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.

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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.

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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.

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Crossover Day at the GA Capitol

Monday, February 29 is a critical date during this year’s Georgia Legislative session. It’s Crossover Day at the Capitol, and is the last opportunity for a bill to pass out of its original chamber “cross over” to the other chamber.

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Legislative Update for Feb. 19, 2016

Public Health bills being followed include HB 919 related to establishing rural health care organizations, HB 873 which is the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention Act, and HB 129 which would allow communities to impose or remove fluoride from the public water system under certain circumstances.

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Legislative Report for Feb. 12

Last week in the Georgia legislature, action was taken on a House bill relating to regulation of “Influenza Disease Education in Assisted Living Communities,” another House bill that would require licensure of lactation consultants, and a House bill that would exempt certain private swimming pools from inspection and licensing.

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