It is October in Georgia, and the morning air has that hint of crispness that means it is apple-picking time in the North Georgia Mountains. This is one of my family’s favorite fall activities, and if we can tack it on to the end of a camping trip like we do most...
The Georgia Senate Study Committee on Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders met on September 15, 2015. The committee heard from Travis Fretwell, Director, Office of Behavioral Health Prevention, Garry McGiboney, Ph.D, Georgia Department of Education, and...
The Georgia Senate Women’s Adequate Healthcare Study Committee met for the first time on Monday, September 14, 2015 at the State Capitol and focused on the availability of OB/GYN services and chronic disease management services in Georgia. The committee heard...
During the 2015 General Assembly session, the Georgia House approved HR 640 creating the House Study Committee on Health, Education, and School-Based Health Centers. This study committee is exploring ways to expand Georgia’s school-based health centers to meet...
This is a big week for global anti-poverty efforts. Later this week, world leaders will gather in New York City at the United Nations to ratify the Global Goals for Sustainable Development, a framework to end extreme poverty for the world’s poorest people. Rock star...
The teams work for months. A team member has an idea so huge that she cannot sit down. She gestures wildly and pantomimes what it will look like in action. That sparks the next kid to stand up with an add-on he just thought of, and soon the whole team is laughing...
The schedule for the Georgia Senate Women’s Adequate Healthcare Study Committee has been announced. It is as follows: Meeting 1: September 14, 2015, 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, at the State Capitol Room 450 Meeting 2: October 6, 2015, 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, at...
In 2015, the Georgia Senate approved Senate Resolution 560 creating the Women’s Adequate Healthcare Study Committee. Members appointed to this study committee include Sen. Renee Untermann as chair, Sen. Greg Kirk, Sen. Dean Burke, and Sen. Nan Orrock. The...
Do you remember the day women across the country went on strike? Me neither. I was four months old when it happened, but it was the largest protest for gender equality in U.S. history. Betty Friedan and the National Organization For Women organized the nationwide...
I am a soccer mom. Like soccer moms worldwide, I watched the Women’s World Cup with my daughter this summer and talked with her about how those women on the field were once youth soccer players just like her. Little girls with big dreams worked hard as they grew up...