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New report on Georgia’s poor infant and maternal health ratings

Georgia may tout that highly contentious “number one state for business” rating, but continues to rank at the bottom of the nation on measures of maternal and infant health. Georgia Health News reports that Georgia performs poorly on state rankings of premature births, low-birth weight babies, infant mortality and maternal mortality, much to the concern of the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. According to a new report the coalition released, there is a lot of inadequate

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Georgia’s HIV crisis

The Southeast has a crisis on our hands. Half of all new HIV diagnoses are in the South, and 44 percent of people living with HIV reside in the South. Georgia, in particular, ranks the second-highest for new HIV infections. Condoms and safer sex practices are just part of the equation. There is still a lot of stigma tied to the disease, and the ability to access information and care before and after being exposed