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healthbeat.org | Rebecca Grapevine
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. As spring temperatures rise along with pollen counts in Georgia, the state is seeing a decline in winter respiratory infections. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the amount of respiratory illness causing people to seek health care is low nationwide and in Georgia. Flu, Covid, and RSV emergency department visits are all low and decreasing.
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1 week ago |
timesfreepress.com | Rebecca Grapevine
This story was originally published by Healthbeat. Sign up for their public health newsletters at healthbeat.org/newsletters. Georgia successfully contained an outbreak of three measles cases early this year with an "all hands on deck" response as the disease surged nationwide, with seven outbreaks and 712 confirmed cases as of last week.
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2 weeks ago |
gpb.org | Rebecca Grapevine
A bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate abruptly adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year. The Senate had planned to take up the proposal along with others for final passage but adjourned about 9:15 p.m. instead.
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2 weeks ago |
roughdraftatlanta.com | Rebecca Grapevine |Healthbeat Atlanta
A bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate abruptly adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year. The Senate had planned to take up the proposal along with others for final passage but adjourned about 9:15 p.m. instead.
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2 weeks ago |
healthbeat.org | Rebecca Grapevine |Bram Sable-Smith |Arielle Zionts |Jackie Fortier
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here. A bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate abruptly adjourned much earlier than usual on Friday, ending the legislative session for the year. The Senate had planned to take up the proposal along with others for final passage but adjourned about 9:15 p.m. instead.
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