Ohio Academy of Family Physicians (OAFP) member John Gabis, MD, of Chillicothe, OH, has been named by the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) as the recipient of a 2021 CARES Award.
The CARES Awards are presented annually to first responders, frontline workers, and community leaders who have gone above and beyond in helping individuals, families, and their communities deal with the adverse effects of Ohio’s opioid and addiction epidemic. As a result of their actions, lives have been saved; families have been helped; and communities have benefited from their commitment to serving those in need.
- Kate Siefert, Crawford County Health Commissioner
- Jennifer Cochran, Assistant Chief of Administration, Delaware County EMS
- Chief Deputy Gery Thobe, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office
- John Gabis, MD, Adena Health System
- Stefani Whitmire, Peer Support Specialist, Townhall II
- Lieutenant Katherine Williams, City of Franklin Division of Fire and EMS
- LeeAnn Price, Suicide Coalition Treasurer, H.O.P.E. Facilitator, LOSS Team Member
- Patrolman Jerome Fatzinger, City of Wooster Police Department.
The CARES Awards are offered as part of OACBHA’s annual Week of Appreciation, which took place from September 20-26. The Week of Appreciation serves as an opportunity to share support and gratitude for those who work directly with individuals struggling to overcome addiction. This includes health care and behavioral health care workers, police officers, firefighters, EMTs, children’s services workers, and emergency department staff, among others.
Congratulations, Dr. Gabis!
John Gabis is a public servant who has given decades of service to his community, improving its health and well being through hard work and his leadership strength of bringing together disparate stakeholders around a common goal…to decrease the incidence and impact of substance abuse on the Chillicothe region. By looking outside the four walls of his practice, he has successfully addressed the needs of his patients in the context of their families, and their families in the context of the community in which they live. What an excellent role model of community involvement for all of us in Family Medicine!