Georgia PH week [Jan. 27, 2014]

PHWEEK 1-27-2014: Central Ga. to Launch "Operation Get Healthy" with $20,000

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Central Ga. to Launch "Operation Get Healthy" with $20,000 Grant

The Central Georgia Medical

Reserve Corps (CGMRC) has been

awarded a $20,000 Medical Reserve

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Corps (MRC) Challenge Award from the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) in partnership with the Office of

the Surgeon General. The award

will be used to conduct health

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screenings for the participants of Macon Veterans of Foreign Wars

Central Ga. to Launch "Operation Get Healthy"

(VFW) Post 9709's monthly food giveaway. The project goals are to conduct various health screenings

Policy Encourages District 4 to and to educate the participants on the importance of getting regular

Get Moving

health screenings. CGMRC has named this project "Operation Get

DPH Starts Journey for Control Healthy."

Student Team Wows DPH Board Vargas Elected to National Refugee Health Board
GA Family Docs Work with DPH
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The MRC Challenge Award funds MRC units to carry out innovative projects in their communities that can be replicated on a national level and align with one of four focus areas: community resilience, chronic disease prevention, partners for empowered communities and mental and emotional well-being.

Seeking Health Director for
North Georgia Health District
DPH is seeking qualified candidates to serve as District Health Director
for the North Georgia Health District, based in Dalton. This physician leader will provide management and direction to county health departments and district programs, monitor health needs and emerging trends for communities in the area and fulfill other responsibilities to ensure a safe, healthy population. For a full job description and to apply, visit the Careers section of DPH's
website.


Policy Encourages District 4 to Get Moving
Employees in District 4 Public Health can now make movement an everyday priority. District Health Director Olugbenga Obasanjo, M.D., Ph.D., has issued a physical activity policy that will allow every employee to take 30 minutes during each work day to exercise. The policy goes into effect on Feb. 1.

PHEVENTS
Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on
our website.

"Our job as public health employees is to set a good example by living a healthy lifestyle and encouraging our

Staff at District 4 Public Health lead their colleagues in doing the Wobble during a dance
break on the district's wellness day.

coworkers and community partners to be active so they can live happier

and healthier," Obasanjo said.

PHTRAINING
Manager Fundamentals for
Success A new course for supervisors will begin in February. This two-day instructor-led course provides a
foundation for understanding supervision within the Department of Public Health. You will gain new
skills and access tools and information related to successful
management within DPH. Registration for this course is in Saba. For additional information
contact Donna Dunn at dgdunn@dhr.state.ga.us.

Two for Tuesdays Join the Office of Human Resources on the second Tuesday of each month from 11:30 a.m.12:45 p.m. for the learning series Two for Tuesdays. This series provides an opportunity for programs to explore new ideas, share knowledge and highlight teams and their work. On Feb. 11, the Office of Telehealth will describe the development of Georgia's statewide network. To learn more and to register, click
here .

Instructor-Led Computer
Training at 2 Peachtree

The new physical activity policy mirrors the policy for state employees at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), which went into effect in December 2012.
DPH Starts Journey for Control of Diabetes
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is offering employees a new chance to be healthy and overcome a costly, chronic disease: diabetes. This year, the department will offer Journey for Control, a program that teaches the basics about diabetes and how to live healthfully with the disease. The program is for employees who have diabetes or are prediabetic, but also for anyone who wants to learn more about the disease or those who may be helping a family member or friend cope with diabetes. "This program is another way for us to support our employees and help them learn and adopt healthy behaviors," said Meshell McCloud, DPH's deputy chief nurse.

Word Tables and Forms Wed., Jan. 29
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Student Team Wows DPH Board with Mobile App

Word Columns and Graphics Wed., Jan. 29 1:30-4:30 p.m.
PowerPoint Intermediate Fri., Jan. 31
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Look for Access classes in February and Excel classes in March.
For employees not at 2 Peachtree, classes can be attended remotely - however, remote attendees must
be registered 48 hours prior to class. Register for all classes through SABA (2 Peachtree attendees register for "InstructorLed" and remote attendees register for "Virtual" classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have
questions.

They are the youngest group of people to address Georgia's Board of Public Health -four tenth graders from Meadowcreek High School in Norcross, Ga. - and they did not disappoint. The young women presented their winning mobile health app to board members during the January meeting. Avneet Sethi, Biridiana Macias, Plabani Sharif and Brenda Gutierrez, or Team Flabbergastics as they are also known, took first place in the Health IT Student Innovation Award contest.

Team Flabbergastics members Plabani Sharif, Biridiana Macias, team advisor Pintu Thaker,
Brenda Gutierrez and Avneet Sethi

Free Online Courses Available The contest was part of an innovative partnership between the Georgia

from Lynda.com

Department of Public Health (DPH), the Technology Association of

DPH has purchased a limited Georgia Education Collaborative, Inc. (TAG-Ed), the Georgia Department

number of licenses for Lynda.com, an online library of high-quality, easy-to-use instructional videos on the latest software, creative and
business skills. Licenses are available for check out on a first

of Education, and the Verizon Foundation. The Health IT Student Innovation Award contest challenged students to develop a healthy lifestyle mobile application that connects Georgians with information and resources on preventing childhood obesity, and the opportunity to develop the official mobile applications for Georgia SHAPE, Gov. Nathan

come, first served basis. To check Deal's statewide comprehensive childhood fitness and nutrition program.

out a license, simply email Lisa

Miller from your public health email account.
Submit Calendar Entries to

The students created Gogo Health, a mobile app designed to connect Georgians to healthy lifestyles and to help address childhood obesity in Georgia.

communications@dhr.state.ga.us



PHNEWS

Vargas Elected to National Refugee

New Side Imact Crash Regulations Sought for Child Car
Seats
Prescription overdose summit planned for Atlanta
Tailoring Cardiac Care for Women
PHRECIPE

Health Board

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) congratulates Monica Vargas, state refugee health coordinator at DPH, on her election to the 2014 executive leadership board of the Association of Refugee Health Coordinators (AHRC).

AHRC is a national organization dedicated

to strengthening state and local refugee

health leadership, expertise and advocacy

to achieve wellness in domestic refugee

populations. As a board member, Vargas

will help advance the organization's mission Monica Vargas, state health

and establish its priorities, as well as

refugee coordinator

communicate with federal officials about

important issues facing refugees in the U.S., including policy guidance,

medical screening and surveillance, mental health and health education

and communication.

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"I am excited about being nominated and elected by my peers to the Executive Board," Vargas said.

Georgia Family Docs Work with DPH to Address Public Health

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For the past 10 years, the Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP) has had a significant head start on a renewed national push in health care that calls for greater collaboration between public health and primary care.
Both the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Trust for America's Heath released reports on the topic in recent years. Although the IOM report acknowledged that family medicine is firmly grounded in integrated, community-oriented primary care, it also noted how few communities have successfully established long-term relationships between public health and primary care.
"In Georgia, we're lucky that the (state) department of public health has seen the value of having outside contracts with us," GAFP Executive Vice President Fay Fulton Brown told AAFP News Now.


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