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Submissions from 2018
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health in the Us Through Partnerships and Workforce Development, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health – Opportunities, Leadership, and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health – Opportunities, Leadership, and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates responding to and Shaping Public Health to Collaboratively Address Health Inequities, Joseph Telfair
APHA responding to and Shaping Public Health – Links to Academics, Practice and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities, Joseph Telfair
Assessing, Addressing and Responding to Social Determinants of Health in Vulnerable Communities, Joseph Telfair
Cultural Diversity and Public Health – A Practice-Based Perspective, Joseph Telfair
Developing Grant Writing Skills, Joseph Telfair
Development-Enhancement of Assessment Monitoring and Evaluation – Knowledge, Skills, and Tools for Practice, Joseph Telfair
Development-Enhancement of Assessment Monitoring and Evaluation – Knowledge, Skills, and Tools for Practice, Joseph Telfair
Development-Enhancement of Assessment Monitoring and Evaluation – Knowledge, Skills, and Tools for Practice, Joseph Telfair
Healthiest Nation 2030 – Changing Our Future Together, Joseph Telfair
Healthy Hour Conversation, Joseph Telfair
Inequalities – Definitions and Considerations for Health Professionals, Joseph Telfair
More than a Professional Association: The Link Between APHA, Academics, and Practice, Joseph Telfair
PH WINS Presidential Session - Healthy Agency, Healthy People, Joseph Telfair
Pioneers of Health Care Transition, Joseph Telfair
Public Health as an Influencer of Change in Collaboration with Partners & Affiliates, Joseph Telfair
Realizing the Collaborative Strength of Public Health, Its Partners and the Community, Joseph Telfair
Universal Health in the Americas: Role and Perspectives of the AASPA, Joseph Telfair
What is the relationship between Public Health and Education?, James E. Thomas
Health Disparities Among Black MSM and HIV/AIDS, Kimberly Thomas, J. Finney, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Mental Health Issues in Elderly Ages 60 and Over, Grant Voyles, Khatiga Nasir, and Nandi A. Marshall
Characteristics of Local Health Department Leadership and Their Impact on Service Provisions, Kristie Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, and Nathalie Robin
Effects of a Changing Earth on Predicting Microbial Dynamics and Human Health Risks in the Beach Water/Sand Continuum, Chelsea Weiskerger, Joao C. S. Brandão, Claire Robinson, Chris Staley, Greg Kleinheinz, Jean-Pierre Nshimyimana, Julie Kinzelman, Meredith Nevers, Michael Sadowsky, Mantha Phanikumar, Richard Whitman, Tom Edge, Alan Piggot, Alexandria Boehm, Asli Aslan, Brian Badgley, Christopher Heaney, Erin Symonds, Helena Solo-Gabriele, Jay Fleisher, Jody Harwood, Kevan Yamahara, Laura Vogel, Maria Luisa Jordao, Lindsay Avolio, Paivi Merilainen, Tarja Pitkanen, Warish Ahmed, Zachery Staley, and James Klaus
Adolescents’ Perspectives of Facilitators and Barriers to Receiving Comprehensive Sexual Education in Georgia Schools, Daniella R. Williams, Stacy W. Smallwood, William A. Mase, and Andrew Hansen
The Association Between Bullying and Suicide Among Adolescents, S. Williams, K. Rouser, and Sara S. Plaspohl
New Applications of Kullback-Leibler Information as a Measure of Diagnostic Accuracy and Its Relation to Common ROC Indices, Jingjing Yin, Hani M. Samawi, Xinyan Zhang, Lili Yu, Haresh Rochani, and Robert L. Vogel
Poverty: The Hopeless Effect on High School Graduation Rates, L. Young and Sara S. Plaspohl
Misclassification Simulation Extrapolation Procedure for Log-Logistic Survival Data, Lili Yu, Varadan Sevilimedu, Hani Samawi, and Haresh Rochani
Generational Shift of Weight Related Social Norms Causes, Impacts and Solutions, Jian Zhang
Submissions from 2017
A Pilot Study on Nanoparticle Levels and Field Evaluation of N95 Respirator Masks in Construction Sites, Atin Adhikari, Abbas Rashidi, Jacob Schwartz, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Alexis Pawlak, Jefferson W. Doehling, Shane Lewis, and Aniruddha Mitra
