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Submissions from 2018
Utilization of Scrap Tires Versus Firewood and Liquefied Petroleum Gas as Fuels for Singeing Meat in Ghana: Chemical Emissions via Smoke, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, A. Brown, M. Rao, Atin Adhikari, and Hani M. Samawi
Food Waste on Georgia Southern Campus, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Rebecca L. Larson, Felix Twum, Cathony Reid, Alicia Brown, and Hani Samawi
Food Waste on Georgia Southern Campus, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Rebecca L. Larson, Felix Twum, Cathony Reid, Alicia Brown, and Hani Samawi
Using Twitter to Track Unplanned School Closures: Georgia Public Schools, 2015-17, Jennifer O. Ahweyevu, Ngozi Pearl Chukwudebe, Brittany Morgan Buchanan, Jingjing Yin, Xiaolu Zhou, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Gerardo Chowell, Bishwa B. Adhikari, and Isaac Fung
Identifying Factors Associated with Employee Turnover Intent in a Rural Hospital, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
Trends in Emergency Department Utilization in Georgia, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Association Between Local Health Departments’ Engagement in PAHB Accreditation and Their Financial Resiliency, Ghadeer M. Albashir, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, and William A. Mase
An Open Discussion of Ethical Issues Using the AEA’s Ethical Framework for Evaluators, Moya L. Alfonso
Formative Evaluation and Community Health Assessments: A Skill Building Workshop, Moya L. Alfonso
Media Advocacy as a Service Learning Assignment: Assisting a Rural Domestic Violence Shelter, Moya L. Alfonso, Sean Bear, and Kathy Jenkins
A Community Health Assessment of African American Health in a Former Slave Community: Findings from Rural Georgia, Moya L. Alfonso, Glenn M. Jackson, Abraham Johnson, and Maria I. Olivas
Engaging Rural and Urban Communities to Address Health Disparities, Moya L. Alfonso, Glenn M. Jackson, Abraham Johnson, and Maria I. Olivas
Using University-Community Partnerships to Stimulate Critical Thinking, Moya L. Alfonso and Abraham Johnson
Painting a Clear Picture: Using Data for Evidence-Based Decision-Making, Bettye A. Apenteng
Strategies Adopted By Rural Hospitals in the US for Financial Sustainability, Bettye A. Apenteng, Angela Peden, Raymona H. Lawrence, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, William A. Mase, and James H. Stephens
Positioning Rural Hospitals for Sustainability and Where and How Telehealth Works, Bettye A. Apenteng, Angela Peden, Raymona H. Lawrence, Emmanuel Akowuah, James H. Stephens, and Sherrie Williams
What is in your Water? The state of the private well water quality in Evans County, Asli Aslan
Legionella Occurrence in Hot Water Tanks in Rural Drinking Water Systems, Asli Aslan, S. Barron, and Zachariah A. Coles
Challenges to Remove the Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli for Wastewater Reuse, Asli Aslan, Zachariah A. Coles, Anunay Bhattacharya, and Kendell W. Anderson
Evidence-Based Behavioral and Social Factors of Colorectal Cancer Screening in African American Men, Ages 50 and Older, L. Beal and Sara S. Plaspohl
PRECEED-PROCEED Model for HIV Reduction in High School Students in the Hopi Tribe, Emily Bressler and Nandi A. Marshall
Monitoring Different Social Media Platforms to Report Unplanned School Closures Due to Wildfires in California, October & December 2017, Brittany Morgan Buchanan, Haley I. Evans, Emily A. Duncan, Jingjing Yin, Xiaolu Zhou, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Bishwa B. Adhikari, Martin I. Meltzer, Gerardo Chowell, and Isaac Fung
Fall Prevention in the Elderly, Ernest Chisholm, Tahpenes Bradley, and Nandi A. Marshall
Interventions Aimed at Increasing Vegetable Consumption for Adults and Adolescents: An Evidence-Based Review, C. Cook, J. Crumley, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Triggering of Coronary Heart Disease by Infection Type: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study, Logan T. Cowan, Pamela L. Lutsey, Jim S. Pankow, Kunihiro Matsushita, and Junichi Ishigami
Development of a Framework to Enhance Dissemination of Tailored Research Results to Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Improving Dissemination of Individualized Research Results to Communities: Use of an Academic-community Partnership to Develop a Framework, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Program Planning and Evaluation of How Food Insecurities Affect Children During the Summer Months, Bresa Diase, Megan Hudson, and Nandi A. Marshall
Preventive Measures Among Obese Children and Adolescents: Comparison of Interventions, T. Dorsey and Sara S. Plaspohl
Benefits of Resistance Training in Undergraduate Males, Tevin Duncan, Nandi A. Marshall, and Sara S. Plaspohl
