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Submissions from 2012

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Selecting an Evaluation Framework for Community-Based Interventions: RE-AIM in Rural Georgia, Moya L. Alfonso, Charlotte Spell, Joanna Spencer, and Alison Scott

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A Case Study of Re-AIM in Rural Georgia: Lessons Learned From Evaluating a Driving Under the Influence Prevention Campaign, Moya L. Alfonso, Joanna Spencer, and Charlotte Spell

Influence of Physical Activity on Stress Tolerance in College Students, Helen W. Bland, Bridget F. Melton, and Laura Bigham

Assessing Health Literacy in Children and Adolescents: Measuring the Meaning and the Meaning of the Measures, Joanne Chopak-Foss

Easy, Peasy: Constructing a Developmentally Appropriate 6-Day Health Unit, Joanne Chopak-Foss

Health Literacy and Adolescents: Does Being Articulate, Make Them Health Literate?, Joanne Chopak-Foss

Using Hands-on Teaching to Teach Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss, A. Civalier, and D. Z. Sarratt

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Improving Health Literacy for At-Risk Youth: Educating in the Age of the Internet, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Bridget F. Melton

Sources of Health Information Used by Young Adults: Implications for Health Literacy Education, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Linda B. Synovitz, and Bridget F. Melton

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Using Photovoice in PETE Programs to Initiate Positive Change, Gavin T. Colquitt, Jody Langdon, Tony A. Pritchard, and Starla McCollum

Fun and Funds on the Run, Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley D. Walker, Starla McCollum, and Tony A. Pritchard

Increasing Cultural Competence in Undergraduate PETE Programs, Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley D. Walker, and Ashley D. Walker

Analytical Hierarchical Processing: Using an Innovative Technology for the Adaptation of an EBI for Latinos With Minor Depression and Chronic Disease, Jaime Corvin, Claudia X. Aguado Loi, Moya L. Alfonso, Jennifer Burges, Jilian Gonzales, and Elizabeth Powers

School-Located Influenza Vaccination Programs (SLIV): Impact on Absenteeism, Betty T. Dixon and Sara S. Plaspohl

School-Located Influenza Vaccination Programs (SLIV): Impact on Absenteeism, Betty T. Dixon, Sara S. Plaspohl, S. Streater, B. Hausauer, and Charles C. Newman

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Rickettsial (Spotted & typhus fevers) & related infections (Anaplasmosis & ehrlichiosis), Marina Eremeeva

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Molecular Epidemiology of Rickettsial Diseases in North America, Marina E. Eremeeva

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Other Rickettsia Species, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Rickettsial (Spotted And Typhus Fevers) and Related Infections (Anaplasmosis and Ehrlichiosis), Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Tick-borne Agents: Can You Predict Whether a New Rickettsia Is a Human Pathogen?, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Two Pathogens and One Disease: Detection and Identification of Flea-Borne Rickettsiae in Areas Endemic for Murine Typhus in California, Marina Eremeeva, Sandor E. Karpathy, Laura Krueger, Erica K. Hayes, Ashley M. Williams, Yamitzel Zaldivar, Stephen Bennett, Robert Cummings, Art Tilzer, Robert K. Velten, Nelson Kerr, Gregory A. Dasch, and Renjie Hu

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The Resilient Local Health Department: Attributes of Survival During the Economic Crisis, Paul C. Erwin and Gulzar H. Shah

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Preschool Children’s Perceptions of Fruit and Vegetable Messages, Andrew Hansen, Amy A. Hackney, and Moya Alfonso

Nursing Home Study on Infection Control Policies and Culture of Patient Safety Among Residents Living with Diabetes Mellitus, D. Hardy and Sara S. Plaspohl

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Measuring Compatibility Gaps in Strategic Relationships, Gerald R. Ledlow, Karl B. Manrodt, and James H. Stephens

Asymptotic properties of a median tree under the coalescent model, Liang Liu and Lili Yu

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Bartonella and Bartonella Infections in China: From the Lab to the Clinic, Qiyong Liu, Marina Eremeeva, and Dongmei Li

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Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzales, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse

Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Raymona H. Lawrence, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse

Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Raymona H. Lawrence, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse

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Noninvasive Measurements of Cardiac Hemodynamic and Tissue Perfusion Indices in Normal Infants, Eric L. Long, Barbara Weaver, Joshua Glenn, Robert L. Vogel, Andrew Bozeman, Brandon Lerner, Renee Kleris, Joseph M. Van De Water, Don K. Nakayama, and Misael Rodriguez

Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy: Perceptions of a Sample Women Living in Rural Southern Communities, Elaine S. Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland

Self Efficacy & Perceived Benefits and Risk in Prenatal Women, Elaine S. Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland

Enhancing Health Equity Through Coalition Building for Diabetes Prevention and Management Among African-Americans in Jenkins County, Georgia: A Photovoice Project, Nandi A. Marshall

Understanding the Psychosocial Aspects of Hookah Smoking Among College Students, Mary Martinasek, Moya L. Alfonso, and A. Souza

Tactical Games Model in Elementary Physical Education, Starla McCollum, Tony A. Pritchard, and Gavin T. Colquitt

Pregnant Women On the Move: Exercise Patterns and Intentions Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall

An Evidence-Based Prescription for Exercise During Pregnancy, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Dziyana Nazaruk

Prescription for Exercise During Pregnancy, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Dziyana Nazaruk

A Technology Enhanced Physical Activity Program for Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion

Combating the Freshman 15: The Effects of Weight Perception on Weight Loss in College Freshmen, R. Mitchell, Sara S. Plaspohl, and L. Rich

Combating the Freshman 15: The Effects of Weight Perception on Weight Loss in College Freshmen, R. Mitchell, Sara S. Plaspohl, and L. Rich

Associations Between Stage of Behavior Change, Physical Activity, and Self-efficacy in Prenatal Women, Jacquelyn A. Nagle, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion

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Mercury and Environmental Justice Issues, J. Nriagu, R. Charles, and Simone M. Charles

A Method to Identify Quality Improvement Initiatives in Georgia’s Multijurisdictional Public Health System, Kellie O. Penix, William C. Livingood, Angela Peden, Nandi A. Marshall, Lynn D. Woodhouse, Dayna S. Alexander, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, and Russell B. Toal

An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities, Sara S. Plaspohl

Changes in the Air: Insight from Key Stakeholders at Tobacco-Free Colleges, Sara S. Plaspohl

Creating Our Tobacco-Free Campus: No Butts About It!, Sara S. Plaspohl

Institutional Conflict of Interest, Sara S. Plaspohl

Lessons Learned: Transitioning to a 100% Tobacco-Free University Campus, Sara S. Plaspohl

Teaching Methodology, Sara S. Plaspohl

Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Lessons Learned from a Study-Abroad Trip to China, Sara S. Plaspohl and M. O'Mallon

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Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Impact of Study Abroad Experience on Perceptions of Chinese Culture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Sara S. Plaspohl and Helen M. Taggart

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Calcium Montmorillonite Clay Reduces Urinary Biomarkers of Fumonisin B₁ Exposure in Rats and Humans, Abraham Robinson, Natalie M. Johnson, A. Strey, John F. Taylor, Alicia Marroquin-Cardona, N. J. Mitchell, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Nii-Ayi Ankrah, Jonathan H. Williams, Jia-Sheng Wang, Pauline E. Jolly, R. J. Nachman, and Timothy D. Phillips

Trends and Correlates of Health Care Provider Identification of Overweight in Children Ages 2-15 in the U.S., 2001-2010., Lauren M. Rossen, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Amy M. Branum, A. E. Simon, and Kenneth C. Schoendorf

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Daily Walking and Life Expectancy of Elderly People in the Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study, Hani M. Samawi

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General Pivotal Goodness of Fit Test Based on Kernel Density Estimation, Hani M. Samawi and Robert L. Vogel

A Mixed Method Study of the Relationship between Multiple Morbidity and Colorectal Cancer Screening, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Steven T. Fleming, and Shoshana H. Bardach

H1N1 Preparation and Response, Rachel D. Schwartz

Writing in Public Health, Rachel D. Schwartz

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Diffusion of Practice-based Research in Local Public Health: What Differentiates Adopters from Non-Adopters?, Gulzar H. Shah, Kay Lovelace, and Reba Novich

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Assessing Changes in Community Readiness to Address Driving Under the Influence in Rural Georgia, Joanna Spencer, Moya L. Alfonso, Kristen Harper, and Debbie Bennett

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Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Factors That Relate to Prevention on Rural Roadways, Joanna Spencer, Moya L. Alfonso, Jaymin Patel, David McDermott, and Charlotte Spell

Youth Health Risk: A High from Bath Salts?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss

The Effects of Smoke-Free Laws on Neonatal Health Outcomes in the U.S., Yelena N. Tarasenko, Scott Hankins, and Kenneth C. Schoendorf

Trends in Self-Reported Reasons for Forgoing Colorectal Cancer Screening, Yelena N. Tarasenko, E. A. Miller, and J. D. Parker