World Pneumonia Day 2011-2016: Twitter Contents and Retweets, Md Mohiuddin Adnan, Jingjing Yin, Ashley M. Jackson, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, King-Wa Fu, Nitin Saroha, Benjamin M. Althouse, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Guest Lecture given at Cultural Foods (NTFS 4630), Nutrition and Food Science Program, Health and Kinesiology Department at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Guest Lecture given at Environmental Health (PUBH 6532), Environmental Health Sciences, JPHCOPH 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
Impact of Illegal Mining Activities on Cost of Water Treatment in Ghana, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, James Awuah, and John Suobogbiree
Insight into Potential Impact of Serum Levels of β-Carotenoid on Lung and Colorectal Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Retrospective National Cohort Study, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Blessing Odion, and Jian Zhang
Hepatitis C Virus in the Countries of the Middle East and North Africa: Level of Awareness and Prevention, D. Ahmed, Sara S. Plaspohl, and M. Kiawu
Use of Mobile Health in Prenatal and Postnatal Care - A Systematic Review, Toyin O. Akomolafe, Swaha Pattanaik, and Andrew R. Hansen
Examining the Characteristics of Physicians That Leave Georgia After Their Medical School Training, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Fedelis Mutiso, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Participation of Georgia Physicians in the Physician Quality Reporting System, 2014, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Fedelis Mutiso, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Do Maternal Perceptions of Childhood Obesity Risk Factors and Obesity Complications Predict Support for Prevention Initiatives Among African Americans?, Dayna S. Alexander, Moya L. Alfonso, Chunhua Cao, and Austin Wright
Co-Morbid Alcohol Use Disorders and Overweight/Obesity: A Qualitative Study, Moya L. Alfonso, Emily Eisenhart, Gemma C. Skuraton, and Daniella R. Williams
Eastern Equine Encephalitis and YouTube: A Content Analysis, Corey H. Basch, Elizabeth Blankenship, Jingjing Yin, Christina C. Yarborough, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
English Language YouTube Videos as a Source of Lead Poisoning and Other Lead-Related Information: A Cross-Sectional Study, Corey H. Basch, Ashley M. Jackson, Jingjing Yin, Rodney N. Hammond, Atin Adhikari, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Lyme Disease and Youtube: A Cross-Sectional Study of Video Contents, Corey H. Basch, Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwanza D. Boone, Jingjing Yin, Alyssa Berdnik, Marina E. Eremeeva, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Lyme Disease and YouTube™: A Cross-Sectional Study of Video Contents, Corey H. Basch, Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwanza D. Boone, Jingjing Yin, Alyssa Berdnik, Marina E. Eremeeva, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
TMJ Online: Investigating Temporomandibular Disorders as “TMJ” on YouTube, Corey H. Basch, Jingjing Yin, Aurea J. De Leon, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Information Available on YouTube Related to Tinnitus, Corey H. Basch, Jingjing Yin, Betty Kollia, Adeyemi Adedokun, Stephanie Trusty, Felicia Yeboah, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Contents Affect Retweets: A Cross-Sectional Study of Highly Retweeted Pro-Vaccine Tweets, Elizabeth B. Blankenship, Mary Elizabeth Goff, Jingjing Yin, King-Wa Fu, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Contents Affect Retweets: A Cross-Sectional Study of Highly Retweeted Pro-Vaccine Tweets, Elizabeth B. Blankenship, Mary Elizabeth Goff, Jingjing Yin, King-Wa Fu, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership, Kwabena G. Boakye, Mark D. Hanna, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Angela Peden, and Stuart H. Tedders
