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2023

Older Driver Safety in the State of Georgia—Today’s Picture and Programs to Improve Tomorrow, Denise Yeager, Jim Kelly, Patricia Daniel, Lila Ralston
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

Crossover Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Between Racial and Ethnic Groups of US Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years Old, 1999–2018, Samuel Nwaobi, Holly L. Richmond, Doyinsola Babatunde, Felix Twum, Arshpreet Malhi, Yudan Wei, Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang

The Trend in Density of Skilled Health Personnel in BRICS Countries: Implication for China and India, Fei Yan, Hongxia Li, Wei Wang, Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang

Spatiotemporal Correlation between Obesity Prevalence and the Percentage of Households using Air-conditioners in the United States, Evan Li, Alexander Wang, Carter Xu, Felix Twum, Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang

College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gemma C. Skuraton
Haresh Rochani

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, Jeffery A. Jones
Haresh Rochani

Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey Among Undergraduate Students, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Haresh Rochani

Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey of Undergraduate Students in Georgia, United States, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Haresh Rochani

Care coordination for rural residents with chronic disease: Predictors of improved outcomes, Andrew Hansen, Susan F. McLendon, Haresh Rochani
Haresh Rochani

Care coordination for rural residents with chronic disease: Predictors of improved outcomes, Andrew Hansen, Susan F. McLendon, Haresh Rochani
Andrew R. Hansen

Factors Predicting Food Insecurity Among Students at a Historically Black College & University, Rebecca Larson, Andrew Hansen, Haresh Rochani, Stacy W. Smallwood
Haresh Rochani

Who's the Man? Examining the Relationship Between Black Masculinity, Perceived Social Support, and Sexual Behavior in Black Male College Students, James Thomas, Stacy W. Smallwood, Andrew R. Hansen, Haresh Rochani Dr.
Haresh Rochani

A Nationwide Study of the “July Effect” Concerning Postpartum Hemorrhage and Its Risk Factors at Teaching Hospitals across the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, Bettye Apenteng, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Hani M. Samawi
Hani M. Samawi

Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Diabetes Management: A Retrospective Study in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area (UMUPA), Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Linda Kimsey, Hani M. Samawi
Hani M. Samawi

Health Departments’ Engagement in Emergency Preparedness Activities: The Influence of Health Informatics Capacity, Gulzar H. Shah, Bobbie J. Newell, Ruth E. Whitworth
Bobbie Newell

Assessing Training Needs and Competency Gaps in Food Protection Staff, William A. Mase, Bobbie J. Newell, H. Pamela Pagano, Jessica Arrazola
Bobbie Newell

Do Local Health Departments With Better Health Informatics Capacity Have Better Preparedness Capacity?, Gulzar H. Shah, Bobbie Jo Newell, Ruth E. Whitworth
Bobbie Newell

Impact of Local Boards of Health (LBoH) Governance Functions on Local Health Departments (LHDs) Policy Making or Advocacy Activities, Bobbie J. Newell, Gulzar H. Shah
Bobbie Newell

Responding to the 2014 Ebola Outbreak: The Value of Effective Interprofessional Communication During Emergency Response, Bobbie J. Newell, Jessica C. Pittman, Hilda P. Pagano, John S. Barron, Bettye A. Apenteng
Bobbie Newell

Local Health Departments Health Informatics and Emergency Preparedness Capacity, Bobbie J. Newell, Gulzar H. Shah, Ruth E. Whitworth
Bobbie Newell

Impact of Local Health Departments' (LHDs) Budget Cuts and Staff Reduction on Service Changes, Bobbie Jo Newell, Gulzar H. Shah
Bobbie Newell

The Role of Boards of Health in Public Health, Andy Quarnstrom
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

Interactive Engagement: Bridging the Gap between Communities and Healthcare Possibilities, Elizabeth Oke
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

Housing as a Social Determinant of Health: The City of Atlanta’s Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS Program, Nicole Barnes
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger: The shifting strategies of Japan’s Yakuza in response to economic globalization and securitization, Benjamin P. Murkison
Honors College Theses

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Air Quality and Cancer Prevalence Trends across the Sub-Saharan African Regions during 2005–2020, Omolola Okunromade, Jingjing Yin, Clara Ray, Atin Adhikari
Atin Adhikari

