Is there another soft drink besides Coca-Cola? In Georgia there is not. When I was a kid, the words Coke and soft drink (or soda, for those north of the Mason Dixon line) were synonymous. When you went to a restaurant and ordered a meal, you would ask for a Coke to...
Did you know it takes only 10 minutes in the scorching Georgia summer sun for the temperature in a car to reach deadly levels? Each summer we hear heartbreaking stories of busy, distracted parents who accidentally leave their sleeping children in their car seats only...
Georgia summers are HOT, and a trip to the lake or pool is a great way to keep cool this time of year. Water safety is on all of our minds, especially as we play in the water with our little ones. There were 129 child drowning deaths in Georgia between 2009 and...
When our post, Walk Georgia for Better Bone Health hit the blog, I got an email from Commissioner Susan Whiddon. She asked, “Are you still taking trail suggestions? We need some information on the website about South Georgia.” I wrote back, “You’re right. We do...
May is National Osteoporosis Month. Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. Think osteoporosis is just a woman’s disease? Actually, it is not. In the United States, one in four men over age 50 will fracture a bone because of this...
May is National Osteoporosis Month. Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. Lace up those shoes, and let’s take a walk! Walking offers excellent health benefits from muscle tone to cardiovascular strength, but for our purposes during...
A true Southern woman knows that one can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. Nellie Duke is a true Southern woman. Miss Nellie has been the chair of the Georgia Commission on Women since 1994, and her sweet encouragement comes in the form of homemade...
May 5, 2015 continued the celebration of the 2015 Georgia General Assembly “Year of the Child” with Gov. Deal’s signature on SB 8 and SR 7, otherwise known as the Safe Harbor/Rachel’s Law. Thank you and congratulations to Sen. Renee Untermann,...
May is National Osteoporosis Month. Take steps now to improve bone health for yourself and your family. In 2004, the Surgeon General declared osteoporosis to be epidemic in the United States, affecting 4.5 million women over the age of 50 nationwide. In Georgia,...
The Georgia Commission on Women celebrated International Women’s Day on March 9, 2015 in the State Capitol Rotunda. It was a fun event with speakers from around the world. Photos by Sharon Baker