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Submissions from 2011
Rickettsia and Coxiella, Robert F. Massung, Marina E. Eremeeva, and Gregory A. Dasch
Do Pregnant Women Understand the Link Between Their Own Physical Activity and Their Child’s Health?, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall
Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Prenatal Physical Activity Education, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion
Characteristics of Youth Who Participated in the VERB Summer Scorecard Physical Activity Promotion Program, Jen Nickelson, Moya L. Alfonso, Robert J. McDermott, Carol A. Bryant, and Julie A. Baldwin
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
Lessons Learned from Georgia’s Tobacco-Free Colleges, Sara S. Plaspohl
Lessons Learned From Tobacco-Free U.S. Colleges and Universities, Sara S. Plaspohl
Undergoing an FDA Inspection, Sara S. Plaspohl
Increased BMI is Associated with School Absenteeism Among US School Aged Children and Adolescents, Ram Polur, Swati Raychowdhury, Stuart H. Tedders, and Jian Zhang
Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History, Melissa Reams, David Adams, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Steady State Ranked Gibbs Sampler, Hani M. Samawi, Martin X. Dunbar, and Ding-Geng Chen
An Optimal Nonparametric Test of Symmetry Based on the Overlapping Coefficient Using an Extreme Ranked Set Sample: Application to Noninvasive Measurement of Cardiac Output by Electrical Velocimetry in Neonates, Hani M. Samawi and Robert L. Vogel
Are We Out of the Woods Yet? Impact of Economic Recession on Local Health Departments’ (LHDs) Budget, Workforce, and Program Cuts, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Christine B. Bhutta
Local Health Departments’ Governance: A Visual Display Using LHD Shape Files, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Reba Novich
Local Health Departments’ (LHDs) Meaningful Use Readiness, General Informatics Capacity, Needs, and Barriers, Gulzar H. Shah Dr. and Valerie Rogers
Healthcare Reform in the United States, James H. Stephens
Healthcare Reform in the United States, James H. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning in United States Hospitals, James H. Stephens, Bernard J. Kerr, Gerald R. Ledlow, and Clyde Killian
Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine, Helen M. Taggart, Sara S. Plaspohl, and M. O'Mallon
A More Efficient Nonparametric Test of Symmetry Based on the Overlapping Coefficient Using Extreme Ranked Set Sample, Robert L. Vogel and Hani M. Samawi
Effects of Music Therapy-Based Listening Interventions on the Quantity and Quality of Breast Milk Produced by Mothers Using a Breast Pump, Robert L. Vogel, Barbara Weaver, and Douglas Keith
Effect of a Maternal Simulated Intervention on Physiologic and Developmental Behaviors of 28-34 Week Gestation Infants in a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Robert L. Vogel, Barbara Weaver, and Kendra Russell
Using Formative Evaluation and QI Processes in Five Unique Community Programs as They Move Toward Meeting Local and Cross-site Outcomes: Year Two Findings and Lessons Learned, Lynn D. Woodhouse, Russell B. Toal, David W. Keene II, William C. Livingood, Laura H. Gunn, Cassandra Arroyo, Simone M. Charles, and Stuart H. Tedders
Submissions from 2010
Dust-Off: Predictors of American Medevac Losses During the Vietnam War, David Adams and Sara S. Plaspohl
Guest Lecture given at Exposure and Impact Analysis (ENVH 7233) course, Environmental Health Sciences Discipline, JPHCOPH at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest Lecture given at Toxicology (BIOL 5243), Biology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest lecture given for the Human Nutrition (NTFS 3534), Nutrition and Food Science Program, Health and Kinesiology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
