Pa Saw Paw and Eh Kaw Htoo arrived in the United States seven years ago, bringing with them two children. They’re originally from the Southeast Asian nation of Myanmar, also known as Burma, but they lived in a refugee camp in neighboring Thailand for 20 years. Their ethnic group, a Christian minority known as the…
Studies show mental health professionals perform no better than chance when predicting which patients will attempt suicide.
For the last nine years, Dr. Helene Gayle has led CARE as its president and CEO, and is leaving for another job this summer. Read the full article: WABE
The Dougherty County Commission is expected to vote on a recommendation that the county provide an on-site health clinic for its employees. Read the full article: Albany Herald
Rome and Floyd school systems could pay $1 million more a year under a budget that makes local systems responsible for part-time employee benefits once paid by the state. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
Georgia lawyers and the Georgia Food Bank Association again are teaming up for the 4th annual Legal Food Frenzy to support the state’s food banks. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
Atlanta’s biggest health contract dispute in years is over. Grady Health System and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia announced Monday that they have agreed to a new contract effective April 1. Their contract lapsed in late November, when they failed to negotiate a new one before the deadline. The collapse of the negotiations was a…
More Georgia children should be screened for potentially dangerous levels of lead in their blood, public health officials say. The testing is especially important for kids in higher-risk areas, says Chris Rustin, director of environmental health for the state Department of Public Health. But children in those riskier areas are often are less likely to…
State agencies are being told to prepare for the newly passed medical marijuana bill to take effect. Read the full article: WABE
Joined by clubs from across northeast Georgia, Interact partnered with Stop Hunger Now to bag 20,000 meals for the hungry. Read the full article: Athens Banner-Herald