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Four out of five of Georgia's school children cannot perform basic physical tasks that indicate a healthy level of fitness, according to a report from the Georgia Department of Education.


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FitnessGram Results Reveal Challenges
Hype and Hope of Mobile Health Flash Mob Protests Violence

Nearly one million children were evaluated on five areas of healthrelated fitness -- aerobic capacity, Body Mass Index (BMI), muscle strength, endurance and flexibility -using the FitnessGram, part of Georgia SHAPE, Gov. Nathan Deal's anti-childhood obesity initiative.

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Twenty percent of the children's

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scores didn't fall in the healthy

App for Health-Related E-Cards
PHBRIEF

fitness ranges in any of the areas. Eighty four percent of those tested passed some but not all portions of the FitnessGram. Only 16 percent passed all five parts of the test. have been meeting regularly, exchanging ideas and working on plans to

GET LINKEDIN WITH DPH expand the program.

The Georgia



Department of

Public Health has joined

The Hype and Hope of Mobile Health

LinkedIn, the Experts want more research on which apps

premier social network for

actually work

professionals.

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With a few swipes of her finger,

department employees and others Raquel Taylor can count calories,

in the world of public health. track her exercise and see how she's

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doing in reaching her target weight,

thanks to a weight loss app on her

PHEVENTS

smartphone.

Taylor, who works in financial

Lunch 'n' Learn Nutrition for Heart Health:
The Mediterranean Diet Feb. 20 Noon
2 Peachtree, Third Floor EOC

services at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), started using the app, SparkPeople, last May. She entered her height and weight, and the app calculated how many pounds she needed to lose to reach a healthy weight. Now, each healthy choice she makes earns her points in the app. So does reading the app's fitness or nutrition tips, which come from sources such as the

Lunch 'n' Learn: Reducing the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease in

American College of Sports Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH), according to SparkPeople's website.

Women



Feb. 27

1 p.m.
Clairmont Lab Training Room Dancing Flash Mob Protests Violence

1749 Clairmont Road, Atlanta Instructor: Dr. Ijeoma Isiadinso

Against Women, Girls

Free Fitness Classes DPH offers group exercise classes every day at 2 Peachtree. Classes include dance, kickboxing, yoga,
walking and more. Classes are open on a first come, first served basis and there is no need to preregister. Download the monthly
schedule.

Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us

PHTRAINING

Access Form & Report Design Feb. 19
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Access Advanced Queries Feb. 22
10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Access Tables & Database Design Feb. 26
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

DPH employees show their pride in Woodruff Park after participating in a flash mob to protest violence against women and girls.
At noon on Valentine's Day, Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta suddenly swarmed with hundreds of people clad in red and pink, dancing in unison as music swelled over a loudspeaker.
They were doing more than taking a midday dance break. They were part of a flash mob protesting violence against women and girls, called to action by One Billion Rising, a group hoping to raise awareness of violence against women and girls around the world.


For employees not at 2 Peachtree, classes can be

Car Seat Saves Schley County Child

attended remotely, but employees must be registered 48

Involved in Florida Accident

hours prior to class.

Register for all classes through Kenlee Crawford, a 3-year-

SABA (2 Peachtree attendees old child from Schley County,

register for "Instructor-Led" and was recently protected from

remote attendees register for critical injury by a

"Virtual" classes). View monthly combination car seat

training calendars on PHIL. provided by the Georgia Child

Contact Lisa Miller if you have Passenger Safety Program

questions.

and obtained through a grant

from the Governor's Office of

Look for Excel classes in March Highway Safety by the Schley

and Word & PowerPoint classes County Health Department.

in April.

Kenlee, her mother, Angela

Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us
PHNEWS

Caruso, and her grandmother were traveling in Groveland, Florida on Sunday, November 25, when they were side impacted at high speed by a

From left, Angela Caruso, her daughter Kenlee Crawford and John T. Greene, Georgia Family
Connection coordinator.

1996 Ford Explorer. Their

Report: The Number Of Americans car, a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze, received a major impact on the right rear

With Alzheimer's Will Almost Triple passenger door. Kenlee's grandmother was sitting beside her near the

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impact and was wearing seatbelts. The impact threw her grandmother

into the side of the car seat, bending the right side and forcing the car

Some Flu Patients Pose Greater seat into the left rear door panel causing damage to the left side of the

Risk to Healthcare Providers

car seat.

Discovery could create new early-
detection breast cancer strategy Know the Signs

Hand sanitizers: Do they help stop Awareness of heart attack symptoms

all germs?

can save lives

Why Four Workouts a Week May Be Better Than Six
PHRECIPE

When you're having a heart attack, you don't have time to second-guess your symptoms.

Seventy-year-old Michael J. Jacobs did and it could have cost him his life.

Quick Broiled Chicken Breast with Honey-Mustard Sauce Prep and Cook Time:30 minutes
Serves 4 Click Here for Full Recipe
PHWEEK
Editor Nicole Price
Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith
Sr. Graphic Designer Ginny Jacobs
Interim Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr.
Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Carrie Gann Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Sandra Roberts Suleima Salgado
Director of Communications Ryan Deal

In 2000, Jacobs, a

retired federal

government

Michael Jacobs (at top with sunglasses and baseball cap) did

employee,

not know he was having a heart attack in 2000.

suspected his

excruciating elbow pain was caused by lying on his back under the sink

while installing a new kitchen faucet.



App Sends Health-Related E-Cards
Designed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the CDC eCards app allows users to send personalized health eCards directly from their iPhone or iPod touch to family, friends and loved ones on the go. With nearly half of iPhone users and 30 percent of iPod touch users making health-related inquiries from their device, this application provides a way for health seekers to share important health tips and reminders for checkups easily.
Based on CDC's successful eCards website, this application will feature popular eCards and timely health updates that coincide with important health events throughout the year. Health observances include the American Heart Month, Flu Season, and the Great American Smokeout. Users can also mark certain eCards as favorites for easier access.

Click here to download from iTunes.
Georgia Public Health Observances | February 2013

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