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An appreciative contingent of supporters paid tribute to Steven R. Counsell, MD, as he received a 2002 Hulman Health
Achievement Award in Geriatrics and Gerontology at the Indiana Public Health Foundation's annual awards banquet on
October 17. In addition to his family, nearly 40 colleagues from the Indiana University Geriatrics Program, Senior Care
at Wishard, IU Medical Group, IU School of Medicine and the IU Center for Aging Research were on hand to honor Dr. Counsell.
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David, Elizabeth, Steven, Carol, and Tom Counsell
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The Hulman Health Achievement Awards create a positive image of health and provide a forum for greater awareness of the
contributions of Indiana's health leaders. A commemorative plaque highlighted the contributions for which Dr. Counsell was honored:
- For exemplary foresight and recognition of unmet needs of senior citizens and their access to medical care;
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For designing an innovative system of care for vulnerable, older adults to address specific local health care
needs and serve as a national model;
- For developing a model program that includes
- inpatient acute care for the elderly,
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a multi-specialty outpatient clinic for senior health staffed by geriatric physicians, nurse specialists,
social workers, and other specialty geriatric service providers,
- an extended care program for older adults in skilled nursing facilities
- home visits to older adults,
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a community outreach program, "Senior Connection," that provides health education and facilitates preventive and
self care of older adults in the local community;
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For building a state-of-the-art geriatric clinical program to support the training of the next generation of Indiana
physicians in the principles of geriatric care, fostering a collaborative and collegial environment as part of the
educational experience in geriatrics;
- For conducting novel research to develop treatment strategies for common geriatric syndromes;
- For assuring the continuation of the pioneer geriatric work of B. L. Martz, M.D.;
- For excellence and creativity in the development of a comprehensive geriatric health model.
Among the guests honoring Steve at the ceremony were previous honorees Jeffrey Darnell, MD (1991),
Mary Katsaropoulos, RN, MSN (1999), and Christopher Callahan, MD (1999).
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