Sen. Dean Burke, MD (R-Bainbridge), has been recognized as the 2015-16 Legislator of the Year. Among his contributions, Sen. Burke introduced legislation creating the Maternal Mortality Committee, authored a bill that enabled public health to better serve HIV patients, and helped pass a measure to modernize Georgia’s medical school loan repayment programs.
Investing in the Healthiest Nation
As part of an awareness campaign for National Public Health Week, the American Public Health Association compared the health of our nation to that of other high-income countries, and offers a plan for improving our public health.
New Website for the Region IV Public Health Training Center
The Region IV Public Health Training Center has recently launched a new website. A few new highlights of the site include a Trainings Database, Infectious DiseaseTrainings Database, Public Health Resources, News/Upcoming Events and more.
President Obama Issues Proclamation for Public Health Week
This is National Public Health Week, and President Barak Obama issued a proclamation recognizing the value public health workers deliver to our country every day.
Request for Grant Applications from Office of Rural Health
The Georgia State Office of Rural Health has issued a request for grant applications for the Rural Health Network Grant Fiscal Year 2016. The application closing date is Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 3 p.m.
jGPHA Call for Submissions and Special Guidelines to Authors
For the summer 2016 issue, jGPHA will publish the proceedings from the 2016 GPHA Annual Meeting and Conference. The submission deadline is June 1st.
APHA Call for Poster Abstracts
The American Public Health Association’s Council of Affiliates (CoA) is inviting Affiliates and students to submit abstracts for posters which will demonstrate Affiliate best practices or promising programs for exhibition at the 2016 APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Denver, CO, October 29 – November 2, 2016.
Legislative Report for End of Session
The 2016 session of the Georgia General Assembly is officially concluded, and now Governor Nathan Deal has 40 days (until May 3rd) to sign of veto the bills that reached his office, or allow them to become law without his signature.
Legislative Report for March 18
Several bills related to public health have passed both the House and Senate and are now on the desk of Governor Nathan Deal, include the “Campus Carry” bill related to guns on college campuses, a bill referring to taxes on tobacco products, and an Influenza Education bill affecting assisted living communities.
Legislative Update for March 11, 2016
See which public health bills saw action during the Georgia legislative session last week.