PHWEEK 2-3-2014: Public Health Dental Care A Lifeline for Georgia Children Follow Us! Public Health Dental Care: A Lifeline for Georgia Children Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! When Cumi Fillion was handing out toothbrushes after lunch to students in an elementary school near Valdosta, a small boy walked up and gave her a hug. In This Issue "He said, 'Do you know how many children you are helping?'" Fillion said. Public Health Dental Care: A The boy explained that he Lifeline for Georgia Children Study: For HIV Patients, Early had never owned a toothbrush, and many other DPH dental staff provide screenings, sealants, fluoride treatments and referrals for dentists for thousands of children, many of whom have never Diagnosis Doesn't Always Mean Early children in the school didn't been to a dentist. Treatment either. SHAPE Celebrates Children's Day at State Capitol "It just broke my heart," said Fillion, a dental hygienist in the South New CDC Tool Addresses Infections Health District. in Long-term Care PHBRIEF Thousands of children receive free toothbrushes and learn how to take care Learn About DPH's Intern Program of their teeth from Do you need assistance with a Georgia's dental public project? Are you interested in health program. But the supporting the future public health program also works to help workforce? Are you interested in being a mentor? If so, you are invited to attend a lunch-and-learn session on other children with serious oral health problems, Fri., Feb. 7, from 12-1 p.m., room 7- serving as a lifeline for 430. The session will highlight some of those who suffer from the DPH's external partnerships for dental disease or pain. recruiting and selecting interns and discuss the requirements and benefits of accepting interns. For more Georgia children get free toothbrushes and learn how to take care of their teeth from DPH dental hygienists. information, please contact L'laina Rash . Study: For HIV Patients, Early Diagnosis PHEVENTS Doesn't Always Mean Early Treatment When it comes to HIV, treatment is prevention. If an HIV-positive Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on our website. individual can stick to a regimen of HIV drugs and achieve lower levels of the virus in their body - a state known as viral suppression - they have up to a 96-percent reduced risk of passing the virus to someone else. In 2012, national HIV guidelines were revised to recommend that PHTRAINING patients begin treatment, called antiretroviral therapy (ART), as soon as they test positive, rather than waiting until the disease progresses to a more advanced stage. New Training Courses on Saba DPH is offering many new training courses, which are now available for registration on Saba. Employees can sign up to learn more about the following topics: Procurement Services, FMLA for Supervisors, Performance Management for But according to a new analysis by scientists at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), patients in the earliest stages of the disease are less likely to achieve viral suppression than those in the later stages of the disease, likely indicating the lack of treatment or adherence to taking medication. The report was published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the Morbidity and Supervisors, Performance Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on Friday. Management for Everyone, Manager Fundamentals for Success and Budget 101. Log on to Saba for dates and times of training and to sign up for the courses. For additional information contact Donna Dunn at dgdunn@dhr.state.ga.us. SHAPE Celebrates Children's Day at State Capitol Two for Tuesdays Join the Office of Human Resources on the second Tuesday of each month from 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. for the Georgia has 2.4 million extremely valuable assets -its children. learning series Two for Tuesdays. This series provides an opportunity for On Jan. 23, more than 20 programs to explore new ideas, share knowledge and highlight teams and their work. On Feb. 11, the Office of Telehealth will describe the development of Georgia's statewide network. To learn more and to register, click here. organizations came together at the State Capitol to celebrate them on Children's Day, an opportunity to advocate for the health, safety and education of children across the state. DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., Instructor-Led Computer Training joined Georgia chefs and other children's health at 2 Peachtree Georgia SHAPE, Gov. Nathan advocates at the State Capitol. Deal's program for fighting Access Basics childhood obesity, joined the celebration, along with Brenda Thurs., Feb. 13 1:30-4:30 p.m. Fitzgerald, M.D., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. Access Form and Report Design Fundamentals Tues., Feb. 18 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. New CDC Tool Addresses Infections in Access Intermediate Queries Long-term Care Thurs., Feb. 20 1:30-4:30 p.m. More than 3 million Access Tables and Database Design Tues., Feb. 25 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Americans receive care in nursing homes and longterm care facilities. But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Access Advanced Queries Prevention, 1 to 3 million Mon., Feb. 27 serious infections occur 1:30-4:00 p.m. Look for Access classes in February and Excel classes in March. For employees not at 2 Peachtree, classes can be attended remotely -- every year in these facilities. To help facilities address this problem the CDC has released a new website with resources to help clinical staff and however, remote attendees must be residents prevent infections in long-term care facilities. 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" The resource can help protect residents' health, but health officials also hope it will help the fight against antibiotic resistance, a major threat to health care and public health. classes). Contact Lisa Miller if you have questions. "The long-term care setting is an important sector to consider for the Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com DPH has purchased a limited number of licenses for Lynda.com, an online Georgia Healthcare Associated Infections Program, and our Advisory Committee recently discussed this newly released CDC website at our January 2014 meeting," said Jeanne Negley who leads antimicrobial stewardship efforts at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). library of high-quality, easy-to-use instructional videos on the latest 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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