Don't see graphics and text from DPH?Click here Follow Us! Irwin County Schools Tobacco Free Irwin County School System joined other school systems throughout the state of Georgia by implementing a Tobacco- Free School policy. Submit your story suggestions, ideas, comments or a story of your own! Under the 100% Tobacco-Free School policy, no student, staff member or school visitor is permitted to use any tobacco product or e-cigarette at any In This Issue time on school property. Irwin County has joined the movement for a healthier Georgia by implementing a new tobacco-free policy. Irwin County Schools Tobacco "By implementing this policy, Free the school administrators have taken a stand to protect the county's children and Staying Active in the Heat: Tips for Summertime Exercise adults from the harmful effects of tobacco use and second-hand smoke," says Traci Gosier, health promotion coordinator. "The vast majority of Georgia's smokers started using tobacco before the age of 18, and by eliminating tobacco use in schools, we can McIntosh County Seat Check Event reduce the likelihood children will start to use tobacco." Helps Protect Precious Cargo Advocating for Healthier Men and Communities All Year Long App of the Week: PUMATRAC Staying Active in the Heat: Tips for Summertime PHEVENTS Exercise Looking for DPH events? Visit the Events Schedule on our website. 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 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. Instructor-Led Microsoft Classes Excel Formulas & Functions Wed., Jul. 1 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Excel Data Management & Pivot Tables Wed., Jul. 1 1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Microsoft instructor-led classes will only be approved for groups that can guarantee a minimum of six 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. PHNEWS Summer officially started last week and that guarantees high temperatures and humidity throughout Georgia for the next few months. Before you lace up your shoes for an outdoor exercise activity, it's important to know how to attain your fitness goals safely while enduring high temperatures. Frederick Dobard, director of Community Outreach for DPH's Georgia Department of Public Maternal and Child Health Section, built up his momentum and Health (DPH) fitness expert, endurance for the Kaiser Permanente Corporate 5K Run/Walk by Susanne Koch, MS, ACSM-HFS, walking long distances on the Atlanta Beltline. PES, worksite wellness coordinator, and Frederick Dobard, director of Community Outreach for DPH's Maternal and Child Health Section, shared their insights and tips on how to stay fit while protecting your health in this year's hot summer weather. According to Koch, consuming an adequate amount of water is one of the most important components to protecting your health when outdoors or exercising in the summer. McIntosh County Seat Check Event Helps Protect Precious Cargo Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among children ages 2 to 14, and the leading cause of injury-related death for children younger than age 2. Each year an estimated 2,446 children die in motor vehicle crashes. Those are sobering statistics. But even more sobering is the fact that three Georgia State Patrol Officer Henry H. Gilliard shows Amanda out of four child car seats are Rowe how to properly install her son's new car seat during installed incorrectly - car seats McIntosh County's recent car seat check event. that are supposed to protect children in the event of an accident. McIntosh County Health Department staff set out to improve some of those statistics in their county. Henry County EMA, Advocating for Healthier Men and Communities All Ready Georgia offer tips to beat summer heat Year Long Prudent Ways to Fight Childhood Obesity New Medical Cannabis Commission Holds First Hearing Men's Health Month is an annual opportunity to promote and encourage the lifelong health and wellness of men in Georgia. Adult diseases now striking children because of poor diet and obesity U.S. MERS experts visit S. Korea for technical cooperation More Than Two-Thirds of U.S. Adults Now Overweight or Obese: Study Teens Unfamiliar With Harms of Pot, E-Cigs, Study Finds Before we close out this observance in June, the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) would like to encourage men to follow positive health behaviors all year long - beginning with quitting tobacco use for a longer and healthier life. As Men's Health Month 2015 comes to a close, DPH is encouraging all men to live a healthier, tobacco-free life all year round. According to DPH's Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey data, tobacco use and its negative health effects are most prominent in Georgia's male demographic. Many get HIV diagnosis only after App of the Week: PUMATRAC developing AIDS? Telemedicine is Unstoppable Do you like running in the morning, mid-day or evening? HPV Vaccination Tied to Drop in PUMATRAC can help runners find the answer. This Precancerous Lesions mobile app helps runners map out their path to maximize impact and performance. With PUMATRAC, Ebola cases not slowing in Guinea, runners can check out what's out there before lacing Sierra Leone up to run. The app is designed to motivate athletes to get PHRECIPE outside and discover ways to get the most out of a workout while having fun along the way. It re-defines what runners expect from their running apps and provides insights on how outside conditions (weather, day of the week and location) as well as personal behaviors (music choices and social media activity) impact their performance. Summer Potato Salad with Lemon-Parmesan Dressing Serves: 6 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Click Here for Full Recipe PHWEEK Communications Director Shawn Ryan Editor Ebony Brooks Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith-Lindsey Graphic Designer Darryl Moland Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr. Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Georgia Public Health Observances | June 2015 Forward email This email was sent to gadocs@uga.edu by askdph@dhr.state.ga.us | Update Profile/Email Address | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribeTM | Privacy Policy. Georgia Department of Public Health | 2 Peachtree Street, NW | Atlanta | GA | 30303