Perceptions of Tourism and Quality of Life: A Case Study in Savannah, Georgia, Marissa J. Renee
Honors College Theses

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The Role of mHealth Messaging in Improving Health and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar H. Shah, Kingsley A. Kalu, Bushra Shah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Examining the Impact of Increasing Vaccine Coverage and Nonpharmaceutical Interventions against Coronavirus Disease 2019 In Ghana using Mathematical Modeling, Sylvia Ofori, Jessica S. Schwind, Kelly L. Sullivan, Gerardo Chowell, Benjamin J. Cowling, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung
Kelly L. Sullivan

Service Learning with Education of Migratory Children, Rylee Stanton
Eagle Showcase: Excellence in Service-Learning

Air Quality and Cancer Prevalence Trends across the Sub-Saharan African Regions during 2005–2020, Omolola Okunromade, Jingjing Yin, Clara Ray, Atin Adhikari
Jingjing Yin

Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Jingjing Yin
Jingjing Yin

The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths’ Use Intentions – A Mediation Analysis of Role of Perceived Harm, Tran Ha Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Amanda C. Barefield
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Determinants of Child Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight: Evidence from 2017 to 2018 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Amber Zubair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Sustainable, Accessible, Feasible, Effective (SAFE) School Safety Planning: Educator preparedness in crisis detection and response, Katherine Fallon, Juliann Sergi McBrayer, Dawn Tysinger, Chad Posick, Mary Jo Carney
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

A Nationwide Study of the “July Effect” Concerning Postpartum Hemorrhage and Its Risk Factors at Teaching Hospitals across the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, Bettye Apenteng, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Hani M. Samawi
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Child Trafficking in Schools: A Prevention Perspective, Jessica Stewart
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The Age-less Citizen: Cultivating a Civically Engaged K-12 Community Through the Use of Service Learning, Chelsia I. Douglas MPA
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

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What Schools and Service Providers Need To Know About Unaccompanied Immigrant Minors and How To Support Them, Blanca E. Torres, Nichole Murray
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

The Trend in Density of Skilled Health Personnel in BRICS Countries: Implication for China and India, Fei Yan, Hongxia Li, Wei Wang, Jian Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Fighting for the public’s health: challenges and opportunities to reinvigorate public health advocacy, Madeleine S. Frey
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference

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Assessing The Influence Of Gender Equity In The US State Legislatures On Prenatal Healthcare Utilization, Prachi Joshi
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Behavioral Health Issues Facing Children, Gulzar H. Shah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Stakeholder Perceptions for Supporting Main Street Revitalization In a Small South Georgia City, RoShonda J. Welch, Alexis Smith, Linda Kimsey, Andrew R. Hansen
Linda Kimsey

Stakeholder Perceptions for Supporting Main Street Revitalization In a Small South Georgia City, RoShonda J. Welch, Alexis Smith, Linda Kimsey, Andrew R. Hansen
Andrew R. Hansen

Hospital Characteristics and Other Factors Associated with the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage in the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, Bettye Apenteng
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Socioeconomic status and other factors associated with HIV status among OVC in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga, Alice Tabala, Bernard Bossiky
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Association between Serum Lycopene and Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Follow-up Study of a National Cohort, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Padmini Shankar, Gulzar H. Shah, Alicia A. Brown, Shannon Cearley, Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah, Nathaniel Abrams, Jian Zhang
Jian Zhang

Social Ecological Approach to Factors Influencing Perinatal Mental Health Service Provision Among Providers in Bulloch County, GA, Janet Choongo, Bettye Apenteng, Stanley Nkemjika, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Diabetes Management: A Retrospective Study in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area (UMUPA), Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Linda Kimsey, Hani M. Samawi
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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2022

Local Health Department Engagement in Access to Mental Health Services and Mental Health Policy or Advocacy Activities, Abraham Ater, Sushma Kurella, Gulzar H. Shah, Kristie C. Waterfield
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Healthfulness of Fast-Food and Full-Service Restaurants in 16 Georgia Counties after Mandatory Menu Labeling, Janani Rajbhandari-Thapa, Donglan Zhang, Nicole Katapodis, Dana Alvin, Melanie Andrews
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