A Mixed-Methods Design Informed by CBPR for the Adaptation of an EBI for Latinos with Minor Depression and Chronic Disease, Claudia X. Aguado Loi, Jaime Corvin, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Moya L. Alfonso, Linda M. Callejas, Maria Serrano, Julio Herrera, Phyllis Panzano, Maria Pinzon, Peter Toyinbo, and Junius Gonzales
Believe in All Your Possibilities: Outcome Evaluation Results, Moya L. Alfonso, K. McCormack Brown, Sherri Reynolds, Robert J. McDermott, and Carol A. Bryant
Brominated Flame Retardants in Offices in Michigan, USA, Stuart A. Batterman, Sergei Chernyak, Chunrong Jia, and Simone M. Charles
Haiti: Reflecting Back, Looking Forward, Helen Bland
Nutrition Intervention for College Students: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic, Helen W. Bland, Bridget F. Melton, and Amy Jo Riggs
Interval-Censoring in Biomedical and Biopharmaceutical Clinical Trials, Ding-Geng Chen, Karl E. Peace, Lili Yu, Y. L. Lio, and Yibin Wang
Incorporating Health Education Instruction in Afterschool Programs: Benefits to Students and Teachers, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Let’s Talk about Sex, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Bridget F. Melton
Precocious Puberty: Implications for Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz
Minor Depression and Chronic Disease Among Latinos: Translating Research Into Practice, Jaime Corvin, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Claudia Aguado Loi, Moya L. Alfonso, Linda M. Callejas, Julio Herrera, Phyllis Panzano, Maria Serrano, Peter Toyinbo, Maria Pinzon, and Junius Gonzales
Using a Checklist to Improve Family Communications in Trauma Care, Bradley M. Dennis, Leon N. Sykes, Robert L. Vogel, Cecil E. Brown, Tracy L. Nolan, Kyle Flowers, Don K. Nakayama, and Dennis W. Ashley
Sources and Migration of VOCs in Mixed- Use Buildings, Chunrong Jia, Christopher Godwin, Stuart A. Batterman, Simone M. Charles, and J. Y. Chin
Latinos Reduciendo el Diabetes en Southeast Georgia, Mondi Mason, L. Anderson, Andrea Hinojosa, C. Florez, S. Herrera, L. Florez, and Stuart H. Tedders
Physical Activity Motivations in College Students, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Trevor J. Egli
Differences in Exercise Motivation Between Age, Gender and Race for College Students, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Trevor J. Egli
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection with a Vancomycin MIC>1MCG/ML, M. A. Meyer, J. Lin, M. Meloy, Kathryn Kennedy, and Robert L. Vogel
Live Well With Stem Cells: Health Educators and Biomedical Technology, M. H. Owens and Helen W. Bland
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
Ethical Theories/Moral Issues in Health, Research Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl
Human Subject Protections and IRB: Getting Friendly with the Research Process for Nurse Residents, Sara S. Plaspohl
Institutional Review Boards, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Trends & Lessons Learned, Sara S. Plaspohl
Fun Nutritional Activities, Amy Jo Riggs, Bridget Melton, and Helen W. Bland
Childhood Asthma in Georgia: Comparison with Other States Together, Hani M. Samawi, James H. Stephens, and Gerald R. Ledlow
A Nonparametric Test of Symmetry Based on the Overlapping Coefficient, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, and Amal Helu
On Tests of Homogeneity for Partially Matched-Pair Data, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, and Amal Helu
Factors Leading to an Increased Frequency of ER Visits Among Uninsured Patients With an Established Medical Home, Varadan Sevilimedu, Richard Dent, Robert L. Vogel, and Miriam Rittenmeyer
The Impact of Economic Downturn on Local Public Health: Qualitative Data Analysis of Decision Drivers, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Rachel Willard
Assessing Risk in Health and Health Disparities, Robert L. Vogel
Essential Statistics for Surgeons, Robert L. Vogel
Helpful Suggestions When Reading the Medical Literature, Robert L. Vogel
Local Health Department Funding Cuts and Impacts, Rachel Willard, Carolyn J. Leep, and Gulzar H. Shah Dr.
