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GA SR848
Resolution
Status
Passed
2/1/2016
Primary Sponsor
Renee Unterman
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AI Summary
- Georgia Senate commends public health nurses for their contributions to health care across all 159 counties in the state, providing preventive and health promotion services
- In 2015, public health nurses managed 1,234 cases of primary and secondary syphilis and 306 tuberculosis cases (95% of all diagnosed TB cases in Georgia), achieving a 98% treatment completion rate for TB
- Public health nurses screened 128,080 persons for HIV and provided antiretroviral therapy to 8,557 HIV-infected individuals in 2015, and delivered family planning services to 92,798 females
- Public health nurses serve as first responders in bio-terrorism and natural disaster events, managing mass-vaccination clinics and guiding communities to safety
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the Department of Public Health's chief nurse, Carole Jakeway, and to Cathalene Teahan
Legislative Description
Public Health Nurses; commend
Last Action
Senate Read and Adopted
2/1/2016
Full Bill Text
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