Board of Public Health meets this week

The Board of Public Health will hold its May meeting for the Georgia Department of Public Health 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at 2 Peachtree St., NW, 5th Floor Board Room, Atlanta

Agenda items include:

DPH Code of Ethics report by James Howgate, MPH

2017 Session update by David Bayne

Budget update by Dionne Denson, MSA, CGFM

Health improvement plan by Jean O’Connor, JD, MPH, DrPH

Report on maternal mortality in Georgia by Dr. Lara Jacobson, MD

Information: dph.georgia.gov/2017-board-public-health-meetings

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