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Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Registry: Georgia's Blueprint for the Future   
The Alzheimer's Association estimates there are currently more than 130,000 Georgians living with Alzheimer's disease and that by 2025 that number will grow to 160,000. The impact on Georgians is staggering - physically, emotionally and financially. 
 
   The cost to Medicare for individuals 
 
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with Alzheimer's or other related dementias already nears half a billion 
 
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Registry 
 
dollars in Georgia. Due to the physical and emotional toll of caregiving, Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers 
 
Program Gives Children with have more than $9.3 billion in 
 
Autism a Voice 
 
additional health care costs of their DPH Commissioner, Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., discussed 
 
Preparing for Severe Spring own. 
 
plans for implementation of Georgia's Alzheimer's 
 
Weather in Georgia 
Dietitians Encourage Employees to Make Better Choices 
 
Disease and Related Dementias Registry at the 2015 
 
What we don't know is the exact 
 
Aging in America Conference. 
 
number of individuals there are in Georgia with Alzheimer's disease or where they live 
 
or how their needs are being met, or if their needs are being met. Without that 
 
DPH Introduces New and Improved critical data, how does the state and the medical community at large prepare for a 
 
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growing aging population? 
 
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on our website. 
 
Babies Can't Wait Program Gives Children with Autism a Voice of Their Own   
 
One in 68 children has a diagnosis of 
 
PHBRIEF 
 
autism nationally, with a Georgia rate of 1 in 64. This week, the 
 
Georgia Department of Public Health 
 
Please join us in congratulating Eric 
Jens, DPH risk communicator, on 
 
(DPH) and its partners will stand together in honor of the 8th Annual World Autism Day on April 2. 
 
Eric Jens 
 
earning his Certified Emergency Manager (CEM) certification 
from the Georgia Emergency Management Agency. 
 
With this distinction, Jens joins an elite rank of emergency preparedness 
professionals equipped with the tools and knowledge needed to protect 
 
According to the Centers for Disease 
 
Control and Prevention (CDC), 
 
One in 68 children has a diagnosis of autism nationally, 
 
autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a 
 
with a Georgia rate of 1 in 64. 
 
developmental disability that can 
 
cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. Those living with 
 
ASD may look similar to those around them, but often suffer from impaired social 
 
interaction and communications skills. ASD patients also exemplify various learning, 
 
thinking, and problem-solving abilities that can range from significantly challenged to 
 
gifted. 
 
Georgians and provide leadership during 
 
statewide emergency situations. Donna Johnson, project director of DPH's Office of Child Health in the Maternal and 
 
The requirements included 23 classes Child Health Section, has twin daughters and one has autism. She understands autism taken online, in the classroom and as a as a mother and now as a public health leader at DPH. 
 
field course offered by county EMA 
 
offices. Through this certification, Jens 
 
holds expertise in the National Incident 
 
Management System, hazardous material 
 
planning, severe weather, government coordination and resource management. 
 
Preparing for Severe Spring Weather in Georgia    
 
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. 
Saba LMS has a new home! Log into Learning- Development.dph.ga.gov . 
Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com 
 
It was not long ago when Georgians' top weather concern was ice, snow and cold temperatures. As temperatures continue to rise in Georgia, Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) emergency preparedness leaders are gearing up for the traditional springtime weather threats. 
 
"Each health district in Georgia faces 
 
its own unique risk when it comes to 
 
severe weather," said Scott Minarcine, public health emergency preparedness 
 
Last year's flooding brought up to seven inches of rain and lots of storm debris in some parts of north Georgia. 
 
grant director. "The start of hurricane 
 
season is about a month away, which is always a statewide concern, but especially in 
 
the Coastal and Southeast Health Districts." 
 
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 PH email account. 
 
DPH partners closely with the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) in preparing for hurricane response. This year, those efforts include a hurricane conference on April 7 in Savannah for local and state emergency managers as well as their partners. Emergency mangers also participate in a statewide exercise held each May known as Hurrex. 
 
Instructor-Led Microsoft Classes 
Microsoft instructor-led classes will only be approved for groups that can guarantee a minimum of six (6) DPH participants. Please contact Lisa Miller for more information and to schedule a 
class. 
Submit calendar entries to communications@dph.ga.gov by 12 
noon on Wednesday. 
 
DPH's Registered Dietitians Encourage Employees to Make Better Choices for a Healthy Lifestyle 
Want to know if good health and quality of life are in your future? No need to call a psychic or have your palm read; simply consult your nearest registered dietitian (RD) to discuss your eating pattern. 
 
PHNEWS 
 
According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, there's more to a healthy lifestyle than choosing to 
 
increase your consumption of fruits 
 
and vegetables. Although critical, it's 
 
Schools Leave Free Money on the also essential to make informed food 
 
Table Excluding Recess 
 
choices based on your individual 
 
health and nutrient needs. Therefore, Harms of maternal smoking may an eating pattern that meets your be reflected in facial movements of needs, within calorie limits, is vital to 
 
fetuses 
 
maintaining good health and quality 
 
of life. 
 
More Ga. schools are tobacco-free DPH employees housed at 2 Peachtree 
 
Many With Alzheimer's Aren't Told were able to take advantage of the 
 
of Diagnosis by Doctor: Report opportunity to discuss their eating patterns at the "Ask the RD" event 
 
Barbara Stahnke demonstrates the essential fruits and vegetables in support of the 2015 theme of National 
 
How Gut Bacteria Affects Basically sponsored by the Georgia Department 
 
Nutrition Month, "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle." 
 
Every Aspect of Your Health 
 
of Public Health (DPH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women's, Infants and Children (WIC) in 
 
collaboration with DPH's Worksite Wellness team. Depression, Related Ailments Take 
 
Their Toll On The Workplace, 
 
Study Finds 
 
New Emory clinic tackles hard-todiagnose cases 
TB still declining in the US; most cases brought in from abroad 
 
DPH Introduces New and Improved PHIL Website   
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is proud to introduce the new and improved Public Health Information Library (PHIL) website. 
 
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Updated to feature a sleek design and increased navigation for ease of use, PHIL is now more user-friendly than ever. 
 
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"With the latest PHIL update, no content was changed or added - we mainly just included additional page links and drop-down lists for easier navigation," said Lisa Miller, DPH HR data manager. "Our goal was to make it more user-friendly so employees could readily find what they needed." 
 
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Communications Director Shawn Ryan 
Editor Ebony Brooks 
Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith-Lindsey 
Graphic Designer Darryl Moland 
Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr. 
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Georgia Public Health Observances | April 2015 
 
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