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FY 2012 GRHA Board of Directors
President
Sallie Barker
Immediate Past President
Nannette Turner
President Elect
Denise Kornegay
Vice President
Ann Addison
Treasurer
Sheila Freeman
Secretary
Deidre Howell
Board Members
Carla Belcher
Laura Bland Gillman
Sue Nieman
Charles Owens
Chris Parker
Rhett Partin
Caroline Holley Womack
Paula Guy
Monty M. Veazey
Matt Caseman
Meet our Board of Directors
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GRHA Welcomes New Members
Individual
Carole Jakeway |
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Application Available for 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is accepting applications for the 2012 Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program. This summer program provides college students with an opportunity to work on policy issues in a congressional office and to learn about other organizations and agencies involved in health policy.
The Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars Program is open to individuals with a strong interest in eliminating racial and ethnic health disparities. Eligible candidates must be U.S. citizens who will be either a senior at or a recent graduate of an accredited 4-year college or university in the fall of 2012. Individuals with a graduate degree and those individuals currently enrolled in a graduate degree program are not eligible to participate. The application deadline is 5 p.m. ET on Friday, December 16, 2011. Application materials and more information are available online at http://bjordanscholars.kff.org/. |
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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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Health isn't just a personal choice, it's a community asset
by Greg Dent, former GRHA President
The importance of health and wellness is the baseline for all of today's hot-button issues: regional economic development, work force development, education, quality of life and, of course, the rising costs of health care.
Georgia has the second-highest childhood obesity rate in the nation. While our southern region lends us to some of the best farms for fresh produce and favorable climate for outdoor activity, our alarming obesity epidemic and the chronic diseases that come with it are raising the cost and burden on our health care system to an insurmountable burden that will negatively affect generations to come.
To read the entire article click here.
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State Medicaid Spending Skyrockets
By Phil Galewitz
KHN Staff Writer
OCT 27, 2011
The end of federal stimulus spending is going to mean nothing but pain for state Medicaid programs in fiscal 2012. State Medicaid spending is projected to grow by an average of 29 percent in the budget year that began July 1, the biggest increase in the history of the federal-state health insurance program for the poor and disabled, according to a report released Thursday.
To read the full article click here.
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CMS wants to keep you updated with the latest information about the Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs. These new FAQs include information about clinical quality measures (CQMs), meaningful use, attestation, and other Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs topics.
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 Don't forget about National Rural Health Day November 17th and visit the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health website to "Celebrate the Power of Rural" year-round!
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Nationally, rural areas have higher rates of self-reported adult obesity than urban areas, but there is a considerable variation among men and women across the region.
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Mark Your Calendar
Georgia Academy of Family Physicians Annual Scientific Assembly & Exhibition
Nov. 10-12, 2011
Cobb Galleria
Atlanta, GA
National Rural Health Day
November 17, 2011
Society of Trauma Nurses
STN 15th Annual Conference
April 11-14, 2012
Going Coastal: Reset your Trauma Compass
Hyatt Regency Savannah
Savannah, GA
Diabetes Day 2011
Thursday, November 3
9:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Wellston Center
Georgia Women for a Change
21st Annual Georgia Women's Assembly
Thursday, November 10, 2011
8:00am. to 3:30 pm.
Loudermilk Center, Atlanta, GA
17th Annual Rural Multiracial and Multicultural Health Conference
Dec. 7 and 8
Daytona Beach, Fla.
NRHA 2012 Policy Institute
Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2012
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