Don't see graphics and text from DPH?Click here Follow Us! DeKalb Medical Becomes First Georgia Hospital to Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! Earn Baby-Friendly Designation DeKalb Medical is leading the way in fostering a healthy and safe environment for mothers and their babies as the first hospital in Georgia to achieve the prestigious Baby-Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA. In meeting the requirements to earn this international distinction, the hospital was also awarded a 5-STAR Hospital Recognition from the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). In This Issue Baby-Friendly USA is the U.S. authority for the DeKalb Medical Becomes First Georgia Hospital to Earn Baby- Friendly Designation. Cervical Cancer Survivor Encourages Women to Take Control of Their Health implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. DPH Explores the Connection Between Joint Pain and Cold Weather DPH Recognizes Holiday Survivor Winners and Biggest Losers DPH Employees Learn How to Get Fit During Healthy Weight DeKalb Medical has become the first hospital in Georgia to earn the internationally recognized Baby-Friendly designation and awarded the 5-STAR Hospital Recognition from DPH. Awareness Week App of the Week: Fitocracy Cervical Cancer Survivor Encourages Women to Macros. Take Control of Their Health PHEVENTS Paula Horn, 54, is a proud health advocate, Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on our website. successful business professional in Statesboro, Georgia, a wife and a mother. Among her many accomplishments and roles, the one she is most proud of is being a two-year cancer survivor. 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 about the training and to register, click here. Starting Mon., Jan. 26, SABA LMS has a new home! To log in, go to Learning- Development.dph.ga.gov. Check out SABA for these January Courses Like many busy working mothers in Georgia, Horn always made time to handle the fast-moving parts of her life and often put her personal needs aside. It wasn't until she experienced unexplained changes in her body that she began to realize the importance of making her own health and wellness a priority. For more than a month, Horn lived with the symptoms of cervical cancer, mistaking them to be typical symptoms of the aging female body. "I had ongoing bleeding for weeks," she said. "In my mind, I thought I was going through Paula Horn, a 54-year-old mother from Statesboro, Georgia, recently celebrated menopause. As the symptoms continued to worsen, two years of being cancer free. She is I couldn't ignore it any longer. I knew something in now using her story to inspire women to my body wasn't right." be more proactive about taking care of their health. True Colors: Discovering Your Personal Best DPH Explores the Connection Between Joint Pain Tues., Jan. 27 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Cold Weather Procurement Services: Navigating the Process Wednes., Jan. 28 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Computer Training (Instructor-Led) Access Tables & Database Design Tues., Jan. 27 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Access Advanced Queries Thurs., Jan. 29 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. __________ 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. The idea that you can feel the weather changing in your bones has been a popular myth among people that struggle with joint health or arthritis. Whether it's a forthcoming storm or significant changes in temperatures, environmental factors have been a prime suspect in causing the sudden, and often unexplained, onset of arthritis symptoms. PHWEEK consulted with experts from the Arthritis Foundation and DPH's Worksite Wellness team to provide a deeper understanding of how arthritis patients may be impacted by their local weather patterns and how diet, exercise and a healthy lifestyle can better manage joint pain. Contrary to what you may suspect, arthritis is not a single disease. Instead, it is an informal way of referring to more than 100 types of joint diseases that affect 53 million adults and 300,000 children in the U.S. Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com DPH has a limited number of licenses for lynda.com which is 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. To check out a license, simply email Lisa Miller from your Public Health email account. Submit calendar entries to communications@dph.ga.gov by 12 noon on Wednesday. PHNEWS U.S. Birth Rate Continues Decline, CDC Reports The connection between bad weather and joint pain has been a long-time myth among arthritis patients. According to the Arthritis Foundation and DPH wellness experts, there may be some truth to the rumor. DPH Recognizes Holiday Survivor Winners and Biggest Losers The Holiday Survivor III Awards Ceremony was held last week at the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH). No matter how much weight was lost, all of the winners proved that losing a few pounds can make a big difference in improving your overall health and wellness. Holiday Survivor is a health initiative A 12-Hour Window for a Healthy coordinated by DPH's Worksite Wellness Weight team that encourages teams of four to increase health awareness and physical How Vitamin D May Fight Colon activity to promote weight loss or Cancer weight maintenance through mindful eating. From Nov. 3 to Jan. 13, 24 The Holiday Survivor Awards Ceremony was held on Public health agency urges employees from the Georgia Department Jan. 21 at the Georgia Department of Public Health screenings against cancer of Public Health (DPH) at 2 Peachtree, Skyland Drive and the Georgia Public (DPH) and employees were recognized for losing weight and eating healthy foods throughout the 2014 holiday season. The Benefits of a Lunch Hour Walk Health Lab made losing weight one of their top health goals for 2015. As Pedestrian Deaths Rise, Officials Look at What Can be Done PHRECIPE More than 80 employees pledged to fight obesity through friendly but fierce competition to lose the most weight as individuals and teams. All Holiday Survivor winners and participants were congratulated by James Howgate, DPH chief of staff, Christine Greene, DPH deputy chief of staff, and Susanne Koch, MS, ACSM-HFS, PES, DPH worksite wellness coordinator. DPH Employees Learn How to Get Fit During Healthy Weight Awareness Week 2015 Honey-Dijon Chicken with Peach Salsa Serves: 4 Prep Time: 30 min Click Here for Full Recipe PHWEEK After only one month into 2015, many Georgians are on the fast track to maintaining their healthy New Year's resolutions. Others, like many Americans, may still be figuring out to best way to stick to their health goals for the year. Last week, the Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) Worksite Wellness team hosted a week-long series of events via the telehealth network to help employees make health and fitness an integral part of their daily lives by recognizing Healthy Weight Awareness Week. Communications Director Shawn Ryan Editor Ebony Brooks Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith-Lindsey Graphic Designer Darryl Moreland Created 22 years ago, Healthy Weight Awareness Week celebrates healthy lifestyles that last a lifetime and prevent eating and weight problems. This annual celebration is a time for people of all fitness levels to learn how to live actively, eat well and feel good about their health decisions. Tes Sobomehin, founder of RunningNerds, demonstrates the importance of choosing proper foot gear for walking or running exercise regimes. Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr. Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Sandra Roberts App of the Week: Fitocracy Macros Brought to you by Fitocracy, Macros is a supersimple macro and calorie counter for people who are tracking their macronutrients (or macros for short) to help them reach their fitness goals, whether that's losing weight or building lean muscle. Why count macros instead of just counting calories? When most people embark on a diet, they only count calories, not macros. This often leaves people prone to many of the typical side effects of dieting - feeling hungry, lacking energy, and being irritable. Targeting macronutrients allows you to counteract these side effects. With the right macros, you can remain full all day, stay energetic and build lean muscle. 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