The Use of Social Media for Emergency Response: How Do Georgia Public Health Districts Compare?, Imaobong Ekpo, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Utilization and Engagement Among Public Health Districts, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
Other Rickettsial Species, Marina E. Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch
Teaching Support—Training and Supporting Teaching Assistants, R. Gregory Evans
The Intersection of Pandemics and Biopreparedness, R. Gregory Evans
The Intersectionality of Biomedical Engineering and Public Health in West Africa, Pascal Felix and Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Mediterranean Diet in the Prevention of Breast Cancer, A. Hanna and Sara S. Plaspohl
Breast Cancer Survivorship Resources in Bulloch and Surrounding Counties in Georgia, Daneisha Hawkins, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Swaha Pattanaik, and J. Johns
Chronic Pain Management Program for Beaufort County Active Duty Military: An Application of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Program-Planning Model, Victoria Hearn and Nandi A. Marshall
“Grind Well”: Improving Quality of Life Outcomes Among Black Males, Stephanie Hooper, Dwayne Lofton, and Nandi A. Marshall
Identification of Unplanned Closure of K-12 Schools via Twitter and Online Systematic Search: A Pilot Study of Public Schools in Michigan, September 2015 – June 2016, Ashley M. Jackson, Lindsay Mullican, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Jingjing Yin, Dharamendra Kumar, and Isaac Fung
Geographical Analysis of Opioid Epidemic in Georgia, Shobana Jayaraman, William A. Mase, A. Blackwell, B. Ibe, and M. Dennis
Exploring Psychosocial Factors and Sexual Risk Behavior Of Men Who Have Sex With Men In The United States Military, Erin Jordan, Stacy W. Smallwood, Haresh Rochani, and Jeffery A. Jones
Twitter Sentiment Toward Autism During Autism Awareness Month, Jeffrey P. Kaleta, Jingjing Yin, and Sushmita Khan
The Efficiency of Ranking Count Data with Excess Zeros, Deborah A. Kanda and Jingjing Yin
The Impact of PM 2.5 on Lung and Bronchial Cancers: Regression and Time Series Analysis in the U.S. from 1999 to 2014, Jing Kersey, Jingjing Yin, Atin Adhikari, Xiaolu Zhou, Weitian Tong, and Lixin Li
Tobacco Policies at Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Festivals: 100 Most Populous Cities, USA, 2017, Joseph Lee, Jasmine Spivey, and Stacy W. Smallwood
Applying Survival Analysis and Count Models to Twitter Data, Congjian Liu, Jingjing Yin, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, and Lindsay A. Mullican
Jekyll Island Partnership for Planning: Leveraging Resources to Create Community Programs, Nandi A. Marshall and LeKara Simmons
Leveraging Partnerships, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Areas of Burden in Sickle Cell Disease Management, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble and Velma McBride Murry
Technology Access and Preferences for Smartphone Application Content Among Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble and Velma McBride Murry
The Forest Hill High School Project, Elisabeth McConico and Nandi A. Marshall
Eating Better for African American Young Males, Mande'-kan Mendes and Nandi A. Marshall
Socioeconomic Status & Hesitancy: Barriers to Infant Vaccination in the United States, Jacquelyn Mesenbrink, D. Howlett, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Nanoparticle Exposure Levels in Indoor and Outdoor Demolition Sites, Aniruddha Mitra, Abbas Rashidi, Shane Lewis, Jefferson W. Doehling, Alexis Pawlak, Jacob Schwartz, Imaobong B. Ekpo, and Atin Adhikari
Application of Regression Analysis on Text-Mining Data Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder from Twitter: A Pilot Study, Chen Mo, Jingjing Yin, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, and Zion Tsz Ho Tse
Access to Care for Military Families, Lakeysha Mutcherson and Nandi A. Marshall
Health Care Provider Support for Physical Activity in Women, Aged 20-44 Years, in Georgia: A Qualitative Study, Dziyana Nazaruk, Stuart H. Tedders, and Andrew R. Hansen
An Ethnographic Analysis of Health Resources in the Willow Hill Community, Maria I. Olivas and Moya L. Alfonso
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, Bettye A. Apenteng, and William A. Mase
Analysis of Ambient Air Pollution Monitoring and the Effects on Urban Population: A Systematic Literature Review, M. Peterson, B. Newsome, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Gender Identity and the Outside Influence of Gender Roles and Stereotypes, Sara S. Plaspohl
Sharing the Wealth: Using the GTF Experience to Mentor Faculty Peers, Sara S. Plaspohl