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Stakeholder Perceptions for Supporting Main Street Revitalization In a Small South Georgia City, RoShonda J. Welch, Alexis Smith, Linda Kimsey, Andrew R. Hansen
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Who's the Man? Examining the Relationship Between Black Masculinity, Perceived Social Support, and Sexual Behavior in Black Male College Students, James Thomas, Stacy W. Smallwood, Andrew R. Hansen, Haresh Rochani Dr.
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Hospital Characteristics and Other Factors Associated with the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage in the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, Bettye Apenteng
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Socioeconomic status and other factors associated with HIV status among OVC in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga, Alice Tabala, Bernard Bossiky
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Spatiotemporal Correlation between Obesity Prevalence and the Percentage of Households using Air-conditioners in the United States, Evan Li, Alexander Wang, Carter Xu, Felix Twum, Jian Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Understanding Nonprofit Leaders' Perceptions of Organizational Efficiency, Jessica L. Berrett, Jayce Sudweeks
Department of Public & Nonprofit Studies Faculty Publications

Air Quality and Cancer Prevalence Trends across the Sub-Saharan African Regions during 2005–2020, Omolola Okunromade, Jingjing Yin, Clara Ray, Atin Adhikari
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Agave: The Peculiar Plant Fueling New Tourism Trends and Saving Endangered Species, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Social Media Engagement Among Individuals with Depression or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar H. Shah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Crossover Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Between Racial and Ethnic Groups of US Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years Old, 1999–2018, Samuel Nwaobi, Holly L. Richmond, Doyinsola Babatunde, Felix Twum, Arshpreet Malhi, Yudan Wei, Jian Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Identifying tourism potential and appreciation at the U.S.- Mexico border: A photo-elicitation approach, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane
Connor Clark

Defund the Police: Snappy slogan or a viable solution? A case study of Savannah, Georgia, Michayla F. Knox
Honors College Theses

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Risk Factors for TB/HIV Coinfection and Consequences for Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Cong, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elodie Engetele, Apolinaire Kilundu
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Disparities in HIV Clinical Stages Progression of Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Astrid Mulenga, Apolinaire Kilundu
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Perceived Benefits Matter the Most in COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: Empirical Evidence from Okara District, Pakistan, Gulzar H. Shah, Ansar Ali Faraz, Hina Khan, Kristie Cason Waterfield
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming -Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

HIV Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa Provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Roger Beni, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Low Acceptance of Helmet-Use and Injuries from Motorcycle Accidents in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad, Pakistan, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, A. Munam
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Association between Serum Lycopene and Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Follow-up Study of a National Cohort, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Padmini Shankar, Gulzar H. Shah, Alicia A. Brown, Shannon Cearley, Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah, Nathaniel Abrams, Jian Zhang
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey Among Undergraduate Students, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Factors Associated With Local Health Departments’ Engagement in Food Safety Initiatives for People in the Communities Across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Padmini Shankar, Vinoth Sittaramane, Elizabeth Ayangunna
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

COVID-19 contact tracing: Identifying and addressing health inequities in the communities across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela H. Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Institutional Findings and Implications from ASPPH's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Survey, Shan D. Mohammed, Randy F. Wykoff, Theresa L. Byrd, Laura Rasar King, Gulzar H. Shah, Juan Leon
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths' Use Intentions –A Mediation Analysis of Role of the Perceived Harm, Tran Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Amanda Barefield
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Social Media Engagement Among Individuals with Depression or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Chapter 19 - Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Joseph Telfair, A. K. Kelly, G. Dave
Joseph Telfair

Chapter 3 - Families and Health, Joseph Telfair, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Janet Choongo, K. Harris
Joseph Telfair

Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey of Undergraduate Students in Georgia, United States, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Public Health Interventions for Children of Incarcerated Parents, Daniel Bullman
GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholarship Symposium

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Considerations of Risk, Outcomes, and Treatment for Veterans with Anger and Aggressive Behavioral Concerns, Katherine E. Fallon
GS4 Georgia Southern Student Scholarship Symposium

