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Submissions from 2015

Conceptual Logical Framework & Building Evidence for Practice, Joseph Telfair

Cross Cultural Differences in Women’s Health, Joseph Telfair

Health Inequities and Disparities in the Black Community, Joseph Telfair

Use of Program Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) in Research – Overview of Concepts and Methods, Joseph Telfair

My personal journey to Public Health and success in college, James Thomas

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Use of Facebook by Local Health Departments: Activity and Focus Areas, Rakhi Trivedi and Gulzar H. Shah

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Use of Facebook by Local Health Departments: Activity and Focus Areas, Rakhi Trivedi and Gulzar H. Shah

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A Metabolic Profile of Doctor-Diagnosed Overweight Children, John Twarog, Nikita Patel, and Jian Zhang

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Weight Misperception and School Absenteeism in Adolescents, John Twarog and Jian Zhang

Impact of an Educational Video on Prostate Cancer Knowledge Among African-American Men, Brandon Wilcher, Wayne Lawrence, Jarrett Johnson, Heather Guerreso, and Levi Ross

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A Qualitative Analysis of the Status, Benefits, and Barriers of Electronic Health Record Implementation in Local Health Departments, Karmen S. Williams, Akrati Gupta, Gulzar H. Shah, and Jonathon P. Leider

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A Qualitative Analysis of the Status, Benefits, and Barriers of Electronic Health Records Implementation in Local Health Departments, Karmen S. Williams, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, and Akrati Gupta

Multiple regression model selection, Jingjing Yin and Chen Mo

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Improved Estimation of Youden Index and Associated Optimal Cut-off Point Under Different Sampling Schemes, Jingjing Yin, Hani Samawi, and Daniel F. Linder

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Improved Estimation of Area Under the ROC Curve Using Ranked Set Sampling, Jingjing Yin, Hani M. Samawi, and Yi Hao

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Improved Estimation of Diagnostic Cut-Off Point Associated with Youden Index Using Ranked Set Sampling, Jingjing Yin, Hani M. Samawi, Chen Mo, and Daniel F. Linder

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Exact Confidence Band for Binormal ROC Curve, Jingjing Yin and Lili Tian

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On Stratified Bivariate Ranked Set Sampling with Optimal Allocation for Naive and Ratio Estimators, Lili Yu, Hani M. Samawi, Daniel F. Linder, Arpita Chatterjee, Yisong Huang, and Robert L. Vogel

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Longitudinal Study of Gait Dysfunction in Friedreich's Ataxia Using the GAITRite Walkway System, Theresa A. Zesiewicz, Clifton Gooch, Seok Hun Kim, Jennifer Farmer, Israt Jahan, Yangxin Huang, Jason L. Salemi, Kelly L. Sullivan, and Jeannie Stephenson

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Correlation of GAITRite Walkway System and Biodex Balance System Measures to the FARS Score in Friedreich's Ataxia Patients: A Validation Study, Theresa A. Zesiewicz, Seok Hun Kim, Clifton Gooch, Jennifer Farmer, Yangxin Huang, Jason Salemi, Israt Jahan, Kelly L. Sullivan, Lynn Weckers, and Jeannie Stephenson

Blood pressure dynamic among pediatric population, 1988 – 2012, Jian Zhang

Negative Consequence of Dichotomizing a Continuous Variable – Case Study of Pediatric Blood Pressure, Jian Zhang

A Generalized Birth and Death Process for Modeling the Fates of Gene Duplication, Jing Zhao, Ashley Teufel, David Liberles, Lili Yu, and Liang Liu

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Racial Disparities in Emergency General Surgery: Do Differences in Outcomes Persist Among Universally-Insured Military Patients?, Cheryl K. Zogg, Wei Jiang, Muhammed Ali Chaudhary, Adil A. Shah, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Joel S. Weissman, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Louis L. Nguyen, Lorens A. Helmchen, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Peter A. Learn, and Adil H. Haider

