Asthma Educator

Georgia Governor Deal signed into law State Bill 126 which authorizes schools to stock levalbuterol/albuterol

Governor Deal signed into law State Bill 126 (SB126) which authorizes schools to stock levalbuterol/albuterol and provides immunity for trained staff to administer the lifesaving medication to a student believed in good faith be experiencing respiratory distress, regardless of whether the student has a prescription for albuterol/levalbuterol. This authorization and protections under the law will enhance the ability of school nurses and properly trained personnel to implement comprehensive protocols for responding to asthma emergencies while protecting all students experiencing respiratory distress in school settings. Announcement of the new law was covered by local CBS news affiliate featuring Jon Ramsey and Dr. Traci Bridges who authored the bill. To view news clip click here: http://www.cbs46.com/story/28995737/statewide-medication-bill-crafted-by-south-georgians Bill: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20152016/SB/126

To view news clip click here: http://www.cbs46.com/story/28995737/statewide-medication-bill-crafted-by-south-georgians

Bill: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/en-US/display/20152016/SB/126

More info:

Francesca Lopez, MSPH, AE-C, Program Manager

Georgia Asthma Control Program

Adolescent and School Health

Chronic Disease Prevention Section

Georgia Department of Public Health

2 Peachtree Street, NW

16th floor

Atlanta, Georgia 30303

Phone: 404-651-7324

Fax: 770-357-9696

Mobile: 404-719-1448

Email: francesca.lopez@dph.ga.gov

File Attachment:

SB 126.pdf

Contact Name:

Heidi LeSane

Contact Email:

lesane.heidi@epa.gov

Contact Phone:

4045629074

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Asthma Friendly Policies

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Asthma Program Evaluator

Asthma Program Manager

Community Health Worker

General Asthma Population

School Personnel

CDC Releases Community Health Status Indicators 2015

Sponsoring Program:

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Community Health Status Indicators 2015 (CHSI 2015) is an interactive Web application that produces health profiles for all 3,143 counties in the United States. Each profile includes key indicators of health outcomes, which describe the population health status of a county and factors that have the potential to influence health outcomes, such as social factors and the physical environment. CHSI 2015 includes new and enhanced features compared to earlier versions of the tool, including a feature that allows users to compare the value of each indicator with those of demographically similar counties, as well as to the U.S. as a whole, and a new summary comparison report which provides an "at a glance" view of how one county compares with its peers. Check out CHSI 2015 to see your county's health profile!

The social factors and the physical environment are especially important because they represent the conditions in which people are born, work, and play. Neighborhoods with affordable healthy food, safe and accessible housing, and quality employment opportunities can positively influence behaviors and help to create healthy lifestyles. The World Health Organization and others call the living conditions that can affect health and quality of life the “social determinants of health”.

Healthy People (HP) 2020 highlights the importance of addressing the social determinants of health by including as one of its four overarching goals, “Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all”. CHSI 2015 supports this goal by including a broad range of indicators, including multiple indicators related to the social and physical environment.

Check out CHSI 2015 today!

Contact Name:

CDC

Contact Phone:

(888) 232-6348

Resource Category:

Asthma Care Plan/Action Plan

Community Health/Outreach Worker Tool

Community Setting

Education/Outreach Materials

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Community Health Worker

Community Organization

General Community

Other Health Care Provider

Online Training for Public Health Capacity Building Among Professionals Working with Youth

We are excited to announce that in collaboration with Frontiers in Public Health, section Public Health Education and Promotion, we are organizing a Research Topic titled "Online Training for Public Health Capacity Building among Professionals Working with Youth”.

As host editors, we would like to encourage you to contribute to this topic. Please find more information about Research Topics below, including the publishing fees that apply. You can also visit the homepage we have created on the Frontiers website, which defines the focus of the topic, and where all published articles will appear.

http://www.frontiersin.org/Public_Health_Education_and_Promotion/researchtopics/Online_Training_for_Public_Hea/3975

Please note the submission deadlines for this Research Topic are:

Abstracts - June 30, 2015
Full draft manuscripts - August 31, 2015
Revisions on accepted manuscripts - Dec 31, 2015

Should you wish to participate--and we hope that you will--we request that you submit an abstract in advance of any manuscript submission you choose to make. The deadline for abstracts is identified at our Research Topic homepage and in the list above. Abstracts should be submitted from this webpage:

http://journal.frontiersin.org/researchtopic/online-training-for-public-health-capacity-building-among-professionals-working-with-youth-3975

Contact Name:

Alexandra "Xan" C.H. Nowakowski, PhD, MPH

Contact Email:

xnowakowski@fsu.edu

Resource Category:

Other

Resource Type:

Training Materials

Language:

English

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