Follow Us! UGA to Host First State of Public Health Conference Free event to focus on developing a course of action Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! In This Issue State of Public Health The Georgia Public Health Training Center at the University of Georgia's College of Public Health will host the inaugural The State of Public Health Conference March 21 at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center. CDC: 'Nightmare Bacteria' Influential leaders from a Game Turns Kids Into Heroes variety of sectors and Milk from Another Mother disciplines committed to Math, Science and English App Features Recipes with Natural, Organic Ingredients improving the health of residents across the state will be in attendance, including DPH PHBRIEFS Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., the conference's plenary Davis Joins DPH Michael D. Davis, Ph.D., has joined the Georgia Public Health Laboratory in the newly created position of regional laboratory director. He will also function as speaker. The meeting aims to move past the issues of the day by bringing public health professionals together for a practical discussion about public health in Georgia. deputy for Elizabeth Franko, Dr.PH, and is stationed at the Waycross Public Health Laboratory. Davis' last position was with the Alabama "I think it's very important for all of us to understand the challenges we face in Georgia," Fitzgerald said. "This conference will do that and allow us to take a close look at how much progress we've made in just a couple of years." Department of Public Health as laboratory assistant director and he also served as the Detroit Department of Health's assistant CDC: 'Nightmare Bacteria' director of laboratories. Spreading in Hospitals Employee Featured Data show more patients suffering infections from in AJC Article DPH employee Kenyata Arnold antibiotic-resistant bacteria was interviewed recently by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for A family of bacteria a story featuring adult students has become who have returned to the increasingly resistant classroom to finish or earn to last-resort additional degrees. Arnold works antibiotics during the in human resources and plans to past decade, and earn a bachelor's degree in more hospitalized organizational leadership at patients are getting Point University in East Point. lethal infections that, Read more here. in some cases, are impossible to cure. Online MPH for Working Professionals The findings, published March 5 in the Centers for Disease Control and The Career Master of Public Prevention's Vital Signs report, are a call to action for the entire Health (CMPH) program at health care community to work urgently -- individually, regionally and Emory University's Rollins School nationally -- to protect patients. During just the first half of 2012, of Public Health is a distance almost 200 hospitals and long-term acute care facilities treated at learning program designed for least one patient infected with these bacteria. working professionals unable to leave their job. Each semester, The bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), kill students are required to attend up to half of patients who get bloodstream infections from them. In two long weekends on Emory's addition to spreading among patients, often on the hands of health campus in Atlanta. All additional care personnel, CRE bacteria can transfer their resistance to other coursework is taught using the bacteria within their family. This type of spread can create additional Internet and distance learning life-threatening infections for patients in hospitals and potentially for techniques. The majors offered otherwise healthy people. Currently, almost all CRE infections occur are applied epidemiology, in people receiving significant medical care in hospitals, long-term applied public health acute care facilities or nursing homes. informatics and prevention science. The degree takes seven semesters for the full-time student and is fully accredited Game Turns Kids Into Disaster Heroes by CEPH and SACS. Apply by May 1, 2013 to guarantee Computer game helps children and adults consideration for the fall 2013 semester. Click here for more prepare for the unexpected information. PHEVENTS BOPH Meeting The Board of Public Health will meet March 12 from 1-3 p.m. in the Fifth Floor Board Room at 2 Peachtree. Click here for agenda. Public Health Preparedness Summit The Public Health Preparedness Summit will be March 12-15 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. The summit will provide a national forum for public health and healthcare professionals, emergency managers and other leaders to collaborate, learn and share best practices. Click here for more information. