According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 1.6 million Georgians are uninsured; many more are underinsured, leaving a significant portion of our state’s population with little to no access to health care. Across the state, community leaders, organizations, and individuals are collaborating to create health care safety nets to help those seeking affordable health care services.

A Case for Health: Community Health Mission is the first in a series of Healthcare Georgia Foundation publications addressing the importance of the health safety net in Georgia. It highlights the important work of Community Health Mission and the unique attributes of the Chatham County Safety Net Planning Council, which have resulted in the delivery of coordinated, productive health care services.

Recommended Citation: A Case for Health: Community Health Mission, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Publication #28, June 2008

According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of people who have volunteered at least once has declined in each of the last two years. To counteract the current stagnation and decline in volunteer participation among some groups of health professionals, Georgia’s health safety net clinics and programs must become more diligent and creative at volunteer recruitment than ever before.

This publication focuses on strategies and methods for improving recruitment, management and retention of licensed clinicians by health safety net clinics and programs. Highlights include: peer-to-peer contact, Internet resources, addressing lawsuit concerns, messaging, best practices, retention and recognition.

Recommended Citation: Engaging Volunteers for Better Healthcare in Georgia, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Publication #27, April 2008

A highly engaged, quality board of directors is critical to the overall success of your organization. This publication will help you understand your board’s role and structure, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and help move it from disengagement to engagement.

Recommended Citation: Rx for Robust Boards: Moving Your Nonprofit Board from Average to Exceptional, Nicole Lezin, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Publication #25, March 2008

Business planning is a vital component for any nonprofit organization. This planning is the blueprint that helps to establish a foundation upon which the organization can focus on its vision, tailor its mission and incorporate values it deems essential to the organization’s success. This document provides and overview of the steps in the planning process (including SWOT analysis), vision and mission statement development, and goal setting.

Recommended Citation: Nonprofit Business Plan Development: From Vision, Mission and Values to Implementation, Terri Theisen, Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Publication #24, March 2008

The obesity epidemic, especially in the rural South, has created an urgent need for effective intervention programs that can be replicated across communities. Successful programs help communities to assess risks, increase public knowledge, and create environmental supports to foster healthy eating and physical activity habits among children and adults.

Wilkes Wild About Wellness (WWW) is a comprehensive, community-based program in Washington, Georgia focused on combating obesity and related chronic diseases. The program was the site of a multi-dimensional nutrition and physical activity intervention. This policy brief highlights the program’s challenges, strategies and recommendations for combating obesity and related chronic diseases.

Recommended Citation: Addressing Overweight: Interventions Tailored to the Rural South, Policy Leadership for Active Youth (PLAY)

In order to make informed decisions about improving the access and outcome of health care for state residents, Georgia's policymakers require timely health care cost and insurance data. This report analyzes historical and estimated trends in Georgia's health care spending and detail spending per capita by type of service (e.g. physicians, hospitals, and prescription drugs). In addition, the report examines the distribution of health care coverage by several demographic variables, as well as information on Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids and Georgia's State Health Benefit Plan.

This study was conducted by Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.

Recommended Citation: Health Care Expenditures and Insurance in Georgia - Full Report, 2005

Health Care Expenditures and Insurance in Georgia

In order to make informed decisions about improving the access and outcome of health care for state residents, Georgia's policymakers require timely health care cost and insurance data. This report analyzes historical and estimated trends in Georgia's health care spending and detail spending per capita by type of service (e.g. physicians, hospitals, and prescription drugs). In addition, the report examines the distribution of health care coverage by several demographic variables, as well as information on Medicaid, PeachCare for Kids and Georgia's State Health Benefit Plan.

This study was conducted by Kenneth E. Thorpe, PhD, Robert W. Woodruff Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health.

Recommended Citation: Health Care Expenditures and Insurance in Georgia - Summary, 2005

In the past 15 years, Georgia experienced an increase of more than 300% in the number of Latinos calling the state home, with most of the growth occurring in the past ten years.

This statistical brief focuses on demographic, social, health, and other indicators, presenting a comprehensive portrait of Latinos in Georgia. This information is relevant for policy-makers, community-based organizations, and those in the private sector, since Latinos are increasingly becoming an important part of Georgia’s economy and social fabric and will play an integral role in its future development.

Recommended Citation: Latinos in Georgia: A Closer Look, 2005

In the past 15 years, Georgia experienced an increase of more than 300% in the number of Latinos calling the state home, with most of the growth occurring in the past ten years.

This statistical brief focuses on demographic, social, health, and other indicators, presenting a comprehensive portrait of Latinos in Georgia. This information is relevant for policy-makers, community-based organizations, and those in the private sector, since Latinos are increasingly becoming an important part of Georgia’s economy and social fabric and will play an integral role in its future development.

Recommended Citation: Latinos in Georgia: A Closer Look, 2005

The Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University compiled “The Facts About Georgians: Our Health Depends On It,” a comprehensive look at the health status of Georgians, specifically focused on demographic and social factors, health status, access to care, preventive services, health behaviors and environmental factors.

Recommended Citation: (2003)