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PHWeek 3-3-2014: CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections

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CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections

For the past five years,

Georgia has worked to

protect patients from

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dangerous infections and advocate for the responsible use of antibiotics.In March, the

Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention

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(CDC) will recognize this good work, much of

CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections
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which has been carried out by the Georgia Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee (GHAIAC) and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH).

Literacy Campaign

On Tues., March 4, CDC will release a Vital Signs report highlighting

Keheley Named DPH Inspector Georgia's success in addressing health care-associated infections and

General

increasing antibiotic stewardship programs throughout Georgia. Also,

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this week's edition of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) will highlight health care associated infections in the United

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Health care-associated infections cost the U.S. health care system

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billions of dollars each year. According to the CDC, more than 2 million Americans become infected with drug-resistant bacteria, and 23,000 die from their diseases. These infections also can have devastating emotional, financial and medical consequences for

patients.

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New Training Courses on Saba Ready to Read: Georgia Kicks Off

Literacy Campaign 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

The Georgia Campaign for Grade Level Reading will celebrate its launch at the State Capitol on

Management for Everyone, Manager March 5. The event will

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

mark Grade Level Reading Day and the beginning of Read Across Georgia Month. It also highlights Georgia's commitment to ensuring that all the

Two for Tuesdays

state's children become

Join the Office of Human Resources proficient readers. 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

Of all the skills children learn, the ability to read has been identified as

knowledge and highlight teams and one of the greatest

DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., shared her love of reading with a Carrollton, Ga.,
student in October.

their work. On March 11, staff from predictors of health and success throughout the life cycle.

DPH's STD office will present. To

learn more and to register, click here.

"Through third grade, children learn to read. After third grade they read to learn in school and throughout life," said Brenda Fitzgerald,

Instructor-Led Computer Training M.D., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH),

at 2 Peachtree

who serves on the campaign's steering committee.

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

According to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 34 percent of Georgia's children are proficient or advanced readers when they begin fourth grade.

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Thurs., March 6



2:00-4:30 p.m. Excel Formulas and Functions

Keheley Named DPH Inspector General

Thurs., March 13 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Rick Keheley is the new director of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for

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the Georgia Department of Public

Worksheets Tues., March 18 9:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Health (DPH). After serving as the office's interim director since August 2013, Keheley began his new role in

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Tables

Tues., March 18

"I am extremely honored and humbled

1:30- 4:30 p.m.

by the opportunity to serve in the

Excel Intermediate Functions Fri., March 21
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

capacity of Inspector General," he said. "I am privileged to work side by side with such a dedicated executive leadership team, district health

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directors and a professional staff."

Mon., March 31

2:00-4:00 p.m.

Keheley will lead the office's efforts to prevent fraud statewide and

Look for Word and PowerPoint classes in April.

promote efficiency throughout the department's programs. Keheley served as deputy director of the OIG since 2011, and he assisted with

the office's efforts to detect, eliminate and prevent fraud in Georgia's

For employees not at 2 Peachtree, WIC program. Working closely with the U.S. Department of

classes can be attended remotely; Agriculture, Georgia's WIC program saved taxpayers millions of dollars

however, remote attendees must be through aggressive investigation and prosecution of fraud in the past registered 48 hours prior to class. two years.
Register for all classes through SABA

(2 Peachtree attendees register for

"Instructor-Led" and remote



attendees register for "Virtual"

classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have questions.

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Free Online Courses Available from It's tough to earn a better

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

score than a 99 percent. But that's just what an emergency preparedness team at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) did on its Technical

on a first come, first served basis. To Assistance Review. DPH's

check out a license, simply email Lisa Strategic National Stockpile

Miller from your public health email account.

(SNS) team improved their score from 99 in 2013 to a

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perfect 100 percent for this

communications@dhr.state.ga.us year.

PHNEWS
New F.D.A. Labels Would Make 'Serving Sizes' Reflect Actual
Servings
Secondhand Smoke Linked to Miscarriage Risk
Common Strep Bacteria May Be Morphing into Superbug
Why Pediatricians Want to Check 9-Year-Olds' Cholesterol
PHRECIPE

Administered by the Centers

for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Technical Assistance Review

Rejani Rajan, Pharmacy Disaster Response Coordinator at DPH, and Gladys Arome, DPH's
SNS Program Coordinator

(TAR) measures a state's readiness to distribute and dispense supplies

from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a national program

designed to provide medicine and medical supplies to a large

population in the event of a public health emergency.

"This report reflects DPH's ability to demonstrate measurable and sustainable progress toward achieving public health and health care preparedness capabilities that promote prepared and resilient communities," said Dawona Hough, deputy director of operations for DPH's emergency preparedness and response section.


Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer

About 50,000 people - enough for a sold-out crowd at an Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field - die from colorectal cancer each year. Many of those deaths could be prevented.

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March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging all Georgia adults ages 50 and older to get screened for the disease.
"If you're 50 or over, the time to get tested is now," said DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. "Screening for colorectal cancer may keep you, or a loved one, from dying from a cancer that is preventable."


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