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To recognize Mrs. Carla E. Hicks, in honor of her 33 years of distinguished service to Columbus Public Health and the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Carla E Hicks, a lifelong resident of Columbus, Ohio graduated from Eastmoor High School and went on to attend the University of Cincinnati where she was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau, the Honorary Nursing Society and obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing in 1975; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Hicks began her career in nursing in Chicago, Illinois as a medical surgery nurse for the University of Chicago Medicine; later joining the staff of Allegheny Hospital where she worked as an oncology nurse; and
WHEREAS, in 1980 Mrs. Hicks returned to Columbus, Ohio and began her career at the South Side Family Health Center as a Nursing Supervisor where she established an outpatient pediatric program, helping to develop general nursing policies & protocols and worked as an Administrator, diversifying revenue streams and improving community engagement; and
WHEREAS, Mrs. Carla Hicks received her Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Dayton, furthering her skills and expertise in 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Women’s Cancer Initiative at Columbus Public Health welcomed Mrs. Carla Hicks as their Manager in 1994; where she was responsible for developing and implementing an eight county program for low income and uninsured women - providing breast and cervical cancer education, and screening linkages to treatments; and
WHEREAS, because of her tireless efforts to insure access and health equity for all- Mrs. Hicks helped establish the Office of Minority Health at Columbus Public Health where she served as Director, providing leadership to address the health needs of minorities and developing policies to reduce health disparities; and
WHEREAS, in 2007 Mrs. Hicks became the administrator for the Division of Infectious Disease, one of the largest divisions at Columbus Public Health, where she supervised mor...
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