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Community Council of' the Atlanta. Area inc. newsl Eu gene T. Branch, Chairman of the Board Duane W. Beck, Executive Director 1000 Gl enn Building, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Tel eph on e (404) 577- 22 50 t COMPREHENSIVEAREAWIDE HEAllH PlANNING PROJECT Raphael B. Levine, Ph.D. Director VOLUME I Cynthia R. Montague, Editor Alloys F. Branton, M.B.A. Associate Director November, 1969 MACHEAL TH NOMINATING AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEES Two very important committees were selected at the October meeting of MACHealth by nomination an d vote of the membership. The Nominating Committee will propose a slate of officers for the first Annual Meeting and election in January. The work of those officers will , to a great extent, determine the success of MACHealth in its first full year. Another duty of the Nomina ting Committee will be that of selecting organizat ions who will name members to MACHealth in subsequent years. This will be done by collecting and evalua ting a list of eligi ble groups in categories to b e represented . A fair rotation and equal representa tion will be achieve d in this way. The Personnel Committee will select and recommend to the Council a candidate for Director of the Agency. It wi ll also set personnel policies for the MACHealth staff. Members newly elected are: Nominating Committee Hon. L. Howard Atherton, Mayor of Marietta. He is also President , Georgia Municipal Association, member of the Georgia House of Representatives, Chairman of Metropolitan Atlanta Council of Local Governments . He has been a tireless supporter of MACHealth since its early inception. Mr. A. B. Padgett, Chairman Pro Tern of MACHealth. A Trust Officer of the Trust Company of Georgia, Mr. Padgett is on the Executive Boar d of the Community Council and was Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Comprehensive Health Planning Project. Dr. Robert E. Wells, Chairman of the Board , Fulton County Medical Society. He is an orthopedic surgeon , and directed the Joint Health Professionals Committee for Comprehensive Health Planning, as well as participating on the Executive Committee of the early Steering Committee. The Rev. Ervin B. Broughton, member of the Governing Board, Gwinnett County E.O .A. A retired Baptist minister, Rev. Broughton still pastors two churches, is a Mason and President of his Lodge , and works in his community for improved social conditions . He is a li felong resident of Lawrencevill e . NUMBER VI MRS. ELIZABETH C. MOONEY Vivacious Mrs. Elizabeth C. Mooney is a member of MACHealth. She was appoin ted to the MACHealth Board by Economic Opportunity Atlanta to represent the poor and near-poor. She resides in the Antoine Graves Homes, is secretary of the local Citizens Neighborhood Advisory Council (CNAC), an d a memb er of the Atlanta EOA Health Committee . Despite the absence of her larynx, she manages t o speak quite audibly and eloquently whether she is conversing with ~~' '"",...., Senator Russell in Washington about the _._,.__,_,,,·."" 1 welfare freeze o r passing the time of day wit h someone on the street in Atlanta .

it;t;~li:.,:;._.....,.J Mrs. Mooney , a retired nurse , has stood

th e test of surviva l for 64 years an d is still going strong. She has battled a heart condition, cancer, dia betes an d low bl oo d pressure ; she triumphs almost weekly over debilitative conditions of a more epheme ra l nature such as eye trouble and toe infections. Mrs . Moo ney's hobby is working with peo ple . She is always there , giving of herself; sometimes in the form of a fl ower arrangement which she has de signed with her _own hands , at other times, simply utt ering com fo rting wo rds from the heart. Mrs . Elizabeth C. Mooney-humanitarian, friend Memorial Hospita l, valuable member of MACHealt h . of Gra dy CONTRIBUTIONS FOR 1969 EFFORTS RECEIVED We acknowledge with thanks the recent contribution of the Clayton County Commission of $2280 toward the current year's operations of the Comprehensive Health Planning Project. We are also pleased to repo rt that the Gwrnnett County Comm ission has appropriated $1748 for the same pur pose. These amo unts, added to previous receip ts fr o m Fult on , DeKalb , a nd Do uglas counties , plus gifts from private sources, have made possible the work of the project to date . Such loca l fund s have served to " match " equal dollar amounts fr om the U. S. Department o f Hea lth , Education , and Welfar e . Personnel Committee Hon. Walter M. Mitchell , Chairman, Fulton Co unty Boa rd of Commissioners and Executive Committee member of the