Case Study: Student-Led Initiative for Development of Public Health Leadership Skills Among College Students, Sara S. Plaspohl, Nandi A. Marshall, Po'Teea Morris-Hunter, and Vanessa Manning
Collaboration Between Public Health and Planning Professionals to Improve Quality of Life for Georgia Communities: Planners4Health, Sara S. Plaspohl, Whitney Shepherd, and Randy McCall
Planners4Health: Interdisciplinary Partnership Opportunities Between Public Health and Planning Professionals in Georgia to Promote Healthy Communities, Sara S. Plaspohl, Whitney Shepherd, and Randy McCall
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Self-management Tools for Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Andrew Hansen
Sickle Cell Disease and Self-Management Tools, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Andrew R. Hansen
Depression and Coping in Sickle Cell, Delores Phylinda Quasi-Woode
Role Models: Understanding the Influence of Black Female Students on Other’s Health, I. Reid, K. Felder, A. Rodney, A. Griffin, K. Watson, Krista D. Mincey, Tyra Gross, and Nandi A. Marshall
Sensitivity Analysis for Non-ignorable Missing Data With Misclassification Error, Haresh Rochani, Hani Samawi, and Lili Yu
Correction of Misclassification Error in Presence of Non-Ignorable Missing Data, Haresh Rochani, Lili Yu, and Hani Samawi
Grown Woman: Understanding What Influences Health Behaviors in Black Female Students at a HBCU, A. Rodney, Krista D. Mincey, Tyra Gross, Nandi A. Marshall, K. Felder, A. Griffin, I. Reid, and K. Watson
On Quantiles Estimation Based on Different Stratified Sampling with Optimal Allocation, Hani M. Samawi, Jingjing Yin, Arpita Chatterjee, and Haresh Rochani
Notes on Kernel Based Mode Estimation Using More Efficient Sampling Designs, Hani Samawi, Jingjing Yin, Arpita Chatterjee, and Haresh Rochani
Proposed Program: Comprehensive Sexual Health Education for Public School Students in Chatham County, Georgia Aged 12-19 Years Old, Akeya Sanders and Nandi A. Marshall
The Effects of Stoke’s Drag, Electrostatic Force and Charge on Penetration of Nanoparticles Through N95 Respirators, Jacob Schwartz, Maxim Durach, Aniruddha Mitra, Abbas Rashidi, Glen Sage, and Atin Adhikari
Teaching Public Health Content and Competencies Through Immersive Role Play Applications, Rachel D. Schwartz
Enhancing Social Epidemiology Education Through the Development Of a Service-learning Project in a Rural Community, Jessica S. Schwind
The Role of the Media and the Health Professional in Risk Communication, Jessica S. Schwind
Barriers to Vaccination in Children 19 to 35 in the United States, A. Scurry, E. Smarr-Allen, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Local Health Department Information Systems, their Interoperability and Impact on Health Disparities, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, and Kristie Cason Waterfield
Nature of Local Health Departments Partnerships With Hospitals for Community Health Needs Assessment and Other Mutual Needs, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, Kristie Waterfield, and Bushra G. Shah
Influence of Serum B-cryptoxanthin on Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-year Follow-up Cohort Study, Padmini Shankar, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, and Jian Zhang
From the Page to the Platform: Writing for Social Change, Stacy Smallwood
Resisting the Closet: Aging in the LGBTQ Community, Stacy Smallwood
BRFSS: Bridging Teaching and Research, Kelly L. Sullivan
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Insufficient Sleep: Persistent Association Through Life, Kelly L. Sullivan and Diane Donaly
Adverse Childhood Experiences and Insufficient Sleep up to 50 Years Later, Kelly L. Sullivan and Diane K. Donley
Accomplishments that Matter - APHA, Affiliates responding to and Shaping Public Health, Joseph Telfair
Addressing Inequities – Poverty, Social Determinants and Viable Solutions, Joseph Telfair
An Overview of APHA and Affiliates Working to Collaboratively Address Health Inequities, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Making Health a Shared Value – Promoting and Implementing Health in All Sectors and Policies, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates, Partners Collaborating to Promote and Sustain a Culture of Health, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates, Partners responding to and Shaping Public Health Outcomes, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates responding to and Shaping Public Health – Emerging Challenges, Opportunities Advocacy and Change, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health – Emerging Challenges, Opportunities for Leadership, Advocacy and Change, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health – Health Equity, Workforce, Emerging Challenges and Opportunities, Joseph Telfair