Submissions from 2014

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Dustborne and Airborne Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria in High Versus Low ERMI Homes, Atin Adhikari, Eric M. Kettleson, Stephen Vesper, Sudhir Kumar, David L. Popham, Christopher Schaffer, Reshmi Indugula, Kanistha Chatterjee, Karteek A. Allam, and Sergey A. Grinshpun

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Glyphosate-Rich Air Samples Induce Strong IL-33, TSLP Expression and Generate IL-13-Dependent Airway Inflammation, Atin Adhikari, Sudhir Kumar, Marat Khodoun, Eric Kettleson, Christopher McKnight, Tiina Reponen, and Sergey A. Grinshpun

Guest Lecture given at Environmental Health (PUBH 6532), Environmental Health Sciences, JPHCOPH at Georgia Southern University, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

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 Global Health (CHBE 9335), Department of Community Health, JPHCOPH 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

Keynote Speech: Public Health and Economic Impacts Associated with Illegal Mining Activities in Ghana, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu

Community-Based Participatory Public Health Research: Core Principles and Participatory Approaches to Addressing Rural and International Health Disparities, Moya Alfonso PhD

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An Exploration of the Health-Related Needs and Assets of Children Living in a Community Founded by Former Slaves, Moya L. Alfonso, Gayle Jackson, Gemma Skuraton, Emily Earnest, Jeseseme Omoraun, Kristen Pruitt, Kandyce Reeves, Shalisa Robinson, Yvette Steele, Pei-Ling Tseng, Chantavious Wyatt, and Alvin Jackson

Community Health Assessments: Evaluating Communities’ Needs and Assets, Moya L. Alfonso and John S. Luque

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Understanding Forced Sex During Adolescence: An Exploratory Study of Risk and Protective Factors, Moya L. Alfonso and Sherri Reynolds

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Service Learning in Community Health: Lessons Learned from a Multi-Course Needs Assessment, Moya L. Alfonso, Mara M. Usry, and Ben Massey

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"It All Goes Back to the Services": A Rural/Urban Comparison of Barriers and Facilitators to Disability Services, Moya L. Alfonso, Ashley D. Walker, Gavin T. Colquitt, Akrati Gupta, and Joseph Telfair

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How Physical Activity Affects Stress Levels in Elementary Students, Courtney Allen, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton

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Influence of the Extreme Conditions on the Water Quality and Material Exchange Flux in the Strait of Istanbul, Hüsne Altıok, Asli Aslan, Süleyman Övez, Nazli Demirel, Ahsen Yüksek, Nur Kiratli, Seyfettin Taş, and Ahmet Edip Müftüoğlu

Global Health Population and Public Health Intercession, Bettye A. Apenteng

Population-Based Medicine, Bettye A. Apenteng

Vaccination Uptake Among Health Care Workers and Institutional Policies to Promote Vaccination in Hospice and Home Health Agencies in the U.S., Bettye A. Apenteng and Yelena N. Tarasenko

Case Study, Hurricane Katrina, Asli Aslan and Joan B. Rose

International Health and Haiti: A Global Public Health Perspective, Helen Bland

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Your Life with Type II Diabetes: The Relationship Between Overall Health With and Without Diabetes, Cory Brandt, Jessika Jackson, and Helen W. Bland

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Building Resilience Among "At-Risk" Youth, Emily Burnsed, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland

The Impact of Emotional Support on Diabetes Self-Management, C. Cagle, N. Kramer, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton

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Detection of Human Pathogenic Ehrlichia muris-like Agent in Peromyscus leucopus, Caroline G. Castillo, Marina E. Eremeeva, Susan M. Paskewitz, Lynne M. Sloan, Xia Lee, William E. Irwin, Stefan Tonsberg, and Bobbi S. Pritt

Research Methods for Environmental Health Science Professionals, Simone M. Charles

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Environmental and Occupational Health in Rural Areas, Simone M. Charles and A. J. Cuevas

Regression Estimators Using Stratified Ranked Set Sampling, Arpita Chatterjee, Hani M. Samawi, Lili Yu, Daniel F. Linder, and Jingxian Cai

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Regression Estimators Using Stratified Ranked Set Sampling, Arpita Chatterjee, Hani M. Samawi, Lili Yu, Daniel F. Linder, Jingxian Cai, and Robert L. Vogel

Regression Estimators Using Stratified Ranked Set Sampling an Application to Bilirubin Level in Jaundice Babies Who Stay in Neonatal Intensive Care, Arpita Chatterjee, Hani M. Samawi, Lili Yu, Daniel F. Linder, Jingxian Cai, and Robert L. Vogel

Regression Estimators Using Stratified Ranked Set Sampling an Application to Bilirubin Level in Jaundice Babies Who Stay in Neonatal Intensive Care, Arpita Chatterjee, Hani M. Samawi, Lili Yu, Daniel F. Linder, Jingxian Cai, and Robert L. Vogel

Influenza Vaccination among Cancer Survivors, U.S. 2005-2012, Chen Chen and Yelena N. Tarasenko

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Functionality and Quality of Life Among Youth With Disabilities: An Examination of Multivariate Differences, Gavin T. Colquitt, Moya L. Alfonso, Ashley Walker, Kristina Kendall, Li Li, and Theophile B. Dipita

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The Relationship Between Physical Function and Quality of Life Among Rural Youth with Disabilities, Gavin T. Colquitt, Theophile B. Dipita, Li Li, Kristina Kendall, Moya L. Alfonso, and Ashley D. Walker

Addiction and Recovery among Emerging Adult Populations: The Importance of Collegiate Recovery Programs, Jamie S. Cromley

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The Sucking Lice (Phthiraptera: Anoplura) Of Georgia, USA: Hosts, Geographical Distributions, and Medical/Veterinary Importance, Lance A. Durden, Edie E. Willis, Allison M. Garretson, and Marina E. Eremeeva

Collegiate Addiction Recovery: Using Photovoice as a Mechanism for Change, Emily Eisenhart, Moya L. Alfonso, and Ashley D. Walker

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Examining the Rural Influence on Non Medical Prescription Drug Use (NMPDU) in a University Population: Pilot Phase 1, Emily Eisenhart, Bettye A. Apenteng, Claire Robb, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Jamie S. Cromley, Adrian Badana, and Daniel F. Linder

Rickettsial (Spotted & typhus fevers) & related infections (Anaplasmosis & Ehrlichiosis), Marina Eremeeva and Gregory A. Dasch

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

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Modern Approaches to Laboratory Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases, Marina Eremeeva, S. N. Shpynov, and N. K. Tokarevich

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Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Loss to Follow-Up For HIV Primary Medical Care in The Coastal Care Centers (Coastal Health District), Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, R. Gregory Evans, Renee B. Hotchkiss, Susan Alt, and Delores Cooper

Physical Activity of Seniors: a Study of Fall Risk in Older Adults, C. Ford, J. Schnorr, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton

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Preschool Children and Fruits and Vegetables: What They Know, What Messages Can We Give?, Andrew Hansen, Damian MacLeod, and Irina Melnic

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Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Preschool Children: An Income Paradox?, Andrew R. Hansen, Moya L. Alfonso, and Amy A. Hackney

Mental Madness: Battling Social Stigma Among College Students, S. Harley, R. Hotard, Heather Palmer, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton

Mental Madness: Battling Social Stigma Among College Students, S. Harley, R. Hotard, Heather M. Palmer, and Helen W. Bland

Evaluating the New Law Change for No Prescription for the Emergency Contraceptive Pill: An Analysis Among MPH Students, R. Harris and Sara S. Plaspohl

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The Impact of State Mandated Healthcare-Associated Infection Reporting on Infection Prevention and Control Departments in Acute Care Hospitals: Results from a National Survey, Carolyn T. A. Herzig, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Julie Reagan, Elaine Larson, and Patricia W. Stone

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Effects of Parental Feeding Styles on Childhood Obesity, Jessica Holmes, Mechelle Lockhart, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton

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The Relationship Among Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines and Binge Drinking in College Students, Krystina Johnson, Jody L. Langdon, Tony A. Pritchard, Ashley D. Walker, and Gavin T. Colquitt

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Effects of Power Training on Individuals With Cerebral Palsy: Preliminary Results From a Pilot Study, Kristina L. Kendall, Gavin T. Colquitt, Theophile B. Dipita, Keagan Kiely, Megan Jennings, Nicholas A. Coker, and Li Li

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Healthography of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) Transition: Exploring Community-Level Indicators of SCD Transition Success from Rural, Georgia SCD Patients' Perspectives, Raymona H. Lawrence, Bettye A. Apenteng, and April M. Schueths

Transitioning from Clinic to Community: Exploring Community-Level Indicators of SCD Transition Success from Rural, Georgia SCD Patients' Perspectives, Raymona H. Lawrence, Bettye A. Apenteng, April M. Schueths, and Robert Gibson

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Enhancing Quality Improvement Organizational Culture in Georgia's Local Public Health Agencies, William C. Livingood, Angela Peden, Gulzar H. Shah, Nandi A. Marshall, and Ketty Gonzalez

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LHDs Increase Their Use of EBDM Practices From 2010 to 2013, Kay A. Lovelace, Gulzar H. Shah, Carolyn J. Leep, and Robert Aronson

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Salud es Vida: A Group-Based, Cervical Cancer Education, Promotora Program, John S. Luque, Claudia Reyes-Garcia, Lisa Watson, Yelena Tarasenko, Moya L. Alfonso, Neal Espin, and Daron Ferris

Insurance Coverage, Knowledge, and Physical Activity Among Rural Pregnant Women, Elaine S. Marshall, Bridget Melton, and Helen W. Bland

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Creating a Path Towards Sustainability: Lessons Learned and Next Steps for Building a Sustainable Community Coalition, Nandi A. Marshall, Rechelle Lofton, Raymona H. Lawrence, and Jessica Apps

Enhancing Physical Activity Classes With Physical Activity Apps, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Beverly D. Harris, and Elaine S. Marshall

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Physical Activity Media Campaign in a Rural OBGYN Office, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall

Promoting Physical Activity to Perinatal Women Within the Clinical Setting: a Pilot Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Lauren Bigham

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The Effectiveness of Corticosteroids on Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) in HIV-Positive Adults, Angela Murro and Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

Using the Expectation-Maximization (EM) Algorithm to Find Factors that Affect Relapse in Leukemia Patients with Missing Data, Angela Murro and Lili Yu

Nurses’ and Health Educators’ Role in End of Life Decisions: Do Not Resuscitate Order, K. Oakley and Helen W. Bland

Rates of Chlamydia, Gonorhea and Genital Herpes before and after Spring Break and Homecoming at an American Southeastern University, Macaulay Okwuokenye, Karl E. Peace, E. Deloach, and G. Shah

Comparative Assessment of the J1 Visa and State Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Ge Lin

Impact of the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918 on Savannah, N. Owen, Sara S. Plaspohl, and Betty T. Dixon

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Parental Feeding Behavior: Influences of Elementary Children’s Health, Jennifer Paquin, Cyndi Martin, and Helen W. Bland

Effectively Managing an IRB Office, Sara S. Plaspohl

Impact of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Mortality Rates in Savannah, GA, Sara S. Plaspohl and Betty T. Dixon

Correlation of a School-Located Influenza Vaccine (SLIV) Program and Student Absenteeism: A Longitudinal Trend Analysis, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, S. Steater, and A. Smith

Correlation of School Flu Vaccine Program and Student Absenteeism, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, S. Streater, and A. Smith

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Sylvatic Typhus Associated with Flying Squirrels (Glaucomys volans) in New York State, United States, Melissa A. Prusinski, Jennifer L. White, Susan J. Wong, Maureen A. Conlon, Christina Egan, Cassandra D. Kelly-Cirino, Brian R. Laniewicz, P. Bryon Backenson, William L. Nicholson, Marina Eremeeva, Sandor E. Karpathy, Gregory A. Dasch, and Dennis J. White

Meeting the Challenge of Comprehensive and Accurate Validation of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), Julie Reagan

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Always On The Go: Snacks, Kids And Recreational Sports. Can Healthy Win?, Amy Jo Riggs, Andrew Hansen, and Amy A. Hackney