Steering Committee. Mr. Drew R. Fuller, Chairman , Health and Health Services Commi ttee Atlan ta Chamber of Commerce. He was also on the Steeri;g Co mmittee's Executive Co mmittee and has devoted much time a nd effort to t he o rgani zati o n and success of MACHea lt h . Mr. J. William Pinkston , Jr. , Ad ministra to r , Grad y Hos pital. He MENTAL HEAL TH HOUSE BI LL NO. 1 Frank Adams Smith In 195 8, th e Genera l Asse mbl y made a majo r revisi o n in the law relating to hospitali zin g the me nta ll y ill , acco rding to recomme ndatio ns of t he Joint Sena te-Ho use Menta l Hea lth Committee, chaired by Peyto n Hawes . Oth er min or revisio ns we re made in 1960 a nd 1964. In 1969 , ano th er majo r revisio n , Ho use Bill I . was ena c ted. has given ma ny ho urs in service t o the co nce pt of Comprehensive Hea lth Planning a nd in furt herin g its su ppo rt. In the 1969 Act , th e procedu re fo r Volun tary Admission and t he judi cial pro ce dures fo r Involu ntary Adm issi o n are sub sta ntiall y the sa me as in th e c urre nt law. Mrs . Loretta Barnes , Secretary Pro Tern of MACHealth. Her yeo man se rvice to t he Co uncil has been evide nt fro m t he start , an d is unselfis hl y given in additi o n to her wo rk fo r th e Interdenom inationa l Theo logica l Se minary a nd as a b usy mo the r. Whil e t he pro tectio n o f " rig hts o f the pat ient" was a predom inant chara cteristi c or the 1958 Ac t and of ucceeding Acts. t he 1969 Law e xte nds a nd broa dens this protect ion. Mr. Pau l Cadenhead, la wycr in privat~ pra ctice. president -elect . Allan ta Bar Association, past president o f · o t h At Ian ta Me11tal Hcaltll Association and Georg ia Associa tion for Men ta l Hea lt h . Th e 196 9 Act provides for emergency care up to 24 l1 o urs. and fo r cvaluati o11 and intensive Lrcatmcnt up tu 5 days: a nd li mit s further hosp ita lizatinn tl1 an initial six months. Addit iona l lw spi l:tl it.a tion can b.:- warrant.:-d unly b~ thorough .:-xaminatin n �\ of the patient indicating such need and by the authorization of the Court of Ordinary. The patient, his attorney, guardian or representatives , if they desire, can request a hearing. Emergency care, evaluation and treatment for a period of 5 days, and limitation of hospitalization, have not been provided in any prior law. Emergency care and evaluation plus short-term intensive treatment should prevent at least 50% of the patients now going to Central State Hospital from having to go there. The limitation to six months of the initial order for hospitalization forevermore bans the "putting away for life" of any mentally ill person. The philosophy of the 1969 law, simply stated, is that the mentally ill are in fact "ill" and should be treated as sick people and should have immediate and intensive care and treatment. This philosophy is identical with the philosophy of comprehensive mental health services enunciated by Congress in 1963. The metropolitan Atlanta area is fortunate in having a Regional Hospital which will be both an Emergency Facility and an Evaluation Facility. Also Grady Memorial Hospital is now performing the functions of an Emergency and Evaluation Facility. The governing authority of each county can choose between the "medical procedure," which is outlined in the new law, and the "judicial procedure" which is essentially the same as in the current law. No formal action is necessary for a county to operate under the "medical procedure" of H.B. I, but formal resolution by the governing authority is necessary to function under the "judicial procedure." Such action can be taken only once a year. \vrn thousand of these volumes, a\ d be surprised if the demand for copies is any less than this number. MACHealth is continuing to re·cei~e recognition from additional important age ncies: governments, medical professional associations, hospitals, voluntary organizations, and the like. Since June, some I 3 such agencies have added their recognition to the 45 who had done so by that date. The list now covers nearly all of the important health action agencies, as well as many of those concerned with matters closely related to health. MORE AIR CURRENTS Four people active in MACHealth affairs have recently been seen on the area television media: Mr. A . B. Padgett and Dr. Raphael B. Levine were seen on separate programs on Channel 11 in the series produced by the Urban Life Center of the Georgia State University . Mr. Duane W. Beck was a recent guest on the Ruth Kent 'Today in Georgia" show, speaking about the Community Council of the Atlanta Area. Mr. Louis Newmark was interviewed by Linda Faye on Channel 11 in connection with a session of the State Conference on Aging of which he was chairman entitled "Involvement of Older People in the Community. " The appearances of Dr. Levine on Pat Wilson's "Tempo Atlanta" show (Channel 36) began , and are scheduled to continue with a monthly ap pearance at 11 :30 A.M. on the fo urth Thursday of each month hereafter. