TBA
September 11
Chattanooga Symphony & Opera
75th Anniversary Celebration
September 15 through 19
FELLOWSHIP WEEK