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Ebola - Understanding the Disease


The outbreak of Ebola virus disease

(EVD) in West Africa is raising

questions about the disease and how

it is spread. Now with one American

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patient being treated at Emory University Hospital, and a second American patient expected to arrive from Liberia on Tuesday, the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) is reassuring the

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public that an Ebola outbreak in the U.S. is extremely unlikely. However,

Ebola - Understanding the

a warning against travel to affected areas has been issued.

Disease

Ebola is characterized by sudden onset of fever and sickness, accompanied by

Shaw Industries presented with other nonspecific signs and symptoms, such as joint and muscle aches, weakness,

Georgia Lactation Support Award stomach pain, lack of appetite, headache, vomiting, and diarrhea. Patients with

Camp Helps Kids Cope with severe forms of the disease may develop multi-organ dysfunction, including liver

Asthma

damage, kidney failure, and central nervous system involvement, leading to shock

Back-to-School Carnival Prepares and death.

Middle Georgia Students for Class In outbreak settings, Ebola virus is typically first spread to humans after contact

Georgia WIC Wants to Hear From with infected wildlife and is then spread person-to-person through direct contact

You

with bodily fluids such as blood, urine, sweat, semen, and breast milk. The

Get Georgia Reading: Campaign incubation period is usually 8-10 days. Patients can transmit the virus once they

Kickoff for Reading at Grade exhibit symptoms and through later stages of disease. Ebola can also be spread

Level

postmortem, when persons touch the body during funeral preparations.

App of the Week: Baby Nursing /Breastfeeding

PHEVENTS Shaw Industries presented with Georgia

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The Georgia Breastfeeding

Coalition has recognized Shaw

PHBRIEF

Industries and its facilities in Calhoun, Georgia with the 2014

Understanding Violence

Georgia Breastfeeding Business Award for Lactation Support. This

Violence is a leading cause of award acknowledges breastfeeding

death, disability and health care use friendly employers who establish

in the United States and around the and maintain comprehensive, high-
world. Although significant progress quality lactation support in the has been made in the last few workplace.

decades, there remains a great

need to further reduce the frequency Shaw's manufacturing plants in

of violence and its long term

Calhoun were nominated for the

effects. Violence causes approximately 50,000 deaths and

award by community members statewide, and the plants received more community member votes (l-r) Rachel Goble (HR manager) and Donna Tolson RN,

more than 2.5 million injuries in the from the Dalton-Calhoun area than U.S. each year, with an estimated from any other part of the state.

BSN of Shaw Industries pose with Carol Hendrix of the North Georgia Health District and Judie Misner
of the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition.

annual cost of $70 billion.

Emory University is offering a course that will explore the epidemiology of violence.

Human resources managers, nurses, and supervisors understand the need to comply with guidelines for breastfeeding mothers returning to work under the 2010 revisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Shaw plant

The class runs

managers exceeded guideline expectations by setting up lactation rooms in several

September 3 - October 22.

plants very quickly and efficiently, often utilizing creative solutions.

You can register for the

course here.

PHTRAINING
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 learning series Two for Tuesdays. This series provides an opportunity for programs to explore new ideas, share knowledge and highlight teams and their work. To learn more and to register, click here.
Check out Saba for these August Course Offerings
Emergency Preparedness Tues., Aug. 12
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Manager Fundamentals for Success Tues., Aug. 19 - 20
9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Procurement Services: Navigating the Process
Tues., Aug. 26 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Camp Helps Kids Cope with Asthma while Having Summer Fun

When nearly a dozen children in the Augusta area died from asthma attacks in a period of just two years, Kitty Hernlen knew she had to act.

Hernlen, an associate

professor of respiratory

therapy at Georgia

Regents University

(GRU), formerly

Medical College of

Georgia, started the free Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp three years ago to give

Chris Odom, (center) a respiratory therapy student at Georgia Regents University, during last month's Augusta Area Asthma Day Camp, was one of two dozen volunteer counselors blending asthma
education with camp activities for 60 kids with asthma.

kids with asthma ages

6-13 all the joys of summer camp while learning how to stay safe with their

condition.

