Tag: State Representative Sharon Cooper

ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, was recently selected as a recipient of the 2019 Charlotte Wilen Maternal & Infant Health Advocates of the Year Award by the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia. Rep. Cooper was chosen for this award for championing House Bill 345, legislation which improves health care conditions for pregnant inmates or inmates who are in the immediate postpartum period, during the 2019 legislative session. Continue reading “Rep. Cooper Named Advocate of the Year by Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia”

ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, was recently nominated by House Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) to attend the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) state policy collaborative meeting, “Public Health Winnable Battles,” from July 10 – 12, 2019 in Charleston, South Carolina. Continue reading “Rep. Cooper to Attend NSCL State Policy Collaborative Meeting on Public Health”

ATLANTA – State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), Chairman of the House Health and Human Services Committee, was recently honored by the Georgia Society of Ophthalmology (GSO) as the Legislator of the Year during the GSO Winter Meeting on February 8, 2019. Continue reading “Georgia Society of Ophthalmology Honors Rep. Sharon Cooper with Legislator of the Year Award”