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John Haupert, FACHE, Joins the Georgia Board of Public Health
The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is proud to welcome John Haupert, FACHE, president and CEO of Grady Health System, as its newest Board of Public Health member.


In This Issue
John Haupert, FACHE, Joins the Georgia Board of Public Health
Dog Flu: What Pet Owners Should Know to Keep Their Companions
Healthy

Haupert brings to the board

more than 20 years of

experience in managing and

improving hospital operations. He is excited to join DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., in developing

John Haupert, FACHE, president and CEO of Grady Health System, is joining the Georgia Board of Public Health, bringing
with him more than 20 years of health care operations management expertise.

public health programs that lead to improved health outcomes in Georgia.

Cobb & Douglas Public Health and "I have admired the exemplary work of Commissioner Fitzgerald from afar for many Cobb Safety Village Honored for years," Haupert said. "I am now looking forward to supporting her work and expanding Excellence in Public Health the reach of the Department's public health programs in Georgia."

DPH's South Health District Welcomes First Georgia Regents
University Medical College of Georgia Intern

Dog Flu: What Pet Owners Should Know to Keep

App of the Week: CDC HEADS UP Concussion and Helmet Safety App

Their

Companions

Healthy

PHEVENTS
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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.

Dog flu has made headlines in recent weeks and you may be wondering how to protect your pet from this condition.

Veterinary experts from the

Georgia Department of Public

Health (DPH) are sharing

important information with

Georgians to raise awareness

about dog flu and how to

ensure the health of your pet. DPH's Director of Human Resources, Lee Rudd, is taking daily

precautions to protect his beloved French bulldog, Samson, from

According to the Centers for

dog flu.

Disease Control and Prevention

(CDC), dog flu is a contagious respiratory disease in dogs caused by specific Type A

influenza viruses known to infect dogs. These are called canine influenza viruses. CDC

also states that no human infections with canine influenza have ever been reported.

Saba LMS has a new home! Log into Learning- Development.dph.ga.gov .
Free Online Courses Available from Lynda.com

Cobb & Douglas Public Health and Cobb Safety Village Honored for Excellence in Public Health

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

Cobb & Douglas Public Health (CDPH) and the Cobb Safety Village were recently honored with the Model Practice Award at the 2015 Annual Conference of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).

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
Southwest Public Health District works with CDC to stop smoking

The award celebrates local

public health departments for

developing programs that demonstrate exemplary and replicable best practices in response to a critical local public health need. Cobb County Safety Village -

Accepting the Model Practice Award are (from L to R) Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck, NACCHO executive director; Pam Blackwell, CDPH Emergency Preparedness and Response director; Jack Kennedy,
M.D., CDPH district health director; Emily Frantz, CDPH Office of Quality Management interim director; and Dr. Swannie Jett, NACCHO president.

Interactive Health and Safety Education was one of 19 local health department

programs to receive NACCHO's prestigious Model Practice Award.

The Cobb County Safety Village is the direct result of a fast-growing youth population which needed education related to health, safety and injury prevention. It is the most comprehensive safety training environment in the Southeast U.S., where residents gain hands-on experience to protect themselves and others from accidental death, injury and destruction of property.

Young patients prominent in med cannabis registry

Georgia Southern study shows overweight and obese teens think
they're 'just fine'
Americans 'not eating enough fruits and vegetables'
Do Cell Phones Belong In The Operating Room?
Unraveling the Relationship Between Climate Change and
Health
FDA Strengthens Heart Attack, Stroke Warning for Popular Painkillers
Smoking, Preterm Births Increase Woman's Risk for Heart Disease

PHRECIPE

DPH's South Health District Welcomes First Georgia Regents University Medical College of Georgia Intern

When fourth year medical

students begin choosing their

elective rotations, exciting

subjects come to mind:

surgery, neurology, emergency

medicine or even cardiology.

But for one Georgia Regents

University (GRU) Medical

College of Georgia (MCG)

student, public health sounded

like an interesting and

challenging rotation.

William Grow, M.D., district health director, and the entire staff

Vishal Goyal selected to spend the month of July in the heat of South Georgia observing the

at DPH's South Health District are excited to welcome Vishal Goyal to their team for the summer. Goyal is the first Georgia Regents University Medical College of Georgia Student to intern
with the South Health District.

many programs of the Georgia Department of Public Health's (DPH) South Health

District. As a native of Atlanta and resident of Augusta while at GRU, Goyal was

interested in seeing a more rural area of the state so he elected to be the first MCG

student to officially intern with DPH in the Valdosta area.

William Grow, M.D., district health director, learned of the opportunity of hosting medical students while networking with fellow MCG affiliates. According to Dr. Grow, a syllabus was submitted to become an approved site for medical students to learn more about public health practice as an elective rotation.

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PHWEEK
Communications Director Shawn Ryan

App of the Week: CDC HEADS UP Concussion and Helmet Safety App
The CDC HEADS UP Concussion and Helmet Safety app will help you learn how to spot a possible concussion and what to do if you think your child or teen has a concussion or other serious brain injury.
The application also includes a 3D helmet fit feature that teaches about proper helmet fit, safety and care.

Editor Ebony Brooks
Content Coordinator Connie F. Smith-Lindsey
Graphic Designer Darryl Moland

Your child's helmet should fit properly and be:
Well maintained Age appropriate Worn consistently and correctly Appropriately certified for use

Web Developer Jimmy Clanton, Jr.

Editorial & Design Team Tammy Beasley Eric Jens Nancy Nydam Carly Ralston
Georgia Public Health Observances | July 2015

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