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has launched "Disaster Hero," a game designed to teach families how to prepare for all types of hazards or emergencies. The game was developed as part of a grant administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency. In the game, the player takes the role of a Disaster Hero contestant in a high-tech game show, competing against a computer opponent to prove his or her disaster knowledge and preparedness skills. Let's Move! Atlanta Let's Move! Atlanta, a C.H.O.I.C.E.S for Kids children's nutrition education and physical Milk from Another Mother activity expo, will be March 16 Health officials concerned as some parents turn from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Adamsville Recreation Center in to informal milk-sharing Atlanta. Activities include fitness events, free health When it comes to food for babies, screenings, vendor exhibits and the breast is best. Years of youth performances. Please research have revealed the health wear sneakers to participate in benefits of breastfeeding for fitness activities. Admission is babies and for mothers, and public free. Donations and volunteers health officials, including those at are needed. Click here the Georgia Department of Public for more information. Health (DPH), promote the practice. Inaugural State of Public Health Conference But what happens when a mother can't give her baby as much milk as The inaugural 2013 State of he needs or if she simply can't breastfeed at all? Parents who still Public Health Conference will be want their babies to get the health benefits of breast milk may turn March 21 at the UGA Hotel and to a breast milk bank, where parents with a doctor's prescription can Conference Center in Athens. purchase breast milk donated by mothers with extra milk. Tyler Norris, vice president of Total Health Partnerships at But according to a recent blog from the New York Times, an Kaiser Permanente, will give the increasing number of parents are turning to the Internet instead, keynote presentation, along joining an informal network of parents sharing breast milk. with DPH Commissioner Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who will give the plenary presentation. The event is sponsored by the Georgia Public Health Training Math, Science and English Get Physical Center and the UGA College of Schools use P.E. to help students practice other Public Health. Click here for more information. subjects One Health Symposium On any given day, students in The University of Georgia Gwinnett County Schools do Biomedical and Health Sciences some academic multitasking in Institute and Faculty of gym class. Infectious Diseases, along with the University of Liverpool, will Third-graders might solve a math host the first international One problem that tells them how Health Symposium March 21-23 many pushups they need to do. A at the UGA Center for fourth-grade class might Continuing Education. The event continue classroom work on will bring together researchers, reading comprehension in the human and animal health care gym by reading a card that practitioners, clinicians and describes an action they need to experts in microbiology, perform to complete an activity infectious diseases, disease or play a game, instead of the ecology, human and veterinary teacher telling them what to do. medicine, environmental health, public health, health policy and Chuck Truett, director of health wildlife to discuss disease and physical education for diagnosis and health practice. Gwinnett County Schools, said "Breaking Barriers and Crossing the schools use this strategy to Scales" is this year's theme. help students apply what they Microbiome, host-pathogen-host learn in other parts of the school day in the gym. interactions and biodiversity and infection will be discussed "They can learn language arts through movement or math by playing during the forum. Click here for an instrument," he said. "It brings concreteness to those abstract ideas more information. they're learning." 2013 Dr. Daniel S. Blumental Annual Public Health Summit Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Daniel S. Blumental Annual App Features Recipes with Natural, Public Health Summit, Organic Ingredients "Preventing Obesity through the Life Stages," will be April 2-3, 2013. DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., is a featured speaker. Click here for more information. Whole Foods Market Recipes is a recipe finder featuring natural and organic foods. Users are able to search up to three Free Exercise Classes DPH offers group exercise classes every day at 2 Peachtree. Classes include dance, kickboxing, yoga, walking and more. Classes are open on a first come, first ingredients or by specific dietary preferences and needs, such as gluten-free, low-fat, and vegetarian or vegan. Recipes also include nutritional information and cooking instructions. served basis and there is no need to pre-register. Download the monthly schedule. The application allows users to automatically add ingredients from a shopping Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us list from a recipe, including quantities to prevent overbuying. Items can also be added, edited, PHTRAINING rearranged by hand and synced to the application Excel Working with Multiple via email. Worksheets March 21 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. The store locator feature enables users to find local Whole Foods Market stores, Excel Charts with links to the store March 26 website and specials of 10 a.m.-12 p.m. natural and organic foods Excel Data Management & Pivot on sale. Tables March 26 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. To download for iPhone and iPad, click here. For employees not at 2 Peachtree, classes can be attended remotely, but employees must be registered 48 hours prior to class. 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. Look for Word & PowerPoint classes in April and Access classes in May. Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us PHNEWS Study Sees More Breast Cancer at Young Age Reports of rare superbug jump in US, CDC says Messaging Your Doctor? There's An App For That Lack of Sleep Disrupts Genes PHRECIPE Healthy Breakfast Frittata Prep and Cook Time: 20 minutes Click Here for Full Recipe PHWEEK Editor Nicole Price Content Coordinator Connie F. 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