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GRHA Newsletter
Week of May 13, 2011

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Georgia Rural Health Association (GRHA) is the oldest state rural health association in the country. Founded in 1981, this nonprofit network of healthcare providers, educators, and individuals is united in its commitment to improve the health and healthcare services of rural Georgians. Join now!

2011 GRHA Board of Directors

 

Nannette Turner

Greg Dent

Sallie Barker

Denise Kornegay

Sheila Freeman

Deidre Howell

Ann Addison

Carla Belcher

Laura Bland Gillman

Johnny Grant

Sue Nieman

Charles Owens

Chris Parker

Rhett Partin

Caroline Holley Womack

Matt Caseman 

GRHA STUDENT RESOURCE PAGE 

GRHA Welcomes New Members

 

Corporate Sponsor 

Georgia Association for Primary Health Care, Inc.

 

Organizational Member

Colquitt Regional Medical Center

Appling Health Care System

Nurse Family Partnership

Georgia College of Emergency Physicians

 

Individual Membership

Teresa Bryant

 

Student Membership

Joseph Lowry

GRHA Corporate Members

 

Coca Cola

 

Amerigroup

 

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GAPHC2

 

May Observances

 Arthritis Awareness Month

 

Hepatitis Awareness Month

 

Lupus Awareness Month

 

Mental Health Month

 

National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month

 

Older Americans Month

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MAG/GMGMA WORKSHOPS
The Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) in partnership with the Georgia Medical Group Management Association (GMGMA) will condut innovative CME-accredited workshops across the state in 2011.
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Rural Health Clinic Conference

 

 

Time is Running Out!

 

Register Now

 

May 24, 2011

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

South Georgia Technical College

 

Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Conference 

 

Keepin' It Rural: 30 Years & Counting

 

September 19 - 21

Callaway Gardens

Pine Mountain, GA

 Callaway Gardens Resort

 

2011 Conference Information Click Here

 

Attendee Registration Click Here

 

Sponsor Registration Click Here 

 

GRHA is celebrating its 30th Anniversay! 

GEORGIA RURAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION

ANNUAL MEETING & CONFERENCE

GRHA- KEEPIN' IT RURAL: 30 YEARS & COUNTING

  

Call for Abstracts -

Students Poster Session - Deadline, June 15, 2011 

Speaker Sessions - Deadline, June 15, 2011 

 

Links are on our Homepage under Save the Date

 REGISTER NOW for the GCEP Annual Spring Meeting

 

June 10 - 12, 2011

Hilton Head, SC

Hilton Head Marriott Resort & Spa

Register Now Online @ www.gcep.com 

 

Registration Form & Agenda

 

Georgia College of Emergency Physicians conference flyer

May is Stroke Awareness Month

 

Learn the many warning signs of a stroke. Act FAST and call 9-1-1 immediately at any sign of a stroke. Use FAST  to remember warning signs.

 

F - Face -  ask the person to smile. Does one side of the  face     droop?

A - Arms - ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward?

S - Speech - Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Is there speech slurred or strange?

T- Time - If you observe any of these signs, call 9-1-1 immediately.

 

Learn about more signs of stroke at www.stroke.org/symp

SAVE THE DATE 

 

Rural Health Clinic Conference

May 24, 2011

South Georgia Technical College, Cordele, GA

Registration  

 

Regional Extension Centers, Electronic Health Records (EHRs), and Meaningful Use

Presenter: Dominic Mack, MD, MBA

Free Webinar sponsored by Magnolia Coastlands AHEC

Thursday, May 19, 2011

12:00 am - 1:00 pm EST

Register Now

 

2011 Metro Atlanta ANAC Conference

Saturday, May 21, 2011

7:30am - 3:30 pm

Glenn Auditorium, Emory Midtown Hospital

Details

 

National Health Services Corps

Application Cycle Now Open - Ends May 26, 2011

More Information 

 

State Medical Education Board Scholarship Program

Deadline: June 1, 2011

SMEB Medical Student Scholarship Application 

 

Georgia College of Emergency Physicians

Presents "The Emergency Procedure Course"

June 12, 2011

Contact: Tara Morrison, GCEP Executive Director

770-613-0932 or email:

tara@theassociationcompany.com

 

Fifth Annual National Conference on Health Communications, Marketing, and Media

August 9 - 11, 2011

Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, GA

Information

 

Georgia Rural Health Association Annual Conference

September 19-21,2011

Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA


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