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Edwards named Administrative Director of Behavioral Health Services
Drew Edfards, Ed.D.,
has been nmed Admin
istrative /Director of
Behaviorg Health Ser
vices forMCG Health,
Inc. ~
Dr. Edvards is respon
sible fofproviding over
all leadrship, manage
ment /direction and
adminjtration of all
behavifral health-related
servicg.
Priof to joining MCG
Healt|, Inc., Dr.
Edwagds was in private
practte in addictive dis
ease |and behavioral
healt| in Jacksonville,
Savannah State announces the 2005 Savannah Black Heritage Festival
Thel6th annual Savannah
Black teritage Festival, pre
sentedby the City of Savan
nah’s ent of Cultural
Affair{ and Savannah State
Univesity, will “Experience
Our e#lllage Empower Our
Youth’[ Feb. 6-13, 2005, in a
series f events featuring the
culn.u} and artistic contribu
tons ¢ African-Americars.
Corerts, dance performanc
es, ar exhibits, theatricd per
formaices and more will
demanstrate the African-Amer
ican jeritage and influence on
cultire and visual and perform
ing arts. The Grand Festival
Day —the highlight of the
welwi]l be held Sat, Feb. 12,
at the Savannah Cyic Center
andwill be packed with family
activities and enertainment
thpughout the dy.
Civic Club
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On Octper 27 the Women’s Civic Club, one of the oldest organization
in Augsita donated Linen and other house goods to the children and
: of Allen homes. President Monique Walker Hill and Welfare
Chair prson Thomasina Ketch works very closely with Rita Thomas
g who is the directress over the housing Authority. in keeping
with gr mission we take pride in reaching out to the children and fam
lles g the CSRA.
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Fla. He was also a behav
ioral health writer and
consultant. Previously,
he was an administrator
at the Center for Health
Outcomes and Improve
ment Research at the
University of Florida
College of Medicine in
Jacksonville, Fla., and
Associate Director of the
Department of Psychia
try at the University of
Florida Brain Institute.
Dr. Edwards has more
than 20 years’ experience
in health care and health
care administration.
Dr. Edwards holds a
“This year's theme, ‘Experi
ence Our Village: Empower
Our Youth, is an invitation to
everyone —the performers, the
artists, the community and vis
itors to our city —to come
together and become empow
ered with knowledge and
appreciation for our culture
and the arts,” explained Shirley
B. James, chair of the upcom
ing festival. “It is especially
important for our youth to be
exposed to our strong heritage
because the more enlightened
they are, the more empowered
their futures will be.”
The 2005 festival will be the
sixth produced by Savannah
State University and the 16th
sponsored by the City of
Savannah. All festival events are
free and open to the public. For
additional information, contact
AUGUSTA FOCUS
Doctor of Education
from Nova Southeastern
University, a Master of
Science in Addiction
Studies from the Univer
sity of North Florida, a
Healthcare Administra
tion Certificate from the
Institute for Executive
Development, and a
Bachelor of Elected
Studies from the Univer
sity of Minnesota.
MCG Health System is
composed of three separate
organizations - MCG
Health, Inc. and the clini
cal services offered by the
faculty employees of the
the Savannah Black Heritage
Festival message line at (912)
691-6847 or visit the Web site
at www.savstate.edu.
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Medical College of Geor
gia and the members of the
Physicians Practice Group.
The physicians of MCG
Health System are com
munity physicians, faculty
employees of the Medical
College of Georgia, and
employees of the Physi
cians Practice Group, not
employees of MCG Health
Inc. MCG Health, Inc. is
a not-for-profit corpora
tion operating the MCG
Medical Center, MCG
Children’s Medical Center,
the MCG Sports Medicine
Center, MCG Ambulatory
Care Center, the Georgia
Established in 1890, Savan
nah State University is the old
est public historically black col
lege or university (HBCU) in
Radiation Therapy Center
and related clinical facili
ties and services. MCG
Health, Inc. was formed to
support the research and
education mission of the
Medical College of Geor
gia and to build the eco
nomic growth of the
CSRA, the state of Geor
gia and the Southeast by
providing an environ
ment for faculty employ
ees of the Medical Col
lege of Georgia and the
Physicians Practice
Group and community
physicians to deliver the
highest level of primary
the state. The university’s 2,700
students are enrolled in 23
undergraduate and four gradu
ate degree programs in three
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and specialty health care.
For more information,
please visit
www.MCGHealth.org.
colleges: Liberal Arts and Social
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