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Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Launches New Website
Focused on helping workers with disabilities find jobs and grow more independent, the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency last week launched its new website.
April is Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month
Georgia's Department of Human Services' Division of Family and Children Services receives a report of child abuse every 15 minutes. Understanding the prevalence of child abuse and its prevention are important steps to decreasing child abuse in our communities and across the state.
Lawyers Fight Hunger with the Legal Food Frenzy
Did you know that nearly 60% of Georgia’s public school students are eligible for either a free or reduced lunch at school each day? So where do these children go for a complete and balanced meal during the summer months when they are at home?
State Health Benefit Plan's 2013 Wellness Plan
The State Health Benefit Plan’s Wellness Plan is one of the largest in the nation.
Senate Adopts Alzheimer’s Response Plan
Alzheimer’s prevention and awareness is a critical issue facing Georgia’s rapidly-expanding aging population.
Sponsors Needed for Summer Food Service Program
Yesterday, President Obama highlighted Georgia's pre-Kindergarten program. DECAL administers the program and works to meet the needs of Georgia’s children and their families.
Governor Signs First Bills of 2013 Session
To prevent a nearly $700 million shortfall in program funding, Governor Nathan Deal this morning signed Senate Bill 24, the Hospital Medicaid Financing Program Act.
Preventing and Reporting Elder Abuse
Every day, older adults suffer from abuse, neglect and exploitation. All have devastating and life-threatening consequences yet go undetected, under-recognized and underreported.
Georgia's Plan for Disaster Preparedness
Last Monday, Governor Deal issued an Executive Order updating GEMA's authorization to implement the Georgia Emergency Operations Plan in a State of Emergency.
Introducing GaMap2Care
GaMap2Care is a new, comprehensive database of licensed health care facilities and services in Georgia.