May 2007Since 1898, public health nurses in Georgia have been making a difference in their communities by preventing infectious diseases, treating chronic illnesses and promoting healthy behavior.
They improve the health and safety of their communities "through their clinical practices, emergency preparedness, community collaborations and population-based health services," said Carole Jakeway, RN, MPH, chief nurse for the Georgia Department of Human Resources Division of Public Health. more
This is a landmark year for nurses in Georgia. The Georgia Nurses Association will celebrate its 100th anniversary during its 2007 biennial convention in Savannah Aug. 31 to Sept. 1.
Georgia State University's Special Collections Department and Archives is honoring nurses with an exhibit titled "Angels of Mercy: A History of the Nursing Profession." On display through March, 2008, the exhibit features nursing records and artifacts from the Georgia Nurses Association, the National Conclave of Grady Graduate Nurses, other state nursing associations and private collections. more
Hearing about and watching on television the havoc that Hurricane Katrina wrought at Dillard University in New Orleans hit close to home for Lynda Nauright, nursing professor at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing.
"I went to nursing school in New Orleans at Louisiana State University and lived near the Dillard campus," said Nauright, Ed.D., RN. "I had just been back to a conference in New Orleans in June, before the hurricane, and met Betty Davis, the dean." more