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Submissions from 2011

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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

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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

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Lessons Learned From Tobacco-Free U.S. Colleges and Universities, Sara S. Plaspohl

Undergoing an FDA Inspection, Sara S. Plaspohl

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Increased BMI is Associated with School Absenteeism Among US School Aged Children and Adolescents, Ram Polur, Swati Raychowdhury, Stuart H. Tedders, and Jian Zhang

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Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History, Melissa Reams, David Adams, and Sara S. Plaspohl

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Steady State Ranked Gibbs Sampler, Hani M. Samawi, Martin X. Dunbar, and Ding-Geng Chen

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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

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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

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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

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A More Efficient Nonparametric Test of Symmetry Based on the Overlapping Coefficient Using Extreme Ranked Set Sample, Robert L. Vogel and Hani M. Samawi

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Childhood Asthma in Georgia: Comparison with Other States Together, Hani M. Samawi, James H. Stephens, and Gerald R. Ledlow

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A Nonparametric Test of Symmetry Based on the Overlapping Coefficient, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, and Amal Helu

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On Tests of Homogeneity for Partially Matched-Pair Data, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, and Amal Helu

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Precocious Puberty: What Are the Related Risks?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss

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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