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The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the state-level public health agency for the U.S. state of Georgia. Its purpose is to prevent diseases, promote health, and prepare for disasters. The department is organized into divisions, sections, programs, and offices. [1] DPH became an independent state agency in 2011.
A 2023 report from the Georgia Department of Public Health revealed that 89% of pregnancy-related deaths in Georgia had at least some chance of being prevented.
In 2011, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal appointed Fitzgerald as Director of the state's Division of Public Health (later Commissioner of the Department of Public Health [7]), which office oversees the state's eighteen health districts and the health departments of the 159 counties. [8]
Governor Brian Kemp declared an "unprecedented" public health emergency on March 14 [2] [3] and ordered on March 16 that all public schools, colleges, and universities in the state close from March 18 through the start of April. [4] COVID-19 was first detected in a prison inmate on March 20. [5]
US declares public health emergency in Georgia after Hurricane Idalia. September 13, 2023 at 9:29 AM (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday declared a ...
Georgia Department of Public Health; Georgia Ports Authority; Georgia Public Library Service; Georgia Safe Dams Program; Georgia State Board of Education; H.
Agencies that are responsible for state-level regulating, monitoring, managing, and protecting environmental and public health concerns. The exact duties of these agencies can vary widely and some are combined with or are part of a state's fish and wildlife management agency .
This Central Public Health Reference Laboratory was formally opened on 18 March 2011. [2] The new facility is a joint Georgia-USA project which complements existing facilities in Bangkok, Thailand and Nairobi, Kenya. It is part of Georgia's efforts to ensure biosecurity and biosafety. [citation needed]