Health Management Associates-Mississippi Division
Funds Hand Washing Project for 2010-11

The Mississippi Nurses Foundation was awarded $25,000 from Health Management Associates (HMA)-Mississippi Division to sponsor a statewide High Five hand washing program for the 2010-11 school year.

Health Management Associates $25,000 sponsorship will allow the MS Nurses Foundation to provide hand washing supplies and materials to elementary schools throughout the state.

The goals of the High Five Hand Washing Program are as follows:

1. Teach hand washing to children in order for them to be healthier and develop a lifelong health habit;

2. Reduce the number of absentees for the school, which increases funding for the school;

3. Collect data that will show a significant reduction of absentees related to communicable illness

The following school nurses will implement the Hand Washing Program in Mississippi Elementary Schools for 2010-2011:

• Jennifer Elliott, RN-Bogue Chitto School, Bogue Chitto, MS
• Cathy Pippin, RN-East Flora Elementary/Jr. High Flora, MS
• Michelle Ellison, RN-Madison Station Elementary, Madison, MS
• Tami Armstrong, RN-Della Davidson Elementary, Oxford, MS
• Cyndee Nash, RN-Redwood Elementary,Vicksburg, MS
• Catherine Jobe, RN-Beachwood Elementary, Vicksburg, MS
• Renee Richardson, RN-Enterprise Attendance Center, Brookhaven, MS
• Susan Sharpe, RN-Harrison County School, Ocean Springs, MS
• Millie Wright, RN-Hayes Cooper Center, Cleveland, MS
• Jennifer Brents, RN-Houlka Attendance Center, Houlka, MS
• Robin Hull, RN-Northeast Elementary, Meridian, MS
• Renee Gurley, RN-Oxford Elementary, Oxford, MS
• Millie Renfroe, RN-Pearl Upper Elementary, Pearl, MS
• Kathy Jones, RN-Ruleville Central Elementary, Ruleville, MS
• Faye Welch, RN-Winona Elementary, Winona, MS
• Jennifer Brents, RN-Houlka Attendance Center, Houlka, MS
• Becky Beasley,RN-New Augusta Elementary, New Augusta, MS
• Rebecca Clarke, RN-Jefferson Middle School, Columbia, MS
• Lynette Kilpatrick, RN, Neshoba Central Elementary, Philadelphia, MS
• Darlene Moore, RN, Issac T. Montgomery Elementary, Mound Bayou

If you would like  information regarding the Hand Washing Project, please call (601) 898-0850.