Georgia PH week [Feb. 24, 2014]

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Keeping the Heart Healthy:
High Blood Pressure
Sheritta Frazier could have had a heart attack or a stroke. Her blood pressure was so out of control that it turned into a medical emergency one day in 2002.
"Believe it or not, my blood pressure has spiked as high as 259/160," she said. "I was walking around like there was nothing wrong."

Managing

Keeping the Heart Healthy: Managing High Blood Pressure

Frazier was diagnosed with high blood pressure, also called hypertension, at

Emory Lecture Series Highlights DPH Immunization Efforts

age her

34

after

watching

her mother

and

Sheritta Frazier keeps her high blood pressure in check by knowing

grandmother battle the same her numbers, taking medication and

Schools Train for Power Up for 30 disease. But after working for 17 years

making healthy choices.

Lung Cancer: Not just a disease of smokers
Healthy Foods Get Star Treatment Online

in public health in the Southwest Health District in Albany, Frazier, now 46, knows that high blood pressure does not have to be a death sentence. She is committed to improving her own health and to helping others in her family and community address their own risk factors.

Young, Unvaccinated Adults Account

for Severest Flu Cases



PHEVENTS
Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule
on our website.
PHTRAINING
New Training Courses on Saba DPH is offering many new training courses, which are now available for registration on Saba. Employees can sign up to learn more about the
following topics: Procurement Services, FMLA for Supervisors, Performance Management for
Supervisors, Performance Management for Everyone, Manager Fundamentals for Success and Budget 101. Log on to Saba for dates and times of training and to sign up for
the courses. For additional information contact Donna Dunn at
dgdunn@dhr.state.ga.us

Emory Lecture Series Highlights DPH Immunization Efforts

The Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention (CDC) have named

immunization as one of the

greatest

public

health

achievements of all time. The

Georgia Department of Public

Health (DPH) has also focused on

vaccination as one of its top

priorities. Patrick O'Neal, M.D.,

DPH's director of health protection,

and Georgia Immunization Director

Steve Mitchell will discuss the

importance of protecting Georgians

through vaccination at Emory

University's Rollins School of Public Health on Tues., Feb. 25.

The lecture is the third of the five-part Models of Excellence lecture series focusing on some of Georgia's biggest health priorities. Mitchell said vaccinations have a tremendous impact on health in the state and around the world.

Two for Tuesdays

"As public health professionals we must remain vigilant in order to

Join the Office of Human Resources sustain and improve the health of our population through

on the second Tuesday of each month immunization," Mitchell said. 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

Schools Train for Power Up for 30

their work. On March 11, staff from

DPH's STD office will present. To This week, Georgia schools will start Powering Up. learn more and to register, click

here.

Cobb County Schools and Decatur County Schools will begin training

Instructor-Led Computer Training this week to launch Power Up for 30, a program that encourages

at 2 Peachtree

elementary schools to integrate 30 more minutes of physical activity

into each school day. The launch marks a new phase in the state's

Access Tables and Database Design efforts to get Georgia's children moving more, making healthier

Tues., Feb. 25

choices and reaching their full academic potential.

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Excel Basics Thurs., March 6 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

"We need to make real change in Georgia. To make real change, you don't need a monumental program, but you do need consistency, a program every day," said Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. "That's what Power Up for 30 is.

Excel Formatting Thurs., March 6 2:00-4:30 p.m.

It's 30 minutes, every day, every school, every child in Georgia."

Excel Formulas and Functions Thurs., March 13 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Lung Cancer: Not just a disease of smokers

Excel Working with Multiple Worksheets
Tues., March 18 9:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Excel Data Management and Pivot Tables
Tues., March 18 1:30- 4:30 p.m.
Excel Intermediate Functions Fri., March 21
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Cigarette smoking is the main risk factor for most patients who develop lung cancer; however, some patients who are diagnosed with lung cancer have never smoked a cigarette. Physicians today are seeing more non-smokers and light smokers with lung cancer. Why do these people get lung cancer?

Excel Graphical Charts Mon., March 31 2:00-4:00 p.m.

"We now understand that exposure to secondhand smoke can cause lung cancer," says Dr. Rathi

Pillai, Assistant Professor in the Division of Hematology and Medical

Look for Word and PowerPoint classes Oncology at Emory. "In fact, even passive exposure to tobacco smoke

in April.

increases your risk for developing lung cancer."

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

Secondhand smoke is responsible for 3,000 lung cancer related deaths a year in the United States, and there's a 20 to 30 percent increased risk of developing lung cancer for nonsmokers living with a smoker. This is why so many cities have passed laws to limit smoking in

(2 Peachtree attendees register for restaurants, bars and clubs. Many workplaces are also

"Instructor-Led" and remote

becoming tobacco-free to protect the health of their employees.

attendees register for "Virtual"

classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have questions.

Free Online Courses Available from Healthy Foods Get Star Treatment Online

Lynda.com DPH has purchased a limited 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 come, first served basis. To

Food is everywhere on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, but how much of it is fruits and vegetables versus pies and potato chips? Pizza, ice

check out a license, simply email Lisa Miller from your public health email
account.
Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us

cream and bacon soar on

the Internet via hashtags,

Instagram photos or other

social media mentions, but FoodPornIndex.com aims to show how fruits

the richly beet, for

red, healthy example, just

and

veggies can be just as tasty and beautiful as ice cream, pizza or bacon.

PHNEWS

doesn't get much respect in cyber world. Bolthouse Farms, which produces juices, smoothies and other items,

Losing Laura: the new face of drug

has developed an entertaining and dare we say, educational, FoodPornIndex.com. The site hopes to "track the health of the

overdose

internet" by calling attention to food inequities and to highlight the

plight of the beleaguered Brussels sprout and other less trendy but More Evidence That HPV Vaccine healthy fruits and vegetables. Might Lower Cervical Cancer Risk

Five Ways to Help Your Kids Love Fitness

The mission is front and center on Bolthouse Farm's website: "We are partners on a journey to change the way people think about and use fresh fruits and veggies. We will help inspire people to lead healthier, more vibrant lives."

Average Obese Woman Gets Just 1 Hour of Exercise a Year: Study



Young, Unvaccinated Adults Account for

PHRECIPE

Severest Flu Cases

A snapshot of patients who required care at Duke University Hospital during this year's flu season shows that those who had not been vaccinated had severe cases and needed the most intensive treatment.

Spinach Salad with Apples and Eggs

In an analysis of the first 55 patients treated for flu at the academic medical center from November 2013 through Jan. 8, 2014, Duke Medicine researchers found that only two of the 22 patients who required intensive care had been vaccinated prior to getting sick.

Serves 4 Prep and Cook Time: 45 min.

Click Here for Full Recipe

The findings were published online in Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.


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