Georgia Health Policy Center

The National Rural Health Association annual conference begins today! The Georgia Health Policy Center is a sponsor of this event, and researcher Tanisa Adimu will be presenting on rural maternity health. Learn more: http://ow.ly/BAh650EDDdy

This week is National Physical Education and Sport Week, a celebration of physical education and health education. Check out these fun activities you can do to stay moving this week: http://ow.ly/NWTx50EDD0X #SHAPETeachOn SHAPE America Georgia Shape

Join us on Thursday for Children’s Mental Health Day at the Capitol! Register now for this virtual event that raises awareness about the challenges and solutions of creating positive mental health for children. http://ow.ly/tQ1N50EDDZe #CMHFrontandCenter2021 Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

This week is Every Kid Healthy Week, which celebrates school health and wellness! Today’s theme is social and emotional health. Learn more about how school-based mental health services improves school climate: http://ow.ly/p9cR50Ewmzv @ActionforHealthKids #takeaction4healthykids.

Today for #NPHW we explore uplifting mental health and wellness. Educators and behavioral health providers found innovative ways to support students' mental health during the pandemic and to continue to provide services virtually. Learn more: https://ghpc.gsu.edu//supporting-mental-health-in-schools/ American Public Health Association Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities

This week is Every Kid Healthy Week, which celebrates school health and wellness! Today’s theme is physical activity and active play. Learn more about how to keep kids active during the COVID-19 pandemic: http://ow.ly/s66x50Ewn5j Action for Healthy Kids

Using innovation to build #COVID19 resilience is key to moving forward. GHPC's Innovation and Resilience Series highlights learnings from around the country and focuses on action steps. Read more here: https://ghpc.gsu.edu/ghpc-cov/innovation-resilience-series/ #NPHW American Public Health Association

Today's #NPHW theme is strengthening community. Learn about how to measure social disconnection and effectively identify individuals for support and interventions that can improve connectedness. Learn more http://ow.ly/Wiu850EhFte American Public Health Association National Public Health Week Georgia Department of Human Services

Today is World Health Day! World Health Organization (WHO) invites you to recognize ways to build a fairer, healthier world and commit to ensuring that everyone, everywhere has the opportunity to achieve good health. Learn more: http://ow.ly/4QBV50EhFfV #WorldHealthDay

Today's #NPHW theme is racial equity. Read national thought leaders' reflections on how aligning health care, public health, and social services can advance racial equity. http://ow.ly/LK6P50EhEWt American Public Health Association Align for Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Georgia Health Policy Center is hiring! Are you interested in a becoming a part of the GHPC staff? We are looking for passionate researchers. Check out opportunities here: http://ow.ly/89OZ50DuFma Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

Georgia Health Policy is a proud sponsor of the AcademyHealth Health Datapalooza and National Health Policy Conference. From February 16-18, join us and researchers across the nation to discuss health data and policy innovation. Register now: http://ow.ly/7Mln50DvTyb

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Tomorrow, join Aligning Systems for Health for a Research Roundup to hear findings from the rapid-cycle Aligning Systems for Health research grantees. Learn about equity, community engagement, and integrated data systems. Register now: https://bit.ly/aligning_research Align for Health Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Urban Institute ... Care Share Health Alliance Communities Joined in Action - CJA Joined in Action See more

The National Rural Health Association's Rural Health Policy Institute begins today. Learn about the future of rural health policy and network online with hundreds of rural health professionals across the country. Learn more: http://ow.ly/v6eI50DvUAt

Today, Georgia Health Policy Center staff are presenting at The Gerontological Society of America's 2020 Annual Meeting! Tune in at 12:45 ET to hear the poster presentation "Bringing Older Adults to the Table: Opportunities for Consumer Engagement in Planning and Policy Making." http://ow.ly/XS9o50Camwl

Join the Georgia Health Policy Center and Wellstar Health System today at 12 pm ET for Achieving Equity in Georgia: Achieving Equity in Behavioral Health. Hear about behavioral health needs among populations experiencing disparities and examples of innovative efforts to meet those needs throughout Georgia. Register now: http://ow.ly/aDB250C9rT9

Tomorrow, join the Georgia Health Policy Center and Wellstar Health System for Achieving Equity in Georgia: Achieving Equity in Behavioral Health. Now, more than ever, the demand for behavioral health services is increasing. Participants will hear about behavioral health needs among populations experiencing disparities and examples of innovative efforts to meet those needs throughout Georgia. Register now: http://ow.ly/9GbN50C9rGS

On Nov. 13, Aligning Systems for Health will host George Aye speaking on Why Is Good Design So Hard To Do? This is the first event in the Building Learning Around Cross-Sector series and he will explore the role of power and privilege in designing for the social sector. In-depth workshop to follow keynote. Register here. http://ow.ly/cRGD50C9BAT Align for Health Greater Good Studio

With air traffic down dramatically due to the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers have new opportunities to investigate the impact of air travel on community health. Georgia Health Policy Center was quoted in this WABE article. Read it now: http://ow.ly/xPZK50C9rmR Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

On November 10, join the Georgia Health Policy Center for a webinar on Emerging Research: Aligning Systems for Health, supported by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hear from research grantees on discoveries about components of the Cross-Sector Alignment Framework. Register now: http://ow.ly/haMD50C4a8t Public Health Solutions Pathways Community HUB Institute JSI

Next week, join the Georgia Health Policy Center and Wellstar Health System for Achieving Equity in Georgia: Achieving Equity in Behavioral Health. Today, more than ever, the demand for behavioral health services is increasing. Participants will hear about behavioral health needs among populations experiencing disparities and examples of innovative efforts to meet those needs throughout Georgia. Register now: http://ow.ly/WRhC50C49Hj

Today, join Georgia Health Policy staff members as they present on health equity and Aligning Systems for Health at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting and expo! You can attend the presentation 3021.0 here: https://www.apha.org/annualmeeting Align for Health

Over the course of the summer, Georgia Health Policy Center hosted the Cross-Sector Alignment: Built to Last virtual event series. These sessions retained the... original purpose of launching Aligning Systems for Health, engaging in meaningful learning, building connections across stakeholders, and exploring what it means to align health care, public health, and social services. Explore insights and findings from the series in the new wrap-up report:

Researchers from the Georgia Health Policy Center surveyed rural health care providers about the challenges they faced early in the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are adapting and innovating to overcome these challenges. Read the full article in The Conversation US: http://ow.ly/RFsz50BYXxr

Georgia School Nutrition Directors : Our 2020 Directors' Conference continues this Wednesday at 1:00pm! Join us as Senior Researcher, Debra Kibbe delivers ano...ther thought-provoking presentation in our series, titled 'Leadership Skills: Assess, Analyze, and Apply.' Registration links have been emailed... We can't wait to see you online as we continue DC2020 Virtual: Be Excellent! Georgia Department of Education #FuelingGA #KeepGAFed #KeepGALearning