The Division of Information Technology has just added a new
course Information Security: What I Learned from Larry to Saba Learning Management System. This e-course provides an overview of information security strategies for all employees to safeguard information within the
department.

One in ten Georgia children has asthma; and while kids 9 and under make up just 14 percent of the state's population, they account for 36 percent of asthmarelated visits to emergency rooms. The East Central public health district, encompassing Augusta and surrounding counties, has one of the highest rates in Georgia - over 3,300 visits annually. Statewide, 16 percent of children under 17 have asthma, as do nearly 300,000 across the United States. Rates are higher among boys, and two times higher among black children than whites.

Log in to Saba On the home page, click "Browse by Category" Click on "Computer/IT" Locate course titled "Information Security: What I Learned from Larry" Click "Launch"
This eCourse is required for all employees. For additional information contact, Jay Kashiri at Juandolyn.Kashiri@dph.ga.gov
Computer Training (Instructor Led)
Outlook Basics (new class) Tues., Aug. 5
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Word Formatting Wed., Aug. 6
10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Word Styles & Themes Wed., Aug. 6
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Word Columns & Graphics Tues., Aug. 12
2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Back-to-School Carnival Prepares Middle Georgia Students for Class

Thousands of Middle Georgia students are ready for school, thanks to their local health department. The Macon-Bibb County Health Department and the Houston County Health Department participated in back to school events the last weekend in July.

The Macon-Bibb County

Health Department hosted

a Back to School carnival

on Saturday, July 26. More

than 1,000 people enjoyed

food and games while

health department officials Houston County Health Department employees, Tanell Johnson,

offered immunizations, nutrition screenings, and

RN and Dionne Askew, were among many health department representatives at the Houston County Back to School Bash.

hearing, vision, and dental screenings. Backpacks and school supplies were given

away and there were drawings for two free bicycles.

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). View
monthly training calendars on PHIL. Contact Lisa Miller if you have
questions.

Nancy White, administrator of the Macon-Bibb County Health Department, believes events such as this are beneficial to the residents of Bibb County because they promote health activities and immunizations in a fun atmosphere.
Georgia WIC Wants to Hear From You

Free Online Courses Available from 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
on a first come, first served basis. Contact Lisa Miller from your public
health email account for access.

Submit calendar entries to communications@dph.ga.gov
by 12 noon on Wednesday.

PHNEWS

UGA team researchers awarded

$7M from NIH

Have you ever passed up the opportunity to complete a survey because you

thought your opinion wouldn't matter anyway? Like a lot of people, your answer is

Obesity During Pregnancy Linked probably "yes." The Georgia Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, to Raised Asthma Risk in Kids Infants and Children (WIC) hopes to change your mind with their survey.

Stigma, Aisle 7: Public shaming of food stamp recipients
HIV pills show more promise to prevent infection
Officials Focus on E-Cigarette Ads Aimed at Youths
PHRECIPE

Georgia WIC promotes good health by providing food, nutrition education (including breastfeeding promotion and support), and referrals to health and other social services to pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women; infants and children (up to their fifth birthday). Each year the program holds a public comment period where Georgians are invited to comment on the program's successes and identify opportunities to improve WIC services. Commenters choose from three surveys: WIC participant, advocate or vendor. This year's comment period is August 1 through August 31.
"In our efforts to move the program from good to great, we encourage all Georgians to take part in this comment period so they can have an impact on the WIC program," said Debra L. Keyes, Georgia WIC director. "State staff reviews the comments received and considers them for incorporation in our annual plan. We count on the feedback we receive every year to make the WIC program better."

Get Georgia Reading: Campaign Kickoff for Reading at Grade Level by 2020

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On Wednesday, Georgia Department of Public Health Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., will help launch Get Georgia Reading Campaign for Grade-Level Reading. The goal of the campaign is to help every Georgia child read proficiently by third grade.
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. Research shows that failure to reach this critical milestone increases the likelihood that a child will dropout before graduating from high school.
"Through third grade, children learn to read," said Fitzgerald, who serves on the campaign's steering committee. "After third grade they read to learn - leading to a healthier, more successful life.

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App of the Week: Baby Nursing /Breastfeeding (Timer & Activities log)
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