Background
Michak, Helen Barbara was born in Cleveland, July 31. Daughter of Andrew and Mary (Patrick) M. Diploma Cleveland City Hospital School Nursing, 1947.
Michak, Helen Barbara was born in Cleveland, July 31. Daughter of Andrew and Mary (Patrick) M. Diploma Cleveland City Hospital School Nursing, 1947.
Bachelor, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, 1951. Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, 1960. Staff nurse Cleveland City Hospital, 1947-1948.
Public health nurse Cleveland Division Health, 1951-1952.
Instructor.Cleve. City Hospital School Nursing, 1952-1956. Supervisor nursing Cuyahoga County Hospital, Cleveland, 1956-1958.
Public information director Northeast Ohio American Heart Association, Cleveland, 1960-1964. Director special events Higbee Company, Cleveland, 1964-1966;executive director Cleveland Area League for Nursing, 1966-1972.
Director continuing education nurses, adjunct associate professor Cleveland State University, 1972-1986.
Assistant regional consultant Ohio Board Nursing, 1991-1998. Trustee Northeast Ohio Regional Medical Program, 1970-1973. Member of advisory committee Department Nursing Cuyahoga Community College, 1967-1987.
Member long term care committee Metropolitan Health Planning Corporation, 1974-1976, plan development committee 1977.
Member policy board Center Health Data Northeast Ohio, 1972-1973. Member Republican Assembly and Health Planning and Development Commission, Welfare Federation Cleveland, 1967-1972, Cleveland Cmty.
Health Network, 1972-1973, United Appeal Films and Speakers Bureau, 1967-1973. Member of advisory committee Ohio Federation Lic.Practical Nurses, 1970-1973.
Member technical advising committee Northern Ohio Lung Association,1967-1974, 90-93.
Member Ohio Commision on Nursing, 1971-1974. Member citizens committee nursing homes Federation Community Planning, 1973-1977. Member commission on home health services Metropolitan Health Planning Corporation, 1973-1975.
Member professional advising committee on home care Fairview General Hospital, 1987-1991.
Director special; director Cleveland Director continuing education nurses, Adjunct. Assistant regional consultant Ohio Board Nursing, 1991-1998.
Member National LeagueNursing (member committee 1970-1972), American Nurses Association (accreditation visitor1977-1978, 83-88) Ohio Nurses Association, (committee continuing education 1974-1979, 82-87, 89-92, chairman 1984-1986), Greater Cleveland (joint practice committee 1973-1974, Greater Cleveland Nurses Association (trustee 1975-1976), Cleveland Area Citizens League for Nursing (trustee 1976-1979, vice president 1988-1990), Zeta Tau Alpha, Sigma Theta Tau.