Healthcare Georgia Foundation has announced fourth-quarter grant awards to 20 nonprofit organizations totaling almost $1.5 million. The grants include funding to three evidence-based approaches to infant mortality prevention that target adverse birth outcomes in Valdosta, Clayton County and Albany. Citing the closures of hospitals and an emerging health care crisis in rural Georgia, Healthcare Georgia…
Georgia will get a break from the rain Tuesday but flood watches and warning remains for many parts of the state — and another round of rain is in the forecast Wednesday. Read the full article: wsbtv.com
WABE says the Division of Family and Children’s Services has been struggling with is a shortage of foster care placements and homes to place children. Read the full article: WABE
After a horrific car crash in 2002, the parents of Jensen Jones were told their daughter would probably not live, and if she did, she would likely spend the rest of her life incapacitated. Read the full article: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
A kid doesn’t have to bring an odd-looking homemade device to school to attract attention from the authorities. A prescription pill will do the trick. A child who pulls out an antibiotic capsule at the water fountain may be marched to the principal’s office for questioning. Schools have to comply with drug laws, and they…
The number of charts of HIV diagnoses generated in the Chatham CARE Center has grown to about 1,400. Read the full article: Savannah Morning News
The biggest concern for emergency management officials is the heavy rain expected this week, according to the director of the Floyd County Emergency Management Agency. Read the full article: Rome News-Tribune
It’s cheap, easy to find, and, according to some, a miracle drug — but should you pop an aspirin every day to stay healthy?
In 2015, Gwinnett County, the state’s second biggest, easily had more drug deaths reported than in any previous year. Read the full article: Gwinnett Daily Post
Informal kinship caregivers should get benefits similar to those of foster parents, House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams said. Read the full article: Augusta Chronicle