PHWeek 3-3-2014: CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections Follow Us! CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections For the past five years, Georgia has worked to protect patients from Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! dangerous infections and advocate for the responsible use of antibiotics.In March, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention In This Issue (CDC) will recognize this good work, much of CDC Highlights Georgia's Fight Against Infections Ready to Read: Georgia Kicks Off which has been carried out by the Georgia Healthcare Associated Infection Advisory Committee (GHAIAC) and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). Literacy Campaign On Tues., March 4, CDC will release a Vital Signs report highlighting Keheley Named DPH Inspector Georgia's success in addressing health care-associated infections and General increasing antibiotic stewardship programs throughout Georgia. Also, A Perfect Score for Readiness this week's edition of the CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) will highlight health care associated infections in the United Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer States. PHEVENTS Health care-associated infections cost the U.S. health care system Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on our website. billions of dollars each year. According to the CDC, more than 2 million Americans become infected with drug-resistant bacteria, and 23,000 die from their diseases. These infections also can have devastating emotional, financial and medical consequences for patients. PHTRAINING New Training Courses on Saba Ready to Read: Georgia Kicks Off Literacy Campaign 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 Supervisors, Performance The Georgia Campaign for Grade Level Reading will celebrate its launch at the State Capitol on Management for Everyone, Manager March 5. The event will 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 mark Grade Level Reading Day and the beginning of Read Across Georgia Month. It also highlights Georgia's commitment to ensuring that all the Two for Tuesdays state's children become Join the Office of Human Resources proficient readers. 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 new ideas, share Of all the skills children learn, the ability to read has been identified as knowledge and highlight teams and one of the greatest DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., shared her love of reading with a Carrollton, Ga., student in October. their work. On March 11, staff from predictors of health and success throughout the life cycle. DPH's STD office will present. To learn more and to register, click here. "Through third grade, children learn to read. After third grade they read to learn in school and throughout life," said Brenda Fitzgerald, Instructor-Led Computer Training M.D., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH), at 2 Peachtree who serves on the campaign's steering committee. Excel Basics Thurs., March 6 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. According to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 34 percent of Georgia's children are proficient or advanced readers when they begin fourth grade. Excel Formatting Thurs., March 6 2:00-4:30 p.m. Excel Formulas and Functions Keheley Named DPH Inspector General Thurs., March 13 1:30-4:30 p.m. Rick Keheley is the new director of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for Excel Working with Multiple the Georgia Department of Public Worksheets Tues., March 18 9:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. Health (DPH). After serving as the office's interim director since August 2013, Keheley began his new role in Excel Data Management and Pivot February. Tables Tues., March 18 "I am extremely honored and humbled 1:30- 4:30 p.m. by the opportunity to serve in the Excel Intermediate Functions Fri., March 21 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. capacity of Inspector General," he said. "I am privileged to work side by side with such a dedicated executive leadership team, district health Excel Graphical Charts directors and a professional staff." Mon., March 31 2:00-4:00 p.m. Keheley will lead the office's efforts to prevent fraud statewide and Look for Word and PowerPoint classes in April. promote efficiency throughout the department's programs. Keheley served as deputy director of the OIG since 2011, and he assisted with the office's efforts to detect, eliminate and prevent fraud in Georgia's For employees not at 2 Peachtree, WIC program. Working closely with the U.S. Department of classes can be attended remotely; Agriculture, Georgia's WIC program saved taxpayers millions of dollars however, remote attendees must be through aggressive investigation and prosecution of fraud in the past registered 48 hours prior to class. two years. 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. A Perfect Score for Readiness Free Online Courses Available from It's tough to earn a better Lynda.com DPH has purchased a limited number of licenses for Lynda.com, an online library of high-quality, easy-to-use instructional videos on the latest software, creative and business skills. Licenses are available for check out score than a 99 percent. But that's just what an emergency preparedness team at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) did on its Technical on a first come, first served basis. To Assistance Review. DPH's check out a license, simply email Lisa Strategic National Stockpile Miller from your public health email account. (SNS) team improved their score from 99 in 2013 to a Submit Calendar Entries to perfect 100 percent for this communications@dhr.state.ga.us year. PHNEWS New F.D.A. Labels Would Make 'Serving Sizes' Reflect Actual Servings Secondhand Smoke Linked to Miscarriage Risk Common Strep Bacteria May Be Morphing into Superbug Why Pediatricians Want to Check 9-Year-Olds' Cholesterol PHRECIPE Administered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Technical Assistance Review Rejani Rajan, Pharmacy Disaster Response Coordinator at DPH, and Gladys Arome, DPH's SNS Program Coordinator (TAR) measures a state's readiness to distribute and dispense supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS), a national program designed to provide medicine and medical supplies to a large population in the event of a public health emergency. "This report reflects DPH's ability to demonstrate measurable and sustainable progress toward achieving public health and health care preparedness capabilities that promote prepared and resilient communities," said Dawona Hough, deputy director of operations for DPH's emergency preparedness and response section. Get Screened for Colorectal Cancer About 50,000 people - enough for a sold-out crowd at an Atlanta Braves game at Turner Field - die from colorectal cancer each year. Many of those deaths could be prevented. Mango Cucumber Soup Serves 4 Prep and Cook Time: 30 min. Click Here for Full Recipe PHWEEK March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging all Georgia adults ages 50 and older to get screened for the disease. "If you're 50 or over, the time to get tested is now," said DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. "Screening for colorectal cancer may keep you, or a loved one, from dying from a cancer that is preventable." 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