- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- News from DHR.
- Title:
- News from DHR: It's not too late to get a flu shot [Jan. 22, 2001]
- Creator:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Contributor to Resource:
- Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia. Department of Human Resources. Office of Communications
- Date of Original:
- 2001-01-22
- Subject:
- Georgia
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- publications (documents)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Ceased with July 14, 2009.
This publication consists of press releases issued by the Dept.'s Office of Communication covering various themes.
Frequent irregularities in numbering as numerous releases are sometimes issued on the same day; in these cases enumeration consists of the release date plus alpha numbering (e.g. a-h).
2nd release for June 14 2005 (14b) published with year wrongly printed as 2004.
Description based on: July 21, 1997 release; title from caption.
Latest issue consulted: June 14, 2009. - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA H800.C6 P1 N4 2001/1-22
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bp1-bn4-b2001-s1-h22-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-bh800-pc6-bp1-bn4-b2001-s1-h22-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
November 29, 2000
Contact: Barbara Joye brjoye@dhr.state.ga.us
404/656-4937 DHR Office of Communications
Suicide frequent in Georgia, but can be prevented,
says Public Health
About 850 Georgians committed suicide each year between 1994 and 1998, making suicide the state's ninth leading cause of death for all ages, according to a new report by the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health. Suicide is a more common cause of death than homicide in Georgia, and is the third leading cause of death among Georgians 15 to 24 years of age.
"Suicide is a public health priority, not only because it's far too frequent but also because it can and should be prevented," says Kathleen E. Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Division of Public Health.
Suicide in Georgia: 2000 includes information about the burden of suicide in Georgia; the sex, race, and age of those who die from suicide; the most common methods used; and death rates for each county, for the period 1994-98. Suicide rates are significantly higher in rural counties than in urban counties. The rates are also highest among older people; about five times as high for women as for men; and twice as high among whites than among blacks.
Governor Barnes and the Georgia Legislature have set aside $250,000 to develop a plan to prevent suicide in Georgia, following guidelines provided by the recently released United States Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Suicide. These recommendations, summarized in DHR's report, include increasing public awareness of suicide and its risk factors, enhancing clinical services and prevention programs, and advancing the science of suicide prevention. The report also lists risk factors, preventive actions, and statewide resources for suicide prevention.
For a copy of Suicide in Georgia: 2000 contact Karen Flemister at 404-657-3103 or Epidemiology, 14th floor, Two Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
November 29, 2000
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