Pembroke, I ? t ^ ^ ^ ? f p S18 sis'-i"; S-:f< Former Robeson County Resident, Lt. Col.Wynn Retires From the Military Lieutenant Colonel Thomas H. Wynn. ?m of Mm. Lummie Jim Wynn. and the late Chief Wynn til (he Saddletree community. recently retired fnim the United States Amy after Nerving approximately 30 years with the active and reserve forces Colonel Wynn attended Magnolia High School, and graduated then Pembroke Stale University, with a mayor in "BioChemistry" He also holds two additional degrees in Mechanical Engi neering Technology" and "Business Administration" Colonel Wynn is married hi Mm. Betty Mae Creel of South Carolina. They have a daughter. Paula, who nan upcoming senior at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. maturing in" Mechanical Engineering". They also have a 13-year-old son. Tommy, a ninth grader, who aspires to become a "Rocket Scientist." Colonel Wynn and his family currently resides in Oak Ridge. Tennes see. He is employed with the Department of Energy as a Program Analy* . BH . H"W IIP HIM ___ W L| u .L. , . ? ^,1 ciwiiici n jdin ni?Tii|niy ucviiniivu wwnin. wc icrvcu three tour* la Vietnam with the 'Big Re<| One" I* Inluliu hinim,? ,.f kl? milltom k ?? IiUimri j i/IVHWM* A l"w Irf VIIK mlllliiry IKRKI* lAj*llule fk^ k^MhiruuW IIj, 1^1 DfatM^I #4.^ inciuue Hie MwlIWllHHW IV1CU4I. I? flZvH mm* Medal's with Oak Leaf Cluster Ah Medal. Army Ae cummwiutitMt Mcduls Willi Ouk Ui8f OIimmc* Awwy Achievement medulx wiriiOuk Leaf Qy*et, Mrimrnl I Init t>rai|tJ AmauL ,|W,I rV?e?fl.?ttiae wlMf ? ICHMwWHll vlHRHHI ?willVw ilnU v>eiIIIIwWPP' Colonel Wynn began hi* military nervice al Fort Jack mm. South Can dina in IVh.V Some of hi* foreign u*Mgn menu include* Southeast Asia and Europe He held utaieiude assignment* at the Centugim. Ft. Hauchuca. Arizona: Ft. Monmouth. New Jersey. Ft. Cordon. Geor gia; and Ft. Bragg. North Candina. Colonel Wynn in active in cianmuiut) and civic iega nizatHNw He in a member ot several pndessionsl leganuatron*. and enjoy* owkk** nature activnie*. Parntership Tackles Health Care j Problems In The County 1 "We are paying ftir a Cadillac, but we're getting a Beetle".staidThad Wester. M.D.. Deputy Directori?t the NC Health Department, describing "the fetftom line" costs of the current health care system in the U.S. Dr. WIttMr sptihe to atMtot 3t> aiea leaders who attended a health forum sponsored by the Purtnofftip for Commu nity Health of Robeson County held May 20 at Pembroke State Universny According to Dr. Wester. c?wt will drive health care reform fee the next five years. He predicted that access to health care will improve gradu ally after that. "Preventive care is the piece of health care that is now missing." he said. "Preventive disease instead of treating ?* managing it is the key to dttving down costs'. Changes in personal life-style?such as stopping the use of tobacco, exercising regularly. lowering the amount of fat in the diet, and avoiding the abuse of alcohol and drugs?could postpone 42 petcent of the total deaths in this country at virtually no cost, according to Wester Wester said thai true change in out health care system must begin in the local community He praised the efforts of the Partnership in assessing the problems and finding solutions at the grassroots level. Health caie consultant Mike Felix and Jim Buidine. president of the Lehigh Valley Hospital Center. both of Allentown. Pennsylvania, described the goal of the Partnership which is to establish, thiough collaboration, a shared health care vision with the local community and to develop strategic implementation plans that make possible realizing that vision. Alter a brief snapshot of local demographics and measures of community health, participants at the forum div ided into groups to discuss four major health concerns. These has been gleaned from interviews with people throughout the county and futthet defined by prev ious meetings of the Partnership The topics were: health and the economy: adolescent health: primary caie: and health and education. Reed Morton, ot the American College of Healthcare Executives, charged these groups with answering three ijuesrions about each of the problems: "What are the challenges presented by each ot these concerns'' What kinds of resources are available to solve these problems What advice would you give to pet^He working on solutions to these concerns '" Health care is also a majn concern to state leaden acemdtng lo two legislators who represent Robeson County Mil ikUitiMii the tiaum Rep. France* Cummtng* lokl the gioup during dinnei that 4NX bills dealing with health cute have been intnv ducetl Jwing the curretM wmiuni id the General Assent Wv. - a AcasdingtoCununtngn. whureivmtatllK Health and Human Services Committee. twii id there Mils hear welching. Hi aire Bill M t the Flefcrher-GenMa Health Care Act) wiaikl change the organization of the health care system in N.C. It would also provide access In the health care system few all resident* a* well as emphasize preventive and primary care It wtadd reward training institutions that increase the number of prHnary care providers and would erase the j distinction bet ween public and private health care. House Bill 729 (the Small Employer Health Inuurunce Assis tance Act) would make health insurance more affordable hn small businesses and self-employed individuals Healthcare insurance craikl be purchased through re gional alliances. Sen David Parnell described several bills that has been introduced into the Senate. . The most complex of there is Senate Bill 2 which would introduce managed competition into the health can system and offer health care hi all North Carolinians to . 1 be paid fur by payroll taxes. According to Parnell. the controversial nature of this bill has probably doomed h to a slow death in a subcommittee Donald Hiscott. president of Southeastern General Hospital, commented on the aliens ski long session. "I am very positive about rhe lesults of the brum today. I saw lot* of emhususun on the pun of participants This is an action group, ma a study group. Our aim is to help improve the health of the people ot oar county while improving the health care delivery system here." The Partnership grew out ot grant to Southeastern cienetal from the Duke Endowment. SGH was the only hospital in NC to receive funds ha this project. After assessing the findings and recommendations that came out oi rhe stud) groups, the torum wdl reconvene within the next few month* to look at a imawdetailed cianmu ntiv health status assessment and St target spec ific health objectives. 1 Showa Left io rifkc DoaaldC. HiaooM, Tktd Wmm. M.D.. Joapeb Oxeadiae.