Public Health Preparedness Summit 

The Public Health Preparedness Summit will be March 12-15 at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. The summit will provide a national forum for public health and healthcare professionals, emergency managers and other leaders to collaborate, learn and share best practices. Click here for more information.

 

Let's Move! Atlanta 

Let's Move! Atlanta, a C.H.O.I.C.E.S for Kids children's nutrition education and physical activity expo, will be March 16 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Adamsville Recreation Center in Atlanta. Activities include fitness events, free health screenings, vendor exhibits and youth performances. Please wear sneakers to participate in fitness activities. Admission is free. Donations and volunteers are needed. Click here for more information.

 

Inaugural State of Public Health Conference The inaugural 2013 State of Public Health Conference will be March 21 at the UGA Hotel and Conference Center in Athens. Tyler Norris, vice president of Total Health Partnerships at Kaiser Permanente, will give the keynote presentation, along with DPH Commissioner Dr. Brenda Fitzgerald, who will give the plenary presentation. The event is sponsored by the Georgia Public Health Training Center and the UGA College of Public Health. Click here for more information.

 

One Health Symposium

The University of Georgia Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute and Faculty of Infectious Diseases, along with the University of Liverpool, will host the first international One Health Symposium March 21-23 at the UGA Center for Continuing Education. The event will bring together researchers, human and animal health care practitioners, clinicians and experts in microbiology, infectious diseases, disease ecology, human and veterinary medicine, environmental health, public health, health policy and wildlife to discuss disease diagnosis and health practice. "Breaking Barriers and Crossing Scales" is this year's theme. Microbiome, host-pathogen-host interactions and biodiversity and infection will be discussed during the forum. Click here for more information.

 

2013 Dr. Daniel S. Blumental Annual Public Health Summit 

Morehouse School of Medicine's Dr. Daniel S. Blumental Annual Public Health Summit, "Preventing Obesity through the Life Stages," will be April 2-3, 2013. DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., is a featured speaker. Click here for more information.

Free Exercise Classes
DPH offers group exercise classes every day at 2 Peachtree. Classes include dance, kickboxing, yoga, walking and more. Classes are open on a first come, first served basis and there is no need to pre-register. Download the monthly schedule.