(ATLANTA) - The mission of the Georgia SICC for Early Intervention Programs is to advise the Georgia Department of Public Health and other agencies responsible for serving infants and toddlers, birth to age three with developmental delays and disabilities and their families, in providing an appropriate, family-centered, comprehensive service delivery system which promotes optimal child development and family functioning.

The State Interagency Coordinating Council (SICC) meeting is being held:Thursday, August 23, 2018, 9:30 a.m.  - 12 p.m.Georgia Department of Public HealthSoutheast Health District206 South Patterson StreetValdosta, GA 31603

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU.  We want to hear your ideas, concerns and thoughts related to the Babies Can’t Wait Program.  Would you like to attend the State ICC Quarterly Meeting? Ask your local BCW Service Coordinator about limited financial assistance available to help you with related expenses.  

Public Comment

Time is set aside for public comment during each quarterly meeting of the State Interagency Coordinating Council. If you would like to share thoughts or ideas about Babies Can’t Wait with the council, please choose one of the options below.

Written Comment:
written comments, clearly marked “PUBLIC COMMENT” to fax number 770-342-7699 or email to Phyllis Turner, SICC Coordinator, at [email protected] or email Jan Stevenson, SICC Chairperson, at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, August 22, 2018. Your comments will be read aloud during the public comment portion of the meeting.

Remote Participation:

For remote participation during the SICC meeting, please use one of the following options:
Pre-register to make Public Comment via remote participation by conference line or telehealth during the meeting. (See instructions below for remote participation.) Email Phyllis Turner, SICC Coordinator, at [email protected] or email Jan Stevenson, SICC Chairperson, at [email protected] no later than Wednesday, August 22, 2018. You will be recognized to provide public comment remotely during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.

Free Conference Line 

Participants can listen to the public portion of the meeting and make public comment by telephone when recognized by the council chairperson at the time set aside for public comment on the meeting agenda.

Dial (641) 552-9446, enter access code: 988041

View and listen to the public portion of the meeting by video conference (VICS) by going to one of the following locations around the state. Participants who pre-register can make public comment when recognized by the council chairperson at the time set aside for public comment on the meeting agenda. See pre-registration instructions under Public Comment via remote participation. District Early Intervention Coordinators and Local Interagency Coordinating Council members will be given an opportunity to provide updates and information in the order listed on the meeting agenda.  

In person:

At registration and sign-in on the day of the meeting check “Yes” to the question “Would you like to make public comment?” You will be recognized to provide public comment during the public comment portion of the meeting. For more information, please email Phyllis Turner, SICC Coordinator, at [email protected]. 

Northwest Health District

1309 Redmond Rd

Conference Room #253

Rome, Ga. 30165

North Georgia Health District 1-2

1710 Whitehouse Court

Building B, CSN Conference Room

Dalton, GA 30701

Cobb & Douglas Public Health

1650 County Services Parkway

Marietta, GA  30008

College Park Regional Health Center

1920 John E. Wesley Ave.,

College Park, Ga., 30337

Location Supervisor:  Janice Wright

North Central Health District

201 Second St., Room 805

Macon, GA 31201

District 4 Public Health

301 Main Street

Lagrange, GA 30240

South Health District 

206 S. Patterson St.

3rd Floor, BCW Conference Room

Valdosta, GA 31603

West Central Health District

2100 Comer Avenue

Columbus, GA 31904

Coastal Health District

420 Mall Blvd

Large Conference Room

Savannah, GA 31406

Southwest Health District 8-2

1306 S. Slappey Blvd., Suite A

Albany, GA 31701

North Health District

1280 Athens Street

Large Conference Room

Gainesville, GA. 30507

Southeast Health District

1123 Church Street, Annex B

Waycross, GA  31501

Richmond County Health Department

1916 North Leg Rd.

Building B- Small training room

Augusta, Ga. 30909

South Central Health District 5-1

District Office Conference Room

2121- B Bellevue Road

Dublin, GA  31021

About Babies Can’t Wait

The Babies Can’t Wait (BCW) program is Georgia’s statewide early intervention system for infants and toddlers with special needs, from birth to age three, and their families.  BCW enhances the capacity of families to meet the special needs of their child to ensure each young child with significant developmental delays achieves his or her maximum developmental potential.  To learn more about DPH Babies Can’t Wait program, please call (404) 657-2850 or (888) 651-8224 or visit dph.georgia.gov/Babies-Cant-Wait.

About the Georgia Department of Public Health

The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is the lead agency in preventing disease, injury and disability; promoting health and well-being; and preparing for and responding to disasters.  DPH’s main functions include: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Maternal and Child Health, Infectious Disease and Immunization, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Emergency Medical Services, Pharmacy, Nursing, Volunteer Health Care, the Office of Health Equity, Vital Records, and the State Public Health Laboratory.  For more information about DPH, visit dph.ga.gov.