PHWEEK 12-9-2013: White House Highlights Georgia-based AIDSVu Follow Us! White House Highlights Georgia-based AIDSVu Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! In This Issue White House Highlights Georgiabased AIDSVu Webinars Urge Docs to Take Care with Antibiotics One 5K at a Time Hospitals Honored for Hepatitis A new tool in Georgia's fight against HIV/AIDS received national attention B Vaccination Monday when it was featured during the White House's observance of Southeast District Celebrates 20 World AIDS Day. Years of Telehealth PHEVENTS AIDSVu is a free, online interactive mapping system that lets users explore the HIV epidemic geographically. Now, the tool has been made even stronger. Using data supplied by the Centers for Disease Control and Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on our website. Prevention and by state health departments, including Georgia, users can now view how HIV impacts Atlanta and other major U.S. cities by ZIP code. The tool, created by Emory's Rollins School of Public Health, allows organizations to "intensify HIV prevention efforts in the communities with the highest burden," according to the 2013 report on the National PHTRAINING HIV/AIDS Strategy. Jane Kelly, M.D., DPH's HIV epidemiology section director, said having such Georgia's Health Priorities specific geographic data is invaluable for public health efforts to provide with Commissioner Fitzgerald HIV education, prevention and care. DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., will be the first presenter in a five-part lecture series focusing on health conditions/diseases impacting the Webinars Urge Docs to Take Care with Antibiotics health of Georgians. The lecture will be held live at the Rollins School of Public Health and available for online viewing on Dec. 12, 12-1:30 p.m. DPH employees will be able to view the event live through the state's video conferencing network at The discovery of penicillin marked a major turning point in medicine, introducing doctors to some of the most powerful tools at their disposal: antibiotics. But just as doctors used antibiotics to save millions of lives, physicians who overuse the drugs contribute to a massive public health certain district and county threat: antibiotic resistance. locations. For more information, visit the event page on DPH's website. Tackling antibiotic resistance means talking with physicians about the major role they play in decreasing the improper use of antibiotics, the Two for Tuesdays practice that drives antibiotic resistance. To start the conversation, the Join the Office of Human Georgia Healthcare Associated Infections Advisory Committee (GAHAIAC) Resources on the second Tuesday will host three December webinars to discuss the role of physicians in of each month from 11:30 a.m.- antibiotic stewardship programs. 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 Dec. 10, staff from the Office of Injury Jeanne Negley, health care-associated infections surveillance director for DPH, said the goal is to begin fostering antibiotic stewardship, a set of strategies to improve the use of antibiotic medications with emphasis on reducing unnecessary cost, decreasing resistance to antibiotics and improving patient health outcomes. Prevention will present. To learn more and to register, click here. Excel Basics One 5K at a Time Tues., Dec. 10 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Editor's note: Michael Rogers, an Excel Formatting Tues., Dec. 10 1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. operations analyst in the Office of Health Indicators and Planning at the Georgia Department of Public Health, wanted to start Excel Formulas and Functions living a healthier lifestyle. So the Thurs., Dec. 19 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. 60-year-old and his wife, Marian, 62, decided to participate in a 5K Excel Data Management and Pivot Tables Thurs., Dec. 19 1:30 p.m.- 4:30 p.m. race every month for one full year. In the following story, Rogers describes how he made the choice to simply get off the couch and get moving. Excel Formulas and Functions Fri., Dec. 20 10:00 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. For employees not at 2 Peachtree, classes can be attended remotely -- however, As I sat in my Weight Watchers Michael Rogers and his wife, Marian, walked meeting listening to another member talk about completing a the Holcomb Bridge Hustle 5K in support of Holcomb Bridge Middle School in less than an hour. 5K race, one thought came to me: "I can do that." remote attendees must be registered 48 hours prior to class. In my younger, healthier days, I used to regularly hike up to 10 miles in a Register for all classes through single day. Based on my calculations, 5 kilometers was only 3.1 miles. I SABA (2 Peachtree attendees register for "Instructor-Led" and knew I could finish a 5K race. remote attendees register for "Virtual" classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have questions. Free Online Courses Available Hospitals Honored for Hepatitis B from Lynda.com Vaccination DPH has purchased a limited number of licenses for Lynda.com, an online library of Four Georgia hospitals have been high-quality, easy-to-use recognized for achieving the highest instructional videos on the latest software, creative and business skills. Licenses are available for check out on a first come, first reported rates in the state of vaccinating newborns against the hepatitis B virus (HBV). served basis. To check out a license, simply email Lisa Miller from your public health email account. The Immunization Action Coalition (IAC) listed Colquitt Regional Medical Center of Moultrie, South Georgia Medical Center of Valdosta, Wayne Memorial Hospital of Submit Calendar Entries to Jesup and Grady Health System of Atlanta communications@dhr.state.ga.us on the Hepatitis B Birth Dose Honor Roll, which recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that have attained high coverage PHNEWS levels for administering the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. Georgia leads in pregnancyrelated deaths Poor Black and Hispanic Men Are the Face of HIV "We are pleased to have four of our Georgia delivery hospitals recognized for their outstanding efforts to protect infants from hepatitis B infection," said Steven Mitchell, director of DPH's immunization program. Many at Risk for Diabetes and Southeast District Celebrates 20 Years of Don't Know It, Study Finds Telehealth These Days, School Lunch Hours Are More Like 15 Minutes PHRECIPE Sarah's Green Bean Casserole Telehealth in the Southeast Health District has come a long way in 20 years. It was November 1993. The No. 1 song in the U.S. was "I would do anything for love (But I won't do that)," by Meatloaf. The movies playing at the local theater included "Mrs. Doubtfire" and "The Three Musketeers." Bill Clinton was the president. Gas cost between $.99 and $1.29 per gallon. Milk was just $2.27. Serves 8 Click Here for Full Recipe Something else happened that month that would forever change Georgia's Southeast Health District. On Nov. 16, 1993, the first patient consultation took place in the Ware County Health Department via the Georgia Statewide Academic and Medical System (GSAMS) videoconferencing network, now known as telehealth. PHWEEK Twenty years later, the Southeast Health District continues to lead the way in telehealth services, now acting as an operations center for the Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) telehealth network, which currently includes nearly 200 sites across Georgia. It continues to grow. Director of Communications Ryan Deal Editor Carrie Gann Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith Sr. Graphic Designer Ginny Jacobs Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr. Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Sandra Roberts Georgia Public Health Observances | December 2013 Forward email This email was sent to gadocs@uga.edu by communications@dhr.state.ga.us | Update Profile/Email Address | Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribeTM | Privacy Policy. Georgia Department of Public Health | 2 Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta | GA | 30303