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Feb. 19, 2026

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Future Meetings

 

See all GHA meetings.

 

Resources

 

Ebola

The Department of Public Health (DPH) offers answers to your Ebola questions.

 

State Epidemiologist

24-hour access to a State Epidemiologist: 1-866-PUB-HLTH.

 

CDC Information

Visit www.cdc.gov to stay up to date on current information.

 

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) Visit to access mental health services.

 

SAMHSA: Preventing Suicide

Visit the suicide prevention resource page.

 

988 Lifeline

Call or Text 988 for crisis care and support 24 hours a day.

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Measles Cases and Outbreaks

 

As of Feb. 12, 910 confirmed measles cases were reported in the United States in 2026. Among these, 904 measles cases were reported by 24 jurisdictions: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York City, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. 

PHTC

Region IV PHTC Interactive Online Workshops

 

The Region IV Public Health Training Center is offering engaging 3-hour online workshops in February and March designed to enhance your communication, conflict management, community engagement, and grant-writing skills!

  • Feb. 24 - Understanding Emotional Intelligence

  • Feb. 26 - Strengths-based Leadership

  • March 5 - Building Community Engagement 

  • March 12 - Writing a Winning Grant Proposal

Cybersecurity Shifts from Product Paradigm to Program Focus

 

Healthcare cybersecurity teams continue to add products to the arsenal each year, but these tools are often added faster than their supporting programs can be redesigned. Technology stacks grow, but staffing, processes, and integration don’t always keep pace. The organizations best positioned for what comes next are shifting away from product-driven thinking toward program-focused cybersecurity models. These programs are designed to withstand turnover, budget pressure, and repeated disruption without losing effectiveness.

Shaman Botanicals, LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Alkaloids Chewable Tablets

 

Shaman Botanicals, LLC is voluntarily recalling one lot (Lot B# AAW.501.3) of Alkaloids Chewable Tablets—White Vein to the consumer level. Recent testing showed that the Alkaloids Chewable Tablets—White Vein product contains 7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) in an amount more than the declared value of 7.5 mg/tablet. Use of the Alkaloids Chewable Tablets—White Vein product could result in consumers ingesting a higher dose than intended, which could result in adverse health effects.

Initiative Foods Recalls Tippy Toes Brand Apple Pear Banana Because of Possible Health Risk

 

IF Copack LLC d.b.a. Initiative Foods is recalling one lot of the Tippy Toes brand Apple Pear Banana Fruit puree due to elevated levels of patulin. Patulin is a naturally occurring substance (called a mycotoxin) which is produced by molds that may grow in various fruits, including apples. Long-term exposure resulting from ingestion of patulin can lead to various adverse health consequences, including a potential for immune suppression, nerve damage, headache, fever, and nausea.

Ambrosia Brands, LLC Recalls Rosabella Moringa Capsules Because of Possible Health Risk

 

Ambrosia Brands, LLC is recalling certain lots of its Rosabella Moringa Capsules product due to possible contamination with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. 

COALITION NEWSLETTERS

Region D Newsletter - February 2026

NEWSLETTERS

ASPR HPH Sector Highlights (Cybersecurity) - Feb. 17

 

Georgia Weekly Influenza Report - Week 5

 

MESH Weekly Situational Awareness Brief - Feb. 13

 

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - Feb. 19

 

News and Notes - Feb. 13

EDUCATION

Emergency Preparedness Systems Training:

Everbridge Training

GHC911 Training

 

Active Shooter Preparedness Webinar

March 12

 

AHEPP Annual Conference

Feb. 24-25, 2026

 

Amateur Radio Extra Class Licensing Course

11 sessions from Jan. 15 to March 26, 2026

 

Disaster Mental Health Field Response Training

April 9 - Registration

July 9 - Registration

Oct. 8 - Registration

 

EMAG Conference

Apr. 1-3

 

HIMSS Global Health Conference & Exhibition

March 9-12

 

NACCHO Preparedness Summit

April 13-16, 2026

 

National Healthcare Coalition Preparedness Conference

Dec. 1-3, 2026

 

ECHO: Poison Control Center Role in Chem/Rad Incident Response

March 3

 

Public Health on the Pitch: Radiation Readiness for the FIFA World Cup

Feb. 24

 

Virtual NWS Atlanta Basic Spotter Training Classes

Feb. 26 - Registration

March 11 - Registration

March 25 - Registration

RESOURCES AND REMINDERS

Reminder: Identify, Isolate and Inform!

Identify, Isolate and Inform: It is important to continue to ask travel questions. The purpose of this notice is to remind healthcare providers about actions to take in Georgia when evaluating patients for possible serious communicable diseases.

Travel Clinical Assistant (TCA) 

The Travel Clinical Assistant provides post-travel clinical information on travel-related diseases for 231 countries. Diseases with recent outbreaks occurring in the last two years are listed first.

Volunteer

ONLINE PREPAREDNESS TOOLS

GHC911

GHC911 DRL

Go to the GHC911 homepage

WebEOC

WebEOC

Add your facility to WebEOC.

Everbridge

Everbridge

Sign up for an Everbridge account.

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Selelia Jiles is GHA's Emergency Preparedness Communications Manager. Contact her at sjiles@gha.org, 770-249-4506 (office) or 404-200-5829 (cell).

If you need to reach GHA for a Disaster/Emergency Preparedness-related issue after hours, please contact Mallory Garrett, 706-934-0711.

 

The Disaster Readiness Line Newsletter is circulated by Georgia's Healthcare Coalitions to our emergency preparedness partners.

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