“Georgia’s children thrive when we work across systems toward a shared goal. Through our partnership with the Get Georgia Reading campaign and alignment with the four pillars, DPH is helping ensure children have the healthy beginnings, strong families, and community supports they need to enter school ready to learn and succeed.”
Kimberly Ross, Deputy Director, Division of Women, Children, and Nursing Services
The Georgia Department of Public Health supports the Language Nutrition pillar of the Get Georgia Reading campaign by promoting the healthy development of mothers, babies, and young children so they are ready to thrive in school and life. DPH helps ensure healthy mothers have healthy babies and supports language-rich, nurturing environments through programs like DPH Home Visiting.
DPH also strengthens early intervention through Babies Can’t Wait and other family support efforts so children with developmental delays or disabilities receive services early. In doing so, DPH helps create language-rich environments that prepare children to be healthy, developmentally on track, and ready to learn when they enter school.
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