Awareness

Three Ways to Incorporate Wellness with Your Team

Worksite wellness is a great way to get staff energized and excited about their own health. It’s also a way for staff to show support to each other, which will bring about a better team overall. Wellness in the workplace might seem like a taxing task, but it doesn’t...

The City of Snellville Helps Prevent Drinking and Driving

Drinking and driving is never a good choice. According to the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), “Car crashes are the leading cause of death for teens, and about a quarter of those crashes involve an underage drinking driver.” The dangers of...

Got Service? Get Involved in the Gwinnett Great Days of Service

Contributed by Ellen Gerstein, Executive Director, Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services The Gwinnett Great Days of Service is designed to gain community awareness for the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services and more than 800+ health and human...

A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Marijuana Use

Contributed by Sarah Neale, MPH, CHES According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over one-third of Georgia teenagers have used marijuana. If you are like many parents, talking to your kids about marijuana can be a tough subject. However,...

3 Facts and 3 Myths about Opiate Use During Pregnancy

Contributed by Bethany Kotlar, MPH Opiates are medications and street drugs that make you feel less pain and can cause a “high.”  Opiates include Vicodin, OxyContin, morphine, methadone, fentanyl and heroin. Opiates are very addictive. According to the Centers for...