It’s that time again! This November, when you change your clocks because of daylight saving time, remember to check your preparedness kit to make sure your emergency stockpile isn’t missing any items and that the food hasn’t expired. APHA’s Get Ready: Set Your Clocks, Check Your Stocks campaign is back to remind people to refresh… Read more »
September is National Preparedness Month
Mandatory evacuations. Flooding. Widespread power outages. If you’re still hemming and hawing about creating an emergency kit or assembling a family emergency plan, the recent hurricanes should serve as a not-so-friendly reminder. The good news is there’s no time like the present to start planning. And what better time to begin than National Preparedness Month?… Read more »
Tools to Help Your Community Prepare for Disasters
Polls show most Americans are not prepared for a public health crisis. That’s why APHA is raising awareness about community preparedness during National Preparedness Month in September. Get free tips and tools for spreading the preparedness message in your area.
Task Force Interim Report
You can now read a copy of the interim report issued by the Health and Human Services Task Force, who’s members have explored different options for restructuring the Department of Human Resources.
Annual Meeting Update
Significant changes may be required for the timing, location and structure of the GPHA Annual Meeting due to budget restrictions imposed on health districts across the state.
Update on Reorganization of Division of Public Health
Dr. S. Elizabeth Ford, the acting director of Georgia’s Division of Public Health, released a letter to Public Health employees outlining the potential impacts of the Governor’s proposed restructuring plan.
Amerigroup, a Georgia CMO provider, to pay $225 Million Settlement
Amerigroup Corporation has agreed to pay $225 million to resolve claims that it systematically avoided enrolling pregnant women and other high-risk patients in its managed care program in Illinois.
Epidemiology Section To Host "Bridge Building" Conference
Improving the public’s health must truly be a community effort, which is why GPHA’s Epidemiology Section is asking you to save-the-date for a conference about building partnerships on September 26, 2008.
GPHA Nurses Urge Gov. to Create Separate Dept. of Public Health
The nurses of the Georgia Public Health Association are urging Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue to support the creation of a separate Department of Public Health.
Public Health Forced To Cut Budget by More Than $17 million in 2 years
Georgia’s Public Health budget will have to shrink even further, according to a letter from Dr. Sandra Elizabeth Ford, the acting Director of Georgia’s Division of Public Health.