HIV and Hepatocellular and Esophageal Carcinomas Related to Consumption of Mycotoxin-Prone Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa, Jonathan H. Williams, Jessica A. Grubbs, Jerry W. Davis, Jia-Sheng Wang, Pauline E. Jolly, Nii-Ayi Ankrah, William O. Ellis, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Natalie M. Johnson, Abraham G. Robinson, and Timothy D. Phillips
Evaluation of a Multi-Site Asthma Program Initiative: Linking Program Activities with Distal Outcomes to Demonstrate Systems Change, Lynn D. Woodhouse, Russ Toal, Laura H. Gunn, DeAnna Keene, Cassandra Arroyo, Stuart H. Tedders, Simone Charles, and Trang Nguyen
Rural-Urban Differences in Access to Preventive Care Services, Jiyoon Yoon and Stuart H. Tedders
Extended Quasi-likelihood for right censored data, Lili Yu
Nonarametric quasi-likelihood for right censored data, Lili Yu
Submissions from 2009
Guest Lecture given at Health Disparity and the Rural Underserved (CHBE 9331) course, Epidemiology, JPHCOPH at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest Lecture given at Toxicology (BIOL 5243), Biology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Concentrations and Emissions of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers from U.S. Houses and Garages, Stuart A. Batterman, Sergei Chernyak, Chunrong Jia, Christopher Godwin, and Simone M. Charles
Stress Tolerance Among the Millennials: Issues of Measurement, Helen W. Bland and Bridget F. Melton
Evaluation of Drive Alive: A Program to Increase Seat Belt Use Among High Risk Teens in Rural Georgia, Katie M. Burkett and James H. Stephens
Maternal and Infant Characteristics Affecting Neonatal Mortality in Georgia Infants between 1995-2004, Vaibhav Garg, Laura H. Gunn, and Diana Sturges
Health Literacy Knowledge and Perceptions Among College Students, Brenda Matzke, Elaine Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Improving Health Education Using a Hybrid Model, Bridget Melton, Helen Bland, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Addressing the Obesity Epidemic Within the Physical Activity Classroom, Bridget Melton and Helen W. Bland
Implementing the New Health Education Program Standards: Best Practices That Align With the Proposed Health Education Standards for Georgia, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Top 10 Ways to Get a Graduate Assistantship, Bridget F. Melton and Andrew R. Hansen
Appropriate Practices in College/University Physical Activity Instructional Programs, Bridget F. Melton, Michele M. Sweeney, Jared A. Russel, and Carrie L. Moore
Research Design in Nursing, Research Ethics: Human Subject Protections, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Writing IRB Policies and Procedures, Sara S. Plaspohl
Electrical Cardiometry in the NICU, is it Feasible?, M. Rodriguez, B. Weaver, A. Bozeman, B. Ngoc, Robert L. Vogel, and Joseph M. Van De Water
On Nonparametric Tests for Partially Correlated Data With Application to Public Health Issues, Hani M. Samawi, Lili Yu, Robert L. Vogel, and Laura H. Gunn
Factors Associated with Recent Budget Reductions for Local Public Health Agencies, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Barbara Laymon
CEO Succession Planning in U.S. Hospitals, James H. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning in United States Hospital, James H. Stephens and Gerald R. Ledlow
Developing a New Master of Healthcare Administration Program, James H. Stephens, Gerald R. Ledlow, and Renee B. Hotchkiss
Media’s Influence on Youth: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Precocious Puberty: What Are the Related Risks?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Analysis of Subgroup Data in Clinical Trials, Kao-Tai Tsai and Karl E. Peace
An Easy and Convenient Method for Constructing Contrasts, Robert Vogel
Designing Clinical Research, Robert L. Vogel
Electrical Cardiometry in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Robert L. Vogel
Public Health Issues in Georgia, Robert L. Vogel
Public Health Issues in Georgia, Robert L. Vogel