Prevalence and Correlates of Anxiety in Rural Populations of Southeast Georgia, R. Bohler, Jennifer O. Ahweyevu, B. Philpot, and Kelly L. Sullivan
Evidence-Based Review of Adult Obesity: Long Work Hours and Sleep Deprivation, T. Bradley, T. Taylor, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Evidence-Based Review to Explore Possible Correlation Between Mass Shooting and Mental Illness, E. Bressler, E. Chisholm, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Burning of Scrap Tires, Firewood and Liquefied Petroleum Gas as Fuel Sources for Singeing Meat in Ghana: Chemical Emissions via Smoke and Health Concerns, Alicia Brown, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Haresh Rochani, and Rachel Barham
Residential Exposure to PM2.5 and PM10 in Homes of South-Eastern Georgia, Amanda Brown, Deonte Martin, and Atin Adhikari
Project PrEP: A Community Health Education Initiative, Julia Cooper, Stacy W. Smallwood, Anne O. Odusanya, Abraham N. Johnson, and Javier Gallard
Periodontal Disease and Incident Venous Thromboembolism: The Atherosclerosis Risk in the Community (ARIC) Study, Logan T. Cowan, Jim S. Pankow, Pamela L. Lutsey, Kamakshi Lakshminarayan, and Aaron R. Folsom
A Tailored Educational Program to Improve Cancer Clinical Trial Participation among African Americans and Latinos, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Claudia Barajas, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, Caree R. McAfee, Pamela Hull, Maureen Sanderson, Juan Canedo, Katina Beard, and Consuelo H. Wilkins
Moving Beyond Tradition: Concerns about Child Well-Being Outweigh the Notions of Trust and Race in Parental Decision-Making of Child Participation in Clinical Trials, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, and Consuelo H. Wilkins
Fish Consumption is Associated with a Decreased Risk of Death among Adults with Diabetes, a 15-Year Follow-Up of a National Cohort, Abraham Deng, Anunay Bhattacharya, Swaha Pattanaik, and Jian Zhang
Obesity Means Having Too Much Body Fat…or Money?, T. Duncan and Sara S. Plaspohl
Exposure to Nanoparticles Including Submicron Silica Dust in a Construction Site During Concrete Blasting, Imaobong Ekpo, Jefferson W. Doehling, Abbas Rashidi, Aniruddha Mitra, Shane Lewis, Jacob Schwartz, and Atin Adhikari
Molecular Markers of Pesticide Resistance and Pathogens in Human Head Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) From Rural Georgia, USA, Marina E. Eremeeva, Danielle Capps, Emmanuel B. Winful, Shamta Warang, Sarah E. Braswell, Nikolay K. Tokarevich, Denise L. Bonilla, and Lance A. Durden
Zika-Virus-Related Photo Sharing on Pinterest and Instagram, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Elizabeth B. Blankenship, Mary Elizabeth Goff, Lindsay A. Mullican, Kwun Cheung Chan, Nitin Saroha, Carmen H. Duke, Marina E. Eremeeva, King-Wa Fu, and Zion Tsz Ho Tse
#GlobalHealth on Twitter: Analysis of Tweets on #Malaria, #HIV, #TB, #NCDS, and #NTDS, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Ashley M. Jackson, Jennifer Ahweyevu, Jordan H. Grizzle, Jingjing Yin, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, Juliet N. Sekandi, and King-Wa Fu
#GlobalHealth on Twitter: Analysis of Tweets on #Malaria, #HIV, #TB, #NCDS, and #NTDS, Isaac Fung, Ashley Jackson, Jennifer O. Ahweyevu, Jordan Grizzle, and Jingjing Yin
Lactation Legislation and Its Implications in the United States: Systematic Literature Review, Whitney Hamilton, Julie Reagan, and Yelena N. Tarasenko
Engaging Community Stakeholders to Inform Healthful City Redevelopment and Land Use, Andrew R. Hansen, Irina Melnic, Valamar Reagon, Melissa Hester, and Levi Ross
Evidence-Based Review to Support More Rigorious Nationwide School Vaccination Mandates, V. Hearn, S. Wagener, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Who’s Reading Food Labels? Tracking Nutrition Label Usage Across Major Races/Ethnicities in the U.S., NHANES 2007-2010, Melissa Hester, Denisha Allicock, Andrew R. Hansen, and Jian Zhang
Incongruent Trends in Parents Being Notified of Their Child’s Overweight/Obesity Status: Parent Reports, NHANES 1999–2014, Melissa Hester, Andrew R. Hansen, Amy A. Hackney, Dziyana Nazaruk, Dustin T. Duncan, and Jian Zhang
