FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Governor Names AAHE Leader to Alabama Respite Coalition
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Alabama Gov. Bob Riley has appointed University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Professor Brian F. Geiger, Ed.D., FAAHE, to the Alabama Respite Coalition.
The Alabama Respite Coalition addresses issues that affect caregivers. The coalition's duties include building partnerships and coordinating respite efforts statewide, raising public awareness of respite care, identifying, coordinating and developing resources for respite services and building local partnerships and collaborations that support respite services.
Geiger is a recent member of the AAHE Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He teaches in the UAB School of Education's Department of Human Studies and is a senior scientist in the UAB Center for the Study of Community Health. He also is a scientist in the UAB Center for Aging and the UAB Clinical Nutrition Research Center. Dr. Geiger is a professor of health education in the UAB Department of Human Studies.
Geiger has been an AAHE/AAHPERD member for 16 years and an elected member of the AAHE Board for 3 years. He has also been an active member of Southern District AAHPED. Geiger earned his bachelor's degree from Tulane University in 1984, his master's degree in 1988 from Loyola University and his doctorate in health education administration from the University of South Carolina in 1993.
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This press release is from AAHE
AAHPERD, an alliance of five national associations, six district associations, and a Research Consortium, provides its members with a comprehensive and coordinated array of resources, support, and programs to help practitioners improve their skills to further the health and well-being of the American public. It is the largest organization of professionals involved in physical education, recreation, fitness, dance, health promotion and all specialties related to achieving an active, healthy lifestyle. AAHPERD serves 22,000 members and has its headquarters in Reston, Virginia, 25 miles west of Washington DC. To learn more, visit www.aahperd.org.