Developing tourism and healing ecosystems through ecological restoration: A Case study of the Sky Island borderlands, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Association between Serum Lycopene and Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Follow-up Study of a National Cohort, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Padmini Shankar, Gulzar H. Shah, Alicia A. Brown, Shannon Cearley, Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah, Nathaniel Abrams, Jian Zhang
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Scenario planning as a tool to manage tourism uncertainties during the era of COVID-19: a case study of Arizona, USA, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane, Dallen Timothy, Christine Buzinde
Connor Clark

States' Public Health Funding and Population Health Outcomes: An Examination Through a Socio-Ecological Lens, Maureen K. Akubu-Odero
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Can Mini Grant Programs Address Community Health Improvement Plans in Rural Areas? A Local Evaluation, Kelley Ditzel, Cameron Watts
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

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An analysis of Georgia mothers who gave birth in 2015 and 2016 without receiving prenatal care, Joncel Stephens, Shanta R. Dube, Merrilee Gober
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

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Political ecology of border landscapes: Engaging tourism and conservation stakeholders in the Sky Island borderlands, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane
Connor Clark

Sustainable Tourism Plan for the Sky Island Borderlands, Gyan P. Nyaupane, K. Andereck, D. Timothy, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Understanding Millennials’ Nature-based Tourism Experience Through Their Perceptions of Technology Use and Travel Constraints, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane
Connor Clark

2021

Low Acceptance of Helmet-Use and Injuries from Motorcycle Accidents in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad, Pakistan, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, A. Munam
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Care coordination for rural residents with chronic disease: Predictors of improved outcomes, Andrew Hansen, Susan F. McLendon, Haresh Rochani
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

HIV Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa Provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Roger Beni, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey of Undergraduate Students in Georgia, United States, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Community Planning for Financial Sustainability in Four Rural Georgia Hospitals, Bettye Apenteng, Jeffery A. Jones, Raymona H. Lawrence, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Yelena Tarasenko
William A. Mase

Community Planning for Financial Sustainability in Four Rural Georgia Hospitals, Bettye Apenteng, Jeffery A. Jones, Raymona H. Lawrence, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Yelena Tarasenko
Yelena N. Tarasenko

The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths' Use Intentions –A Mediation Analysis of Role of the Perceived Harm, Tran Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Amanda Barefield
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Factors Predicting Food Insecurity Among Students at a Historically Black College & University, Rebecca Larson, Andrew Hansen, Haresh Rochani, Stacy W. Smallwood
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

COVID-19 contact tracing: Identifying and addressing health inequities in the communities across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela H. Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Factors Associated With Local Health Departments’ Engagement in Food Safety Initiatives for People in the Communities Across United States, Gulzar H. Shah, Padmini Shankar, Vinoth Sittaramane, Elizabeth Ayangunna
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Perspectives of Rural Health Executives, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, Imaobong Ekpo, William Mase, Emmanuel Akowuah
Samuel Opoku

Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, William A. Mase
Samuel Opoku

Bacon County Hospital and Health System: 2019-2022 Strategic Plan, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens
Samuel Opoku

Characteristics of the Health Information Technology Workforce in Georgia, Imaobong Ekpo, Emmanuel Akowuah, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Clinch Memorial Hospital: Strategic Plan: 2019-2021, Linda Kimsey, Bettye A. Apenteng, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Angela Peden
Samuel Opoku

Warm Springs Medical Center: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden
Samuel Opoku

The Impact of Interpersonal Support, Supervisory Support, and Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intentions: Differences Between Financially Distressed and Highly Financially Distressed Hospitals, Kwabena G. Boakye, Bettye A. Apenteng, Mark Hanna, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden
Samuel Opoku

The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile
Samuel Opoku

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, James H. Stephens
Samuel Opoku

Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, William Mase
Samuel Opoku

The Effect of Power Outages on In-Facility Mortality in Healthcare Facilities: Evidence From Ghana, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Daniel Ansong, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Samuel Opoku

Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Year Two Report, Bettye A. Apenteng, Kwabena G. Boakye, Mark Hanna, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, Stuart H. Tedders
Samuel Opoku

Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Year One Report, Bettye A. Apenteng, Kwabena G. Boakye, Mark Hanna, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, Stuart Tedders
Samuel Opoku

Geographic Variation in the Length of In-Hospital Stay for Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Ge Lin
Samuel Opoku

Career Satisfaction and Burnout Among Ghanaian Physicians, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Preethy Nayar
Samuel Opoku