Health Care Provider, Parental, and Self Identification of Child Overweight and Weight Loss Attempts Among Children Aged 8-15, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Lauren M. Rossen, Amy M. Branum, A. E. Simon, and Kenneth C. Schoendorf

Community Health Assessment, Stuart H. Tedders and Marie Denis-Luque

Community Health Assessment, Stuart H. Tedders and Marie Denis-Luque

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Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Guatemala and Costa Rica, Adriana Troyo, Danilo Alvarez, Lizeth Taylor, Gabriela Abdalla, Olger Calderon-Arguedas, Maria L. Zambrano, Gregory A. Dasch, Kim A. Lindblade, Laya Hun, Marina Eremeeva, and Alejandra Estevez

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Extent and Nature of Resource Sharing Among Local Health Departments, Joshua Vest and Gulzar H. Shah

AAHE-SOPHE Merger, What Does It Mean for State Associations of AHPERD?, Ashley Walker and Joanne Chopak-Foss

Comparison of In Vivo Optical Spectroscopy and Electrical Cardiometry in Preterm Infants, Barbara Weaver, J. Glenn, Robert L. Vogel, E. L. Long, D. K. Nakayama, and M. Rodriguez

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Evaluators as Change Agents: Building Program Capacity, Ownership, and Use of Data, Lynn D. Woodhouse, William C. Livingood, Russell B. Toal, David W. Keene II, Stuart H. Tedders, Simone M. Charles, Raymona H. Lawrence, and Andrea Kellum

Spline quasi-likelihood regression for right censored data, Lili Yu

Submissions from 2011

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Dying With Their Boots Off: Non-Traumatic Deaths Among American Troops in Vietnam, 1960-1975, David Adams, Sara S. Plaspohl, Melissa Reams, and DeShannon Hardy

Guest Lecture given at Toxicology (BIOL 5243), Biology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

Guest lecture given for the Global Health (CHBE 9335), Department of Community Health, JPHCOPH at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

Community Driven Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions: Findings and Lessons Learned From Sarasota Mobilizes Alcohol Reduction in Teens (SMART), Moya L. Alfonso, Sherri Reynolds, C. Lavarello, and H. Woodcum

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VERB Summer Scorecard: Increasing Physical Activity Among Female Adolescents, Moya L. Alfonso, Zachary Thompson, Jenna Davis, Carol A. Bryant, Anita H. Courtney, Jeff A. Jones, and Robert J. McDermott

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The Believe in All Your Possibilities Campaign: Updating a Social Marketing Campaign on a Shoe String Budget, Moya L. Alfonso, H. Woodcum, Sherri Reynolds, and John S. Luque

Common Read Kick-Off: Ethical Engagement – Panel Discussion of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", M. Beil and Sara S. Plaspohl

Haiti in November 2011: After the Earthquake, Helen Bland

Piti, Piti Zwaso ap Fe Niche Li, Helen Bland

Physical Activity Patterns and Intentions During Pregnancy Among a Sample of Women in Rural Underserved Are of the Southeast United States, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Bridget Melton

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Survival analysis in the presence of complex censoring: Fractional Polynomials in Analyzing Interval-Censored Time-to-Event Data, Ding-Geng Chen, Lili Yu, and Yuhlong Lio

Teen Pregnancy Update: Why are Rates so High in the South?, Joanne Chopak-Foss

Rethinking the Health Curriculum in Georgia: Using a Standards Based Approach to Teach Drug Use Prevention and Risky Sexual Behavior, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Bridget F. Melton

Improving Health Literacy to Reduce Health Risk Behavior in Adolescents, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz

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Anaplasma Phagocytophilum, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Anaplasmataceae as Human Pathogens : Biology, Ecology and Epidemiology, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Epidemic Typhus (Rickettsia prowazekii), Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Rickettsia rickettsii, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (Rickettsia rickettsii), Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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The Genus Rickettsia: Microbiology, Diversity and Taxonomy, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

Analysis of Cancer Screening Behaviors in Females of Evans County, GA, A. Harrell and Stuart H. Tedders

Research Matchmaker (RM): Extending HIT to Support Georgia’s Community-Sponsored Health Initiatives, G. L. Heaberg, H. Reichgelt, and Stuart H. Tedders

The Effect of a Nurse Driven Music Therapy Intervention on Preterm Mothers' Milk Volume and Fat Content, Douglas Keith, Barbara Weaver, and Robert L. Vogel

Pilot Study of Selected Health Trends in Evans County, GA, Joseph Lowry and Stuart H. Tedders

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Personal Floatation Devices: A Community Based Prevention Marketing Approach to Increase Wear Rates, Mary Martinasek, Moya L. Alfonso, James Lindenberger, Justin McBride, and Joy Hazell