Turner County Connection

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Turner County Connection

• Helping to Build Healthy Families
• 330 Gilmore St.
• Ashburn, GA 31714
• 229.567.9066
• Fax [phone]

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Turner County ConnectionVision

• The vision for all families and children in
  Turner County is that all children will grow up
  in a safe and healthy environment and become
  productive citizens.

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Turner County ConnectionMission

• The mission of the Turner County Connection is to
  develop, coordinate and deliver a broad range of
  needed health, social, and educational services
  to at-risk youth and families in Turner County.

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Turner County Demographics

• Population- 9,474 individuals (2005)
• Persons below poverty level- 22.4 (2003)
• Per Capita income- 20,368 (2003)
• Children below poverty- 33.6 (2003)
• Unemployment rate- 6.9 (FY 2005)
• Population receiving Medicaid-41.8 (2005)
• Adults, 25, who did not graduate high
  school-32.3
• No local hospital
• Three full time practicing physicians

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Basic Organizational Chart of TC Connection
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Expanded OrganizationalChart
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Collaborative Partners of the Turner County
Connection

• Turner County Schools
• Turner County Health Dept.
• Moultrie Technical College
• Ashburn-Turner Co. Chamber of
• Commerce
• Turner Co. Extension Office

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Collaborative Partners

• Turner County Boys Club
• Turner County Department of Family and
• Children Services
• Department of Juvenile Justice
• Turner Co. Council on Child Abuse

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Major Components of Turner County Connection
Educations
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Current Services Provided through Turner County
Connection

• After School and Summer Enrichment
• Mental Health
• Early Intervention and Parent Education
• Mentoring/Tutoring
• Abstinence Education
• Linkage of Families to Community Resources
• Dental Education and Treatment
• Health Education and Health Screenings

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Health Component

• Turner County Health Network Committee

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Representatives on Health Network Committee

• Turner County Connection
• Mental Health
• Coastal Plains EOA
• Dept. of Family and Childrens Services
• Health Plus Physician
• Tift Regional Hospital
• Phoebe Family Medical Center- Physician

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Representatives on Health Network Committee,
(cont.)

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
• Turner County Health Dept.
• Senior Citizens
• Turner County EMS
• Ashburn Health Care- Nursing Home
• Administrator
• Retired Physician
• Raines Pharmacy- Pharmacist

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Representatives on Health Network Committee,
(cont.)

• RM Drugs- Pharmacist
• Local Optometrist
• Local Dentist
• Turner County Commissioners
• 21st Century Community Learning Center
• Turner Alternative Services Center
• Families for Awareness of Children
• Extraordinaire (FACE)

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Health Initiatives

• Community Wellness Initiative
• Comprehensive Case Management Initiative
• South Georgia Regional Dental Health Initiative

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Community Wellness Initiative

• Wellness packages for local
• employers (Fee based on size of business)
• Wellness packages for local faith
• community (Free)
• Educational information
• Community Health Fair

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South Georgia Dental Health Initiative

• Serves Five Rural South Georgia Counties

Ben Hill County Fitzgerald, Georgia
Irwin County Ocilla, Georgia
Turner County Ashburn, Georgia
Wilcox County Abbeville, Georgia
Worth County Sylvester, Georgia
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Dental Health InitiativeGoals

• Increasing the number of individuals who have
  access to dental clinic services
• Increasing the number of individuals who receive
  preventive dental screenings
• Increasing the community residents awareness of
  the importance of dental health and preventive
  dental care

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Rural Smiles Clinic

• Located in Ashburn, Georgia
• Dental Clinic open on Fridays
• Staffed by volunteer dentists
• Full time staff
• Dental Hygienist
• Administrative Assistant
• Serves low income, uninsured patients from five
  county area

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Sustainability Planning

• Building Local Capacity/Resources
• Federal Funding
• State Funding
• Local Businesses
• Other Corporate Donations
• Private Foundations

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Sustainability Planning(cont)

• Individuals
• Volunteer Resources
• Other In-Kind Resources
• Charging Participation Fees
• Fund Raising Projects

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Contact Information

• Brenda Lee, Network Director
• 330 Gilmore Street
• Ashburn, Georgia 31714
• [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• blee_at_turner.k12.ga.us
• or
• June Cowart, R.D.H.
• [phone] (phone and fax)
• jrruralsmiles_at_alltel.net