Utilization of Automobile Tires to Singe Meat for Human Consumption in Three Major Cities of Ghana: International Public Health Implications, Tempest D. Hill, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Gulzar H. Shah, Andrew R. Hansen, and Veeravalli Sevilimedu
Adolescent Suicide and Cyberbullying, S. Hooper, M. Mendes, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Evidence-Based Review of Factors that Influence Vegetable Intake for U.S. Children and Adults, Megan Hudson, Bresa Daise, and Sara S. Plaspohl
#CDCGrandRounds and #VitalSigns: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Twitter Data, Ashley Jackson, Lindsay Mullican, Jingjing Yin, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, King-Wa Fu, Jennifer O. Ahweyevu, and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Exposure to Airborne PM2.5, PM10, and Other Particles in Rural Georgia Farming Operations, Jawon Jones, Deonte Martin, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, and Atin Adhikari
Deep Fried Dharma, Jeffery A. Jones
Stressors and Pre-Term Births, E. Jordan and Sara S. Plaspohl
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patterns in Time From Diagnosis to Initial Treatment Among Tricare Beneficiaries, Linda G. Kimsey, Avni Patel, Jeffrey Sparks, and Tracey Koehlmoos
Assessment of Socio-Demographic Characteristics and Depression Among Residents of Southeast Georgia, M. Lawrence, O. Oyibo, E. Enabulele, and Kelly L. Sullivan
Occupational Exposure to Bacteria, Molds and Particulate Matter in Citrus Greenhouses, Deonte Martin, Jawon Jones, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, and Atin Adhikari
Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement, William A. Mase, Bettye A. Apenteng, Lisa Carhuff, Mark D. Hanna, Kwabena G. Boakye, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Stuart H. Tedders, and Patricia Whaley
Best-Practice Strategies for Engaging Community Stakeholders and Patients as Partners in Research, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble and Velma McBride Murry
Community Health Ambassadors: A Novel Strategy for Engaging Patients with Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Michael R. DeBaun
Establishment of the Tennessee-Sickle Cell Disease Network as a Mechanism for Engaging a Rare Disease Population in Patient Centered Outcomes Research, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Michael R. DeBaun
Leveraging Partnerships, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Michael R. DeBaun
“I Really Don’t Have No Understanding About It”: An Insider Perspective from Patients with Sickle Cell Trait, Tilicia L. Mayo-Gamble, David G. Schlundt, and Velma McBride Murry
Identifying Factors Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorder Based on a Comprehensive National Survey, Chen Mo, Kotwoallama Zerbo, Jingjing Yin, and Hani Samawi
#GrandRounds and #VitalSigns: A Twitter Analysis, Lindsay Mullican, Jimmy Jenkins, Ashley M. Jackson, Jingjing Yin, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, Hai Liang, King-Wa Fu, Jennifer O. Ahweyevu, and Isaac Fung
Evidence-Based Review for Research on Childhood/Adolescent Obesity, L. Mutcherson, E. McConico, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Solo Practice Physicians in Georgia, Fedelis Mutiso, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Association of Obesity’s and Participation in Preventive Health Activities in Southeast Georgia, K. Nance, L. Cooper, D. Oguoma-Richards, and Kelly L. Sullivan
Disparities Faced by Minority Women in the U.S. While Obtaining Services for Sexual Health, K. Nasir and Sara S. Plaspohl
Impact of Local Boards of Health (LBoH) Governance Functions on Local Health Departments (LHDs) Policy Making or Advocacy Activities, Bobbie J. Newell and Gulzar H. Shah
Association of Education and Physical Activity in Rural Georgia, Olanipekun Ianny Ntukidem, P. Durflinger, Zachariah A. Coles, and Kelly L. Sullivan
Occupational Exposure to Bacteria and Molds in a South-Eastern Citrus Farm, Emmanuela Nwaonumah, Deonte Martin, Jawon Jones, and Atin Adhikari
