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The flu is more than just sniffles and sneezes. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a sobering reminder that the virus can be deadly, even for healthy children.

In This Issue
CDC Study: 4 in 10 Child Flu Victims Were Healthy
Program Helps Latinos Take Control of Diabetes
Grant Expands Georgia Newborn Screening
Local Artist Brightens Habersham Co. Health Department
PHBRIEF

The study, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, reported that 830 children died of flu-related complications in the eight flu seasons between October 2004 and September 2012. Of those children, 43 percent were healthy and had no high-risk medical conditions like asthma, developmental disorders or heart disease, which can make flu complications more serious.
Audrey Martyn, influenza surveillance coordinator for the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), said the report is a startling reminder for parents.


Summit to Discuss Premature "Viva Mas y Mejor:" Program Helps Births in Georgia
The March of Dimes, in partnership Latinos Take Control of Diabetes

with DPH and the Medical Center of

Central Georgia, is hosting the firstever statewide Prematurity

Diabetes is a serious disease of

Awareness Summit on Nov. 5. The numbers and lifestyle balance.

March of Dimes will reveal the results To stay healthy, people with

of Georgia's 2013 Premature Birth diabetes closely monitor their

Report Card, and attendees will blood sugar (called glucose),

participate in discussions on strategies to reduce preterm birth rates and infant mortality in Georgia.

blood pressure and cholesterol levels, take prescribed

The Medical Center of Central medication and must be

Georgia will hold the event at the diligent about good nutrition

Peyton Anderson Health Education and physical activity. Center, 877 Hemlock St., Macon, GA,

from 9:00 a.m.-4:15 p.m. For more information, visit
www.marchofdimes.com/georgia

If that sounds complicated, imagine coping daily with diabetes along with language barriers, limited access to

Britt Rotberg (right) teaches patients enrolled in the ELDEP program how to
manage their diabetes.

PHEVENTS

health care and other financial, social and cultural constraints. These complications add to an already

Looking for DPH events?

increased risk of diabetes for Latinos.

Visit the Events Schedule on our

website.

To reach more Georgians at risk for diabetes and related

complications of the eye, heart and kidney, the Emory Healthcare

PHTRAINING

System sponsors the Emory Latino Diabetes Education Program (ELDEP), the first nationally accredited all-Spanish diabetes education program. Participants know it as "Viva Mas y Mejor con su Diabetes

Two for Tuesdays Join the Office of Human Resources

Bajo Control" (Live Longer and Better with your Diabetes under Control).

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

Grant Expands Georgia Newborn

Screening new ideas, share knowledge and
highlight teams and their work. On Nov. 12, staff from the Office of

Maternal and Child Health will The Georgia Department

present. To learn more and to of Public Health (DPH)

register, click here.
Introduction to Public Health Test your public health knowledge in this newly designed course. New and

has been awarded $600,000 to add a critical test to its Newborn Screening

seasoned employees are invited to program. This grant will

learn about all areas of public allow Georgia to test all

health and how individual roles support DPH's goals. The final course for 2013 will be offered Nov. 26. To
learn more and to register, visit SABA or email Donna Dunn at
dgdunn@dhr.state.ga.us.

babies born in the state for Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID). Georgia is one of only three states to receive this grant from

Blood samples from a simple heel stick allow DPH to screen Georgia newborns for dozens

Access Basics

the Centers for Disease

of genetic diseases.

Tues., Nov. 5

Control and Prevention

1:30-4:30 p.m.

(CDC).

Access Form and Report Design Thurs., Nov. 7
10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Access Intermediate Queries Tues., Nov. 19
10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Each year, two to three Georgia infants are born with SCID, which knocks out the body's immune system and makes it unable to fight infections. The condition is also known as "bubble boy disease," named for a Texas boy who lived most of his 12 years of life in a germ-free plastic bubble.

Access Advanced Queries Tues., Nov.19 2:00-4:30 p.m.


Local Artist Brightens Habersham Co.

Access Tables

Health Department

and Database Design

Thurs., Nov. 21

If you ever meet Leo

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

Gehrtz, you will hear

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

stories that show his deep love for his wife, family, God and country. And if you see his artwork, you will find he has another

(2 Peachtree attendees register for "Instructor-Led" and remote
attendees register for "Virtual" classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you

deep love: painting scenes of the north Georgia area and its history.

have questions.
Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com
DPH has purchased a limited number of licenses for Lynda.com, an online

Gehrtz, 69, works in the Habersham County Health Leo Gehrtz stands in front of the mural he painted Department as a part-time at the Habersham County Health Department. custodian, but he's also the department's resident artist. Working with old photographs, Gehrtz created a mural on the wall of the patient

library of high-quality, easy-to-use waiting room, showing various locations around Habersham County instructional videos on the latest and north Georgia. software, creative and business

skills. Licenses are available for check out on a first come, first

served basis. To check out a license,

simply email Lisa Miller from your

public health email account.



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