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SHBP Open Enrollment/Retiree Option Period Extended

As a result of technical difficulties with the web site, Open Enrollment and the Retiree
Option Change Period will be extended to Wednesday, November 16, 2011. This extension will allow employees who have not yet confirmed their 2012 election to do so prior to the new deadline. Please contact Bill Tierney, btierney@dch.ga.gov with any questions.

Diabetes Information on OASIS (Online Analytical Statistical Information System)

As part of Diabetes Month, PHWEEK is spotlighting DPH resources in use to track diabetes in Georgia. A wealth of information on diabetes is available on OASIS (http://oasis.state.ga.us) , the access point to Department of Public Health’s data warehouse. To access diabetes-specific tables or interactive maps of data on OASIS, click on the Mortality/Morbidity and Emergency Room Visits links under the OASIS WebQuery and OASIS Mapping Tool sections and search for diabetes under the Causes -> Endocrine/Nutritional/Metabolic Diseases section. Data are available by any combination of age, race, sex, and place. Data are available at county and higher levels on the Web Query, and down to Census Tract on the Mapping Tool. Statewide Diabetes information is also available using the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey (BRFSS) Query Tool, also on OASIS. Any questions contact Gordon Freymann at gfreymann@dhr.state.ga.us.

FDA: $600 million for anti-tobacco campaign

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to spend about $600 million over five years to educate the public about the dangers of tobacco use. Declines in U.S. smoking rates have stalled in recent years. Dr. Lawrence Deyton, director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products, said that the multimedia campaigns are aimed at reducing death and disease caused by tobacco, which is responsible for about 443,000 deaths a year in the U.S. The first campaign will target youth, minorities and other groups including gays, the military and people with disabilities. Ads will run in print and on TV, and the campaign will also use social media such as Facebook and Twitter.
 

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