Moms in Lamar County Get Support Through Case Management Program
BY DIANA ST.LIFER Few things give Naomi Hartman more pleasure than seeing a healthy, thriving baby, especially one who came… Read More
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Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies
Low Birthweight Initiative in Lamar County Focuses on Prenatal Health and Education BY DIANA ST. LIFER If anyone knows… Read More
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Father and Daughter Make Biking a Family Affair
Tom Glover was 41 years old and weighed 265 pounds when he got the scare of his life. “I had… Read More
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Helping Healthy Choices Become Easy Choices in Baldwin County
BY DIANA ST. LIFER Telling families about the importance of exercise and eating healthy is one thing; providing opportunities… Read More
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Eleven Family Connection Collaboratives Team up to Improve Indicators of Child and Family Well-Being
Low birthweight, childhood obesity, and a literacy gap are serious threats to the well-being of Georgia’s families and children. Recognizing the impact these pressing issues have on the state’s health, safety, and ability to prosper, Georgia Family Connection Partnership has launched three initiatives dedicated to developing and implementing strategies that address these key indicators.
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Seizing Prosperity through Unemployable Youth
An unskilled workforce makes Georgia less attractive to industry and new business, which threatens our hope for a prosperous future. The good news is that at least one Georgia technical college has developed a dual degree program that’s producing staggering employment statistics.
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Helping Very Young Children Access Quality Education in Henry County
What centers should know Participating in Quality Rated demonstrates a higher commitment to early care and education standards than… Read More
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“The longer you live in a community the less you know about it”
Doug Bachtel of Housing and Consumer Economics at the University of Georgia and John Carter of the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University chat about why decisionmakers are reluctant to use data and how to help them move past that.
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“The state isn’t going to tell you what to do.”
Janet Bittner and Juanita Blount-Clark of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia reminisce about the birth of Georgia Family Connection.
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Decisions and Consequences Lurk Behind Every Corner in Teen Maze
Hundreds of teens from Turner County recently got a first-hand look at how the choices they make now have irreversible effects on their lives, and the lives of their friends and families.