George K. Avetian chosen as Delaware County medical adviserApril 13, 2011 - 13:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S., officials announced that they had hired a family-practice physician as a medical adviser for the county. The adviser, George K. Avetian of Radnor, will help coordinate public-health efforts in the county. The position was added in response to a study by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health released last year that found the county's public-health system lacking in leadership and coordination. Avetian has a medical practice in Upper Darby and is on staff at Delaware County Memorial Hospital. He is a Villanova University graduate and earned a medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1980. He is a special deputy with the Delaware County Sheriff's Department and vice chairman for the Media-based Center for Resolution, a mediation and conflict-resolution organization. He also serves on the board of the Armenian Sisters Academy in Radnor. Avetian, according to county officials, will scale back his practice to take on the full-time position with the county. The position pays $50,000 a year. Delaware County does not have a county-based public health department. A county Department of Intercommunity Health acts as a referral center on public-health issues. Besides hiring a leader to oversee public-health services, the Hopkins study recommended the county design a centralized system to disseminate health information to the public, provide more funding for public health, and establish a task force to oversee the county's public-health efforts. On Monday, April 25, at 6 p.m. in the Government Center building, the county will hold a meeting to outline the plan that was developed in response to the Hopkins study, according to philly.com. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |