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Week of August 24,2010
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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month
 
2010 GRHA Board Members
Greg Dent
Nannette Turner
Mary Kate Pung
Sallie Barker
Skip Willcox
Denise Kornegay
Deidre Howell
Johnny Grant
Chris Parker
Ann Addison
Carla Belcher
Sue Nieman

Rita Salain
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Twitter bird GRHA's Annual Business Meeting is Monday afternoon September 20th at Brasstown Valley Resort. This meeting will include voting for Board of Directors to serve two year terms. If you, or someone you know, is interested in being a leader in the country's first state rural health association, send a nomination! To find out more about the duties and work of board members, call the GRHA office at 478-552-3620 or email clogue@grhainfo.org
GRHA 2010 Awards of Excellence

Honor a champion of rural healthcare by nominating them for a GRHA Award of Excellence. Recipients will be recognized during the GRHA Awards Reception on Monday evening, September 20 at Brasstown Valley Resort.

Award categories and nomination forms, and registration information are available online. Mark your calendar now for a great meeting with healthcare leaders from across the state and region with GRHA.  

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CDC Offers 9 Tips to Reduce Your Risk of Salmonella

Eggs1. Keep eggs refrigerated at ≤ 45° F (≤7° C) at all times.
2. Discard cracked or dirty eggs.
3. Wash hands, cooking utensils, and food preparation surfaces with soap and water after contact with raw eggs.
4. Eggs should be cooked until both the white and the yolk are firm and eaten promptly after cooking.
5. Do not keep eggs warm or at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
6. Refrigerate unused or leftover egg-containing foods promptly.
7. Avoid eating raw eggs.
8. Avoid restaurant dishes made with raw or undercooked, unpasteurized eggs. Restaurants should use pasteurized eggs in any recipe (such as Hollandaise sauce or Caesar salad dressing) that calls for raw eggs.
9. Consumption of raw or undercooked eggs should be avoided, especially by young children, elderly persons, and persons with weakened immune systems or debilitating illness.
Rural Medicare Advantage: Modest Enrollment Growth in 2010
Despite a slight drop in enrollment and a dramatic shift in rural policy research institiute logothe landscape of the rural Medicare Advantage (MA) market in early 2010, MA plans have experienced modest growth in enrollment in rural areas over the last two quarters of 2010. The majority of the growth is concentrated in preferred provider organization plans, counteracting a decline in private fee-for-service plan enrollment.

Rural Policy Brief
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National Health Service Corps
Scholar Orientation and Placement Conference
August 26-28, 2010
Atlanta, GA

Parent to Parent of Georgia
PRESENTS A FREE TRAINING
An Overview of Special Education for Parents & Families
Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: Fulton County Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Georgia Parent Support Network
1395 Metropolitan Parkway, Atlanta, GA
For more information  contact Kisha Whitfield at 404-758-4500 ext: 108 or contact Parent to Parent at 1-800-229-2038.

Cancer Patient Navigators of Georgia
Annual Meeting & Educational Conference
"Cancer Patient Navigation Across the Continuum of Care"
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Grand Hyatt, Atlanta, Georgia
There is no charge for Members to attend this conference and no membership fee for 2010 Join today
Click here for complete program
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32nd Annual Georgia Medical Fair

September 17-18,  2010
Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia
Atlanta, GA

GRHA 2010 Annual Meeting
Keepin' It Rural
Brasstown Valley Resort
September 20-22

2010 Pine Mountain Challenge
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Midland, GA

"HIV Prevention and Care for Male-to-Female Transgender Clients"
A one-day workshop for service providers
October 4, 2010
Loudermilk Center
Atlanta, GA
Co-Sponsored by SEATEC and Positive Impact, Inc.

HIV/AIDS
Health Care for Today and Tomorrow!
When: October 22, 2010
Where: Bohan Auditorium, Richardson Health Center
            445 Winn Way, 2nd Floor
            Decatur, GA
            9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
RSVP@theaidsinstitute.org

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