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Caption Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey was a fixture at Gov. Brian Kemp’s COVID-19 press briefings. Credit: Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (January 2021)
The advisory board for the state’s public health agency plans to resume its regular public meetings this fall after not holding any since before the COVID-19 pandemic first reached Georgia early last year.
The public health board met virtually during a special meeting Tuesday to approve a bond spending package. The public could listen to the meeting by phone.
It was the nine-member public health board’s first gathering since February 2020, when no one in Georgia had yet tested positive for coronavirus. The emphasis at the time was still on monitoring people who had recently traveled to China.
Industry leaders to train in the skills to innovate public health solutions for business growth and social good at inaugural Emory summit
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Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Orange Sparkle Ball and Double Lantern Informatics are pleased to announce the first-ever Rollins Innovation Summit this summer, August 16-27, 2021, which will take place at The Hatchery, Emory Center for Innovation. Well being focused innovation within industry not only has the potential to support the health of an organization’s team and society at large, but it also comes with opportunities for economic and operational growth.
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