Assessing Interstate Migration Among International Medical Graduates in the United States, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Soumitra S. Bhuyan, Ge Lin
Samuel Opoku

Effingham Health System: Community Health Needs Assessment: 2019-2021, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Linda Kimsey, Angela Peden
Samuel Opoku

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, Ge Lin
Samuel Opoku

Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries, Bettye Apenteng, Kwabena G. Boakye, Mark Hanna, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, Stuart H. Tedders
Samuel Opoku

Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for the Coastal Health District, GA., Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Angela Peden, William A. Mase
Samuel Opoku

Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3, Suzie Madden, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Using the theory of reasoned action to analyze African American college students’ intentions to participate in biobanking research, Bethrand O. Ugwu, Stacy W. Smallwood, Haresh Rochani, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Seeking Greener Pastures: An Exploration of the Brain Drain Phenomenon. A Survey of Active Physicians in Ghana, West Africa, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Preethy Nayar
Samuel Opoku

Evans Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Charles F. Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey
Samuel Opoku

SNAPSHOT: Financial and Operational Performance Benchmarking Report, 2014-2018, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Angela Peden, William Mase
Samuel Opoku

Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant Year Three, Bettye Apenteng, Kwabena G. Boakye, Mark D. Hanna, Linda Kimsey, Bill Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, Stuart Tedders
Samuel Opoku

Crisp Regional Hospital Employee Engagement Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, Kwabena G. Boakye
Samuel Opoku

2018 Assessment of Employee Engagement at Crisp Regional Hospital, Bettye Apenteng, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, Kwabena G. Boakye
Samuel Opoku

Assessment of Nebraska Division of Public Health: Strategic Development Plan & Results, Brandon L. Grimm, K. Brandert, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

2017 Assessment of Employee Engagement at Crisp Regional Hospital, Bettye Apenteng, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Community Planning for Financial Sustainability in Four Rural Georgia Hospitals, Bettye Apenteng, Jeffery A. Jones, Raymona H. Lawrence, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Yelena Tarasenko
Samuel Opoku

Assessing the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of North Central District Health Department, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Evaluating the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of Public Health Solutions District Health Department, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Health Care Cost and Hospital Length of Stay in Nebraska, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for East Central District Health Department, Samuel T. Opoku
Samuel Opoku

Public Health Training Needs of Nebraska’s Public Health Workforce: A Multi-Stakeholder Needs Assessment, Preethy Nayar, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, A. T. Nguyen
Samuel Opoku

Excavating New Constructs for Family Stress Theories in the Context of Everyday Life Experiences of Black American Families, Velma McBride Murry, Sheretta T. Butler-Barnes, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Misha N. Inniss-Thompson
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Mixed Methods in Public Health Case Studies: Applying a Sequential QUAN → Qual Design to Identify Factors Associated With Black Mothers’ Intention to Vaccinate Their Daughters Aged 9 to 12 for HPV, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Nataliya Ivankova, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Formative Research to Design a Culturally-appropriate Cancer Clinical Trial Education Program to Increase Participation of African American and Latino Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Claudia Barajas, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Caree R. McAfee, Pamela Hull, Maureen Sanderson, Juan Canedo, Katina Beard, Consuelo H. Wilkins
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Engaging Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: A Community Health Ambassador Training Model, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Robert M. Cronin, Nabilah Lari, Alexis Gorden, Lametra Scott, Michael R. Debaun, Trevor Thompson
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

