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DPH Participates in 4th Annual Children's Day
DPH Joins the Movement to Increase Colorectal Cancer
Screening Improving Maternal and Child
Health Outcomes National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Worksite Wellness Promotes a
Healthy Lifestyle App of the Week: Eat & Move-O-
Matic

More than 30 organizations throughout the state participated in the 4th Annual Children's Day at the Capitol last week to present a unified voice for 2.4 million citizens who don't have a vote - children.

Among the participating

state agencies was the

Georgia Department of

Public Health (DPH)

represented by its Injury

Prevention Program and

Environmental Health

section and leaders from

Georgia Shape, the

Governor's childhood obesity Leaders from DPH supported last week's Children's Day at the

initiative.

Capitol event including Maurice Redmond, Environmental Health Program (pictured left) and Emily Anne Vall (pictured right) Georgia

Hosted by Voices for

Shape.

Georgia's Children, this annual event affords elected officials, decision makers and

the public an opportunity to learn about the wide-ranging issues and policies that

impact the experience of children in the state.

PHEVENTS
Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule
on our website.

DPH Joins Movement to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Rates by 2018

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.
Check out Saba for these February Courses
Saba LMS has a new home! Log into Learning- Development.dph.ga.gov .
Science, Research and Academic Affairs Tues., March 10
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Manager Fundamentals for Success Tues. - Wed., March 17 - 18 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Colorectal cancer is the nation's secondleading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States and the third most commonly diagnosed cancer among Georgia's adult population. Despite the prevalence of the disease, colorectal cancer screening is one of the most common health evaluations patients overlook.

In recognition of Colorectal Cancer

Awareness Month, the Georgia

Department of Public Health (DPH) is

standing in solidarity with the National

Colorectal Cancer Roundtable (NCCR), the

American Cancer Society (ACS) and the

Centers for Disease Control and

Prevention (CDC) in support of the "80%

by 2018" initiative - a nationwide effort to

increase colorectal cancer screening rates

to 80 percent by 2018.

In recognition of Colorectal Cancer Awareness

Month, DPH is supporting the National Colorectal

Cancer Roundtable's "80% by 2018" campaign to help

increase the nation's rates of colorectal cancer

screening to 80 percent.

Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com

Improving Maternal and Child Health Outcomes by

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

Examining Medication Use During Pregnancy
Medications are a daily part of life for millions of people. Whether they are supplements or prescriptions written by physicians, medications have been proven to help people sustain a healthy body or ward off unwanted illnesses and pain.

PHNEWS

For pregnant women or women of reproductive age, prescription use is far more complicated.

Deals launch Read Across Georgia

Month

Medications taken before or

during pregnancy can incite

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Kids More Likely to Exercise When Friends Do

health risks that impact birth outcomes, often before a pregnancy is confirmed.

(CDC), 5.4 million pregnancies are exposed to medication use each year. Through its Treating for Two intiative, CDC is working to better understand the relationship between maternal health, birth defects and medication use.

Furthermore, as of 2011, fewer

Pooler Delays Vapor Shop Ruling than 10 percent of medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Emory's Alzheimer's Disease

(FDA) from 1980 to 2010 have not been adequately studied to determine their impacts on birth defects.

Research Center to get $25M

Food Program for Kids Goes

Beyond the Classroom

National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness

Childhood Obesity Risk Factors Range From High Blood Pressure
To Low Self-Esteem
As Ebola Wanes, Other Countries Remain Vulnerable
UGA Extension's Walk Georgia fighting the obesity epidemic at the county
level

Day
Alicia Keys, Grammy Award-winning performing artist, is teaming up with Greater Than AIDS to promote National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on March 10. As a devoted HIV/AIDS advocate, Keys is using her star power to educate the nation about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the United States.

The Real Bad Egg Is Sugar Use of Long-Acting Birth Control Rises Fivefold in a Decade:CDC
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National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is coordinated by the Office on Women's Health (OWH) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, alongside many organizations that play a critical role in the observance throughout communities across the nation. Greater Than AIDS supports this outreach effort by making available free informational and promotional materials for community groups to use around HIV/AIDS awareness.
International performing artist, Alicia Keys, is using her star power to support Greater Than AIDS "Empowered"
campaign to educate people about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women in the United States.

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DPH's Encourages Healthy Lifestyle for National Nutrition Month

PHWEEK
Communications Director Shawn Ryan
Editor Ebony Brooks

The Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) Worksite Wellness program advocates daily physical activity and healthy food choices as part of our daily work environment. During National Nutrition Month this March, DPH employees are geared up to make the most out of the health observance.

Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith-Lindsey
Graphic Designer Darryl Moland
Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr.
Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Sandra Roberts

Coordinated annually by the Academy

of Nutrition and Dietetics, National Nutrition Month is a nutrition education campaign aimed at

The Capitol Hill Center Fitness staff champions daily physical activity for optimal health. Front row (l to r): Susanne Koch, Carmen Daniel, Effie Blackwell; Back row

increased public discussions about informed food choices and positive eating and physical activity habits.

(l to r): Xavier Cunningham, Lee Haney (8-time Mr. Olympia), and Larry Paul (former Mr. Olympia contestant).

This year's theme, "Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle," encourages consumers to adopt a healthy lifestyle that is focused on consuming fewer calories, making informed food choices and getting daily exercise to achieve a healthy weight, reduce risks of chronic disease such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

App of the Week: Eat & Move-O-Matic

Eat-And -Move-OMatic is a fantastic app for elementary school students.
Children can figure out how many calories are in common food items and how much time they would have to spend walking, swimming or biking to burn those calories. Full of interesting facts and simple illustrations, EatAnd -Move-O-Matic is the perfect way to help children make healthy choices.
The Eat & Move-O-Matic was developed to support Youth Voice: Youth Choice, an exciting national program from National 4-H Council and the Walmart Foundation, which encourages young people to develop and maintain healthy, active lifestyles.

Georgia Public Health Observances | March 2015

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