Georgia PH week [June 9, 2015]

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Look Again: State Leaders Unite for DECAL's Hot Cars Awareness Campaign

In about 10 minutes, the inside

of a car can reach life-

threatening temperatures on a

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hot summer day in Georgia, increasing risks for injuries or deaths associated with extreme heat.




In This Issue
Look Again: State Leaders Unite for DECAL's Hot Cars Awareness
Campaign
Georgia Celebrates the Inaugural Environmental Health Week 2015

Hot cars and heat-related

health risks are a threat to the

more than 375,000 children in

Georgia child care programs that provide transportation

It only takes 10 minutes for temperatures in a hot car to threaten the life of a child. The Georgia Department of Early

services every day, which is

Care and Learning (DECAL) is urging everyone to avoid leaving

why the Georgia Department of children unattended in hot cars and be aware of the risks for

Early Care and Learning

vehicular heatstroke.

(DECAL) is advising all caregivers to look again after reaching your destination.

Georgia 5-STAR Hospital Initiative

Trains Providers for Healthier

Mothers and Babies

Cancer Survivors Teaming Up to Georgia Celebrates the Inaugural Environmental

Help Others App of the Week: Cyclemeter

Health Week 2015

PHEVENTS
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This week, environmental health leaders throughout Georgia will be celebrated thanks to Gov. Deal recently proclaiming June 8 - 12, 2015 as Environmental Health Week 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 .

In the proclamation issued on

May 27, Gov. Deal stated, "The

important work of

Environmental Health professionals protect the

Gov. Deal recently proclaimed June 8 -12 Environmental Health Week. DPH is proud to join other state leaders and organizations

health of all Georgia's citizens and natural resources and is

in recognizing the value environmental health professionals bring to practice of public health every day.

important to the state's continued well-being and economic growth."

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is excited to observe this week of recognition to honor the public health leaders that ensure Georgians enjoy a healthy and safe environment wherever they live, work, play and enjoy life.

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
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

Georgia 5-STAR Hospital Initiative Trains Providers for Healthier Mothers and Babies

One of the Surgeon General's goals for Healthy People 2020, a health promotion and disease prevention effort led by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is to increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed.

Through a three-day training

workshop presented by the

Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) Maternal and Child Health Section and Georgia Shape, more than 20

More than 20 birthing hospitals in Georgia are ready to implement healthy breastfeeding and infant health care practices in their facilities after completing a training workshop
for the Georgia 5-STAR Hospital Initiative.

Georgia birthing hospitals are taking steps toward attaining this infant health goal

with the Georgia 5-STAR Hospital Initiative.

Smart Desks to Keep You Moving Cancer Survivors Teaming Up to Help Others

Help for those who take care of loved ones with dementia
Breast-Fed Children at Lower Risk of Leukemia

Fourteen years ago, corporate executive Angie Patterson had breast cancer, undergoing a mastectomy, chemotherapy and radiation treatment.

WIC program available to Team Moody members

That year-long process was harrowing, but she calls it "an enlightening time."

Georgia Inches Up in Senior Health Patterson, now 58, discovered

Rankings

as a patient that she "had a

real passion to help others

Falling: Dangerous, but

diagnosed with cancer.''

Georgia CORE is heading up a new project to better understand the long-term care needs of Georgia's cancer patients with the
support of the cancer survivors in the state.

preventable, threat

In recent years, she has been working with cancer survivors as vice president of the

Genetic differences seen in

Georgia Center for Oncology Research and Education (Georgia CORE).

younger colon cancer patients

Exercise May Blunt a Woman's Risk of Lung and Breast Cancer:

App of the Week: Cyclemeter

Studies

PHRECIPE

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