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TOUR In every step of the "medical procedure," the patient and representatives are notified of his right to an attorney, which the county must provide, if the patient is unable to pay for such services. The patient , his representatives and attorney are notified of patient's right to judicial intervention at any time they think his rights are abrogated . The Environmental Health Tour as presented in the August , 1969, Newsletter will be held on Thursday, November 13 , 1969. Notices with further details will be sent to all MACHealth members before that time. The sections of the law relating to "rights of patient" became effective June I , 1969. The remainder of the law becomes effective January I , 1970. MACHEALTH MEETING DAY CHANGED Quote How can we get more participation in solving environmental health problems? By encouraging community leaders to come to the Health De partment and o ther agencies to learn all they can abou t the environmental hea lth needs and then to approach the governmental officials in quest of meeting these needs. The MACHealth meeting day has been changed by action of the Council to the second Thursday of each month. This was done in order fo avoid a conflict with the Executive Committee of the Community Council of the Atlanta Area , Inc., which meets the first a nd third Thursday of each month . MRS. KATHARINE B. CRAWFORD-Trothplighted Cliffo rd Alexander , Environmental Health Planner DIRECTOR'S REPORT '.~ Raphael 8 . Levine, Ph.D . At the October meeting of MACHealth , the Council voted , a fter a spirited discussion , to approve the changes in language dealing with the responsibilities and influence of the new agency. A large maj orjty of the memb.ers agreed with t he committee a ppointed to negotiate the wording, that the new language fairl-y states the role of MACHealth in the health affairs o f the six-coun ty area. Several of the members felt , however , that MACHealth should play an even mo re infl uential role than indicated . I believe that all of the MACHealth staff an d Council members wan t this new age ncy to be just as effective as possible, since the needs fo r comprehensive planning were never greater than at present . In fact , MACHealth has already bee n able to influence rather strongly so me very important issues in the hospital and n ursing home field , and the Council's power of review of all locally-o rigi nated action projects in the health field will continue to work toward a trul y comprehensive , truly areawide kind of health planning. With the new wording approved , the staff was ab le to enter the final stage of revising o ur pro posal for fundin g by the Federal Department of Health . Educa tion , a nd Welfare . When completed , the pro posal wi ll be published in a single binding. alt hough the division into three volumes (projec t summary . b udge t a nd staff. and task force re purts ) will continue. We ex pect to print about u Compr e hensive Are awi d e H ea lth Planning's Organization Liaison, Miss Katharine B. Crawford, has left the organization to become the bride of Dr. Marvin D. Smith. The bride and groom will reside in Gadsden , Alabama where he h as es tablished a practice in Ophthalmology. Miss Crawford has made a tremendous c ontrib u t i on to the efforts of Comprehensive Health Planning and her presence will be missed by her friends and co-workers. The best life has to offer is wished fo r her and Dr. Smith. BACKGROUND-William F. Thompson-Consultant A hardwork ing member fo r MACHealth is William F . T hompson , Admin istrative Officer of the Cobb County Health Department. He fin ished secondary school at Young Harris Academy , going on to Piedmont College for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in mathemat ics and educa tio n. He was awarded a National Science Fo undation Scholarship to Washington Uni versity and received his Master's Degree in Public Health Administration from the University o f North Carolina . He has been a tub e r c ul os is inve ti ga to r; Di rec tor. Me di cal Self Help Program ; and :rn instru cto r in the Medi ·al Col leg uf Georgia , Gradua te Nur ing Division . Suppor!, d ,n oa,: by ArrJ,SidP Comprchens,vc H •alth f'lann,ng GrJ'1l No 41008-01 69 under,, t,on J l~(h) ot PublK Liv, 89 >~9 