May 31, 2006 - Today Governor Sonny Perdue hosted a group of mothers and babies at the Capitol to inspire citizens to learn more about the health benefits of breastfeeding and to promote employer support for breastfeeding mothers in the workforce. Lactation consultants and representatives of federal, state, and local programs that promote and support breastfeeding were also on hand as Governor Perdue proclaimed May as Breastfeeding Awareness Month in Georgia.
May 31, 2006 - The Board of Human Resources, which oversees and sets policy for the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), will seek public input as the agency and its board plan for the SFY 2008 budget. To accomplish this, the Board announced that it will hold a series of budget hearings across the state during May and June. The first hearings took place in Savannah and Albany in May.
May 30, 2006 - In celebration of Better Hearing and Speech Month during May, the Georgia Department of Human Resources announces the recent publication of ¿HA ESCUCHADO?: La Guía de Recursos de Georgia para Familias con Niños con Disminución Auditiva, a resource guide for families with infants or children affected by hearing loss.
May 26, 2006 - The Board of Human Resources, which oversees and sets policy for the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), will seek public input as the agency and its board plan for the SFY 2008 budget. To accomplish this, the Board announced that it will hold a series of budget hearings across the state during May and June.
May 26, 2006 - Today, B.J. Walker, Commissioner for the Department of Human Resources announced that new services for Chatham County youth promised last September are up and running, including a mobile crisis response team, an after school substance abuse program and new waivers for children with developmental disabilities. These and other investments represent a 50% increase in mental health funding for children and adolescents to a total of $4.6 million.
May 24, 2006 - The Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Aging Services (DAS) and Division of Public Health (DPH) are announcing the launch of the Georgia Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (GSFMNP) which will take place June 1 – August 31, 2006 in five selected areas of the state. The program’s goal is to improve access to and increase consumption of fruits and vegetables while providing nutrition education, including health benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables, healthy meal plans, recipes, cooking, freezing, canning demonstrations and more.
May 22, 2006 - Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), is challenging Georgians to get more physical activity through the Be Active statewide initiative. On Tuesday, May 23, residents of Macon and surrounding areas will join Gov. Perdue, local elected officials, and state health leaders to kick off the campaign by walking a mile for better health.
May 19, 2006 - About 1,660 non-custodial parents in Gwinnett County have been sent letters notifying them that if they visit the Gwinnett County Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) on May 24 – 26 or June 5 – 9 and work with staff to establish their child support obligation, they will not have to go to court.
May 18, 2006 – The Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is announcing a rate increase for Georgia's Childcare and Parent Services program, CAPS. The CAPS program provides financial assistance for child care to over 38,000 low-income Georgia families, representing 70,000 children across the state.“This rate increase is in response to a Market Rate Survey that was completed in 2005 which showed that child care rates have risen across the state. It is aimed at helping low income families with access to affordable child care,” said DFCS Deputy Director Martha Okafor.
May 18, 2006 - Gift for a Child, Inc. and the Heart Gallery Southeast, in cooperation with the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) is hosting a Photographic exhibit at One Concourse in Atlanta on May 23rd to benefit Children in foster care. To celebrate the opening of this exhibit, Gift for a Child will host a press event with Georgia First Lady Mary Perdue, DFCS Director, Mary Dean Harvey, Sharon Carlson, President of Adoptive and Parent Association of Georgia, and Pamela Joseph, CEO of NOVA Information Systems, a founding sponsor of the Heart Gallery.
May 17, 2006 - Starting today, reporters and the public can visit DHR’s revamped Press Room at www.dhr.state.georgia.gov and subscribe to an RSS (Real Simple Syndication) feed that will deliver news releases and stories to their computers through the Internet.
May 16, 2006 - The Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), Division of Public Health identified two laboratory-confirmed mumps cases among Georgia residents during the second week of May 2006. The two confirmed Mumps cases in Georgia, however, have no known link to the outbreak in the Midwest or any link to each other.
May 16, 2006 - The DeKalb County Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) has sent letters to some 3,000 non-custodial parents, notifying them that if they visit the office between 8 a.m. and noon on May 22nd, 23rd or 24th and work with staff to establish their child support obligation, they will not have to go to court.
May 15, 2006 - A statewide initiative that helps to prevent child abuse has served over 300 families, representing 431 children in the West Georgia region. The Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program (PSSF) Network continues to provide support services for children and families throughout West Georgia.
May 12, 2006 - More than 1,800 parents who are at least ten months behind in their court-ordered child support payments have been invited to report to the Lawrenceville office of the Georgia Department of Human Resources Office of Child Support Services (OCSS) on May 15, 16 or 17 and make a payment in order to avoid having legal actions taken against them.
May 11, 2006 - The Board of Human Resources will hold its official monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 17, in room 29.250, Two Peachtree Street N.W. in Atlanta, immediately following committee reports that will begin at 1:15 p.m.
May 11, 2006 - Knowing the signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke could save a life.
May 11, 2006 - In celebration of Mother's Day, which kicks off National Women's Health Week, and the fourth annual National Women's Check-Up Day on Monday, May 15, 2006, the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR) is urging women to live healthy by: getting a regular check-up at least once a year; being physically active, such as tak ing a walk every day; eating a healthy diet that includes fruits and vegetables; not smoking; and following general safety rules, like wearing your seat belt.
May 8, 2006 - Parents who pay child support by check or money order each month now have the option of asking for the payments to be automatically transferred from their checking or savings account to the Georgia Department of Human Resources’ Office of Child Support Services (OCSS).
May 5, 2006 - The Board of Human Resources, which oversees and sets policy for the Georgia Department of Human Resources (DHR), will seek public input as the agency and its board plan for the SFY 2008 budget. To accomplish this, the Board announced that it will hold a series of budget hearings across the state during May and June.
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