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.
Fenno Earns Meeting Professional Credentials
GPHA board secretary and event coordinator Gregory Fenno earned Certified Government Meeting Professional credentials at a recent training in Dallas.
GPHA Receives Capacity-Building Grant
GPHA was recently awarded a mini-grant to help strengthen its capacity to improve and protect public health.
Martin Named Assistant Dean of SE GA Clinical Campus of MCG
Dr. Kathryn R. Martin has been named assistant dean of the Southeast Georgia Clinical Campus of the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine based at Savannah’s St. Joseph’s/Candler Health System.
GPHA Advocates for an Independent Department of Public Health
(UPDATED JUNE 30) The Georgia Public Health Association believes the citizens of Georgia can be better served by an independent Department of Public Health, and is urging elected officials to create a stand-alone public health agency.