PHWeek 2-17-2014: Coastal Counties Receive Accreditation Funds Follow Us! Coastal Counties Receive Funds to Prepare for Accreditation Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! Health departments in Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties have been awarded $39,300 to support progress in meeting requirements of the Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB), the first and only voluntary national accreditation program for public health departments. The Coastal Health District will use the funding to create community health improvement plans in those three counties where community health assessments were recently conducted. In This Issue Coastal Counties Receive Funds Personalized Approach to Diabetes Texting Could Be Good for Your Health A total of 29 local health departments from 19 states received this funding through the Accreditation Support Initiative (ASI). The ASI was created in 2011 to promote national accreditation readiness among a greater number of local health departments and support their varying needs to reach accreditation. Funding for the ASI is provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support and administered by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). PHBRIEF Sign Up Now for Spring and Summer Interns Do you have an exciting public health project that needs the assistance and support of an intern or volunteer? Are you interested in being a mentor? DPH's Statewide Internship Program is looking for clearly defined public health projects within the state, district and county health departments to recruit and place interns and volunteers. By participating in the internship program, you can shape and train the future public health workforce. For more information or to submit your request for an intern/volunteer, please contact L'laina Rash in the Office of Science, Research and Academic Affairs. PHTRAINING Instructor-Led Computer Training at 2 Peachtree Access Form and Report Design Fundamentals Tues., Feb. 18 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Access Intermediate Queries Thurs., Feb. 20 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Access Advanced Queries Thurs., Feb. 20 1:30-4:00 p.m. Community health assessments in Camden, Glynn, and McIntosh counties were completed in November 2013 to help identify what kinds of health-related problems are prevalent in those communities and issues that may contribute to those problems. Assessment findings were based on public data along with results from local surveys and focus groups. Personalized Approach to Diabetes Risk in West Georgia For west Georgia residents at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Get Healthy, Live Well is offering a free, personalized approach to preventing the disease. The community collaborative, led by Tanner Health Sixteen volunteers with Tanner Health System's Get Healthy, Live Well initiative serve as lifestyle Systems, is offering coaches in the National Diabetes Prevention Program the National Diabetes in west Georgia. Prevention Program, which provides lifestyle-changing education that can reduce a person's risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the educational series focuses on healthy choices that can prevent diabetes and giving participants the personal support of peers and coaches to make those choices. The classes combine small-group peer support with leadership by trained facilitators. Participants receive one-on-one mentoring to encourage healthy changes in diet and exercise and to get help making those changes a part of everyday life. Access Tables and Database Design Tues., Feb. 25 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Look for Excel classes in March. 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 (2 Peachtree attendees register for "Instructor-Led" and remote attendees register for "Virtual" classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have questions. Submit Calendar Entries to communications@dhr.state.ga.us PHNEWS Why global health security is a national priority Graco recalls 3.7 million car safety seats Texting Could Be Good for Your Health New University of Michigan research says that a simple tool right in your back pocket may help decrease your risk for type 2 diabetes: Text messages on your phone. An overwhelming majority of surveyed people who enrolled in customized texting service txt4health piloted in Detroit and Cincinnati last year said the free mobile education program made them more aware of their diabetes risk and more likely to make dietrelated behavior changes and lose weight. The service was also launched in New Orleans but those participants were not included in the study. While the program seemed to work well for those who completed it, only 39 percent stuck through all 14 weeks. The findings appear in two new studies published online in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Parents are poor judges of children's weight Preemie birth linked to higher insulin levels in kids PHRECIPE Broccoli Omelet Serves 4 Prep and Cook Time: 20 min. Click Here for Full Recipe Georgia Public Health Observances | February 2014 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