The Use of Religion in the Management of Depression in Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Engagement of Community Stakeholders to Develop a Framework to Guide Research Dissemination to Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Yolanda Vaughn, Jim Hawk, Mike Helms, Claudia Barajas, Yvonne Joosten
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Sickle Cell Carriers' Unmet Information Needs: Beyond Knowing Trait Status, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, David G. Schlundt, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Velma McBride Murry, Kemberlee R. Bonnet, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Charles P. Mouton
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Factors Influencing Parental Trust in Medical Researchers for Child and Adolescent Patients’ Clinical Trial Participation, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Jason Deakings, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Kendria Kelly-Taylor, Stephania T. Miller
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Identifying Factors Underlying the Decision for Sickle Cell Carrier Screening Among African Americans Within Middle Reproductive Age, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Susan E. Middlestadt, Hsien-Chang Lin, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Priscilla Barnes, Braboy Jackson
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Adapting Medical Guidelines to Be Patient-centered Using a Patient-driven Process for Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers, Robert M. Cronin, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Sarah-Jo Stimpson, Sherif M. Badawy, Lori E. Crosby, Jeannie Byrd, Emmanuel J. Volanakis, Adetola A. Kassim, Jean L. Raphael, Velma McBride Murry, Michael DeBaun
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Technology Use and Preferences to Support Clinical Practice Guideline Awareness and Adherence in Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease, Amol Utrankar, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Whitney Allen, Laurie Novak, Adetola A. Kassim, Kemberlee Bonnet, David Schlundt, Velma M. Murry, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Michael DeBaun, Robert M. Cronin
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Tennessee Sickle Cell Disease Network: An Operational Manual for Engaging Sickle Cell Patient Families in Patient Centered Outcomes Research, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Trevor K. Thompson, Nabilah Lari, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Alexis Gorden, Lametra Scott, Vanessa Steele, Janice Reed, Justin Flowers, Alexandria Thompson
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

2020 Community Health Needs Assessment for Evans County, Georgia, A. Jennings, E. Ochieng, A. Riggins, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Tattnall County Community Needs Assessment, A. Alston, T. Clark, J. Lewis, A. McGee, S. Sherpa, Q. Smith, I. Thomas, Denisha Allicock, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Public Health Implications of Early Marriage, Prachi Joshi, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Leveraging Technology to Address Patient-Centered Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

A Need for Patient-Friendly Language for those with Low Health Literacy in Advanced Care Planning, Denisha Allicock, Addison Mickens, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Student Perspectives on Managing Sickle Cell Disease at School, Naeha Haridasa, Michael DeBaun, Maureen Sanger, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Correlation Between Personal Health History and Depression Self-Care Practices and Depression Screening Among African Americans With Chronic Conditions, Priscilla A. Barnes, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Doshia Harris, David Townsend
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

2491: Parental concerns about child participation in s reflect a need to move beyond traditional notions of trust and race, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Consuelo H. Wilkins
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

2484: Establishment of the Tennessee-sickle cell disease network as a mechanism for engaging a rare disease population in patient centered outcomes research, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Michael R. Debaun
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Community Health Ambassadors: a Novel Strategy for Engaging Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Depression in African American Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of Symptoms, Coping Strategies and the Potential Benefits of Religiosity, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Janet Choongo, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

A Sickle Cell Research M.A.T.C.H, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Leveraging Partnerships, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Leveraging Partnerships, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

A Novel Framework for Training Public Health Professionals in Conflict Management: Using Behavioral Theory, Randall Ford, Ho-Jui Tung, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Moving Forward: Beyond COVID-19, K. Griffth, C. Hart, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Stacy W. Smallwood
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Patient and Caregiver Perspectives on Areas of Burden in Sickle Cell Disease Management, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Sickle Cell Disease and Self- Management Tools, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Technology Access and Preferences for Smartphone Application Content Among Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Engaging Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers in Clinical Research Education through Sickle Cell Community Research 101, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Denisha Allicock, Velma McBride Murry
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Community Health Ambassadors: A Novel Strategy for Engaging Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Development of a Framework to Enhance Dissemination of Tailored Research Results to Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Improving Dissemination of Individualized Research Results to Communities: Use of an Academic-community Partnership to Develop a Framework, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Self-management Tools for Individuals With Sickle Cell Disease, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Andrew Hansen
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Health Issues Affecting the Youth of Jeff Davis County, Ruby Hallam, Kim Harris, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Examining the Relationship Between Spirituality and Quality of Life in College Students, Hafsa Junaid, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Sickle Cell Disease and Self-Management Tools, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Andrew R. Hansen
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Technology Access and Preferences for Smartphone Application Content Among Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

“Squash the Spread of COVID-19 in Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

It’s Not a One Size Fits All Approach: Best Practices for Engaging Minorities with SCD in Health Research, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, William A. Mase
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

What is the relationship between Public Health and Education?, James E. Thomas
James Thomas

Teen Health Week Guest Speaker, Statesboro High School, James E. Thomas
James Thomas

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

Assessing Public Health Workforce Informatics Competencies: A Study of 3 District Health Departments in Georgia, Olatanwa Adewale, Bettye Apenteng, Gulzar H. Shah, William Mase
William A. Mase

Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, William A. Mase
William A. Mase

Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Jingjing Yin
William A. Mase

Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, William Mase
William A. Mase

Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Perspectives of Rural Health Executives, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, Imaobong Ekpo, William Mase, Emmanuel Akowuah
William A. Mase

Maternal Mortality among African American Women in the State of Georgia, Causes, Policy, and Ethical Considerations, Zahra Shahin, Isabella M. Hardwick, Nancy Jeffery, JaLisa Jordan, William Mase
William A. Mase

Connecting Tourism Development and Ecological Restoration Synergies with Bordering Processes at the U.S.-Mexico Border, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane
Connor Clark

Assessing Public Health Workforce Informatics Competencies: A Study of 3 District Health Departments in Georgia, Olatanwa Adewale, Bettye Apenteng, Gulzar H. Shah, William Mase
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Managing Tourism Uncertainties During the Era of COVID-19 Through Scenario Planning, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane, D. Timothy, Christine Buzinde
Connor Clark

Analysis of Food Service Operation Risk Classification and Associated Food Safety Violation Frequency, Patrick Chang, Haresh Rochani, William A. Mase, Jeffery A. Jones, Asli Aslan
Asli Aslan

Disease Intervention Specialist Education for the Future, William A. Mase, Andrew Hansen, Stacy W. Smallwood, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Practice Based Research in Public Health, Glen P. Mays, Gulzar H. Shah, Kay Lovelace
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Consequences of COVID-19 Crisis for Persons with HIV: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Osaremhen Ikhile
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gemma C. Skuraton
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Impact of Teachers’ Classroom Manners, Teaching Strategies, and Parents’ Socioeconomic Status on Students’ Performance, Maham Muzamil, Gulzar H. Shah, Kamran James
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Jingjing Yin
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Public Health Education and Changing Public Health Realities in the Public Health 3.0 Era, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Retention and predictors of attrition among children living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Côte d’Ivoire between 2012 and 2016, F. Traore-Toure, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, C. Brennan
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

TB/HIV coinfection and patient outcomes: Evidence from 241 clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, L.-K. Lukusa
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

HIV clinical stage progression of patients at 241 outpatient clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo: Disparities by gender, TB status and rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mulenga, A. Kilundu
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Association Between Accreditation Engagement and Using The Community Guide for Preventive Services by Local Health Departments, Assegid A. Roba, Brianna Williams, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

A scoping review of theoretical models and conceptual frameworks used in Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) literature, Zahra Shahin, Anna Messick, Jenna Harris, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

An Analysis of Local Health Departments' Responsiveness to Community Segregation in Their Efforts to Address Health Disparities, Maria I. Olivas, Deborah Kanda, Rakhi Trivedi, Gulzar H. Shah, Kristie C. Waterfield
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Local Health Departments' Engagement in Activities to Address Opioid Use and Abuse: The Influence of Surveillance Systems' Use, Tran Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Anjum Khurshid, Maria I. Olivas
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Book Review: Statistics With R: Solving Problems Using Real-World Data by Jenine K. Harris, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Health Informatics and Smart Health Communities: Podcast With Valerie Rogers, Gulzar H. Shah, Valerie N. Rogers, Kristie C. Waterfield
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Building Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments to Combat COVID-19: A Call to Action, Anjum Khurshid, Gulzar H. Shah, Tran Nguyen, Jeffery A. Jones
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Understanding the Dynamics of Diversity in the Public Health Workforce, Fátima Coronado, Angela J. Beck, Gulzar H. Shah, Jessica L. Owens-Young, Katie Sellers, JP Leider
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Consulting Dr. Internet, Osaremhen Ikhile, K. Harris, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Gulzar H. Shah
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3, Suzie Madden, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Samuel T. Opoku
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

HIV Clinical Stage Progression of Patients at 241 Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo: Disparities by Gender, TB Status and Rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, L. Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mutuadila, G. Ngalamulume, A. Kilundau, M. Mpingulu
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

HIV clinical stage progression of patients at 241 outpatient clinics in DRC: Disparities by gender, TB status and rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, L. Nkuta, Kristie Cason Waterfield
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Health Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments: Trends and Variations, Gulzar H. Shah, D. Dekker
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

TB/HIV Coinfection and Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa-Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, L.-K. Lukusa
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Public Health Employees’ Perceptions About Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

TB-HIV Co-infection and Risk of Death, Loss to Follow Up, and Viral Load Suppression in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa-Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elizabeth Ayangunna
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Local health departments’ is capacity and the impact on their plans to implement an environmental health information systems, Kristie C. Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Dziyana Nazaruk, Nandi A. Marshall, Jeffery A. Jones
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.

Perceived Benefits Matter the Most in COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: Empirical Evidence from Okara District, Pakistan, Gulzar H. Shah, Ansar Ali Faraz, Hina Khan, Kristie Cason Waterfield
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gemma C. Skuraton
Joseph Telfair

Taking Action to Advance Health Equity: Addressing Poverty and the Social and Structural Determinants of Health, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Identifying Social and Structural Determinants of Health Equity and Strategies for Taking Action, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Public Health’s Relation to Social Justice, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Publication of data collection forms from NHLBI funded sickle cell disease implementation consortium (SCDIC) registry, Jeffrey Glassberg, Elizabeth A. Linton, Katrina Burson, Tabitha Hendershot, Joseph Telfair, Julie Kanter, Victor R. Gordeuk, Allison A. King, Cathy L. Melvin, Nirmish Shah, Jane S. Hankins, Axel Yannick Epié, Lynne D. Richardson
Joseph Telfair

Implicit Bias and Healthy Equity, L. D. Weeks, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, Gulzar H. Shah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Effect of Influenza Vaccination on Mortality and Risk of Hospitalization in Elderly Individuals with and without Disabilities: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study, Yu-Chia Chang, Ho-Jui Tung, Yu-Tung Huang, Chin-Te Lu, Ernawaty Ernawaty, Szu-Yuan Wu
Ho-Jui Tung

Stigma Is Associated with Widening Health Inequities: Challenges from the Current COVID19 Pandemic, Ming-Chin Yeh, Ho-Jui Tung
Ho-Jui Tung

Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, Gulzar H. Shah
Ho-Jui Tung

Associations Among Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Palliative Care Consultation Service in Healthcare Staffs: A Cross-sectional Study, Li-Chun Huang, Ho-Jui Tung, Pei-Chao Lin
Ho-Jui Tung

Differences in Survival Status Between the Foreign-born and Native-born Diabetes Patients Over a 13-year Period, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Yu-Chia Chang
Ho-Jui Tung

Association Between Influenza Vaccination and All-cause Mortality Among the Elderly With Disability in Taiwan - A Population-based Study, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh
Ho-Jui Tung

Difference in Prevalence of Edentulism Between Foreign-Born and US-born Older Americans, Ho-Jui Tung, Randall Ford, Ming-Chin Yeh
Ho-Jui Tung

Sources of Information in Regard to HPV and Vaccination Among Hispanic/Latino College Students, Wei-Chen Tung, Itzel Corral, Ho-Jui Tung
Ho-Jui Tung

Personal Mastery and All-cause Mortality Among Patients With Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh
Ho-Jui Tung

Effectiveness of a Post-Acute Rehabilitative Care Program on Swallowing Ability, Nutrition Status, and Health-related Quality of Life Among Recovering Stoke Patients, Ho-Jui Tung, Ang-Wei Lu, Ming-Chin Yeh
Ho-Jui Tung

Turning the Tide on Persistent Rural Health Disparities: Perspectives from National Public Health Leadership during the Covid-19 Pandemic (Collaborative Session), Joseph Telfair
Joseph Telfair

College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gemma C. Skuraton
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Stigma Is Associated with Widening Health Inequities: Challenges from the Current COVID19 Pandemic, Ming-Chin Yeh, Ho-Jui Tung
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Risk Factors for TB/HIV Coinfection and Consequences for Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Cong, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elodie Engetele, Apolinaire Kilundu
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Analysis of Food Service Operation Risk Classification and Associated Food Safety Violation Frequency, Patrick Chang, Haresh Rochani, William A. Mase, Jeffery A. Jones, Asli Aslan
Haresh Rochani

Using the theory of reasoned action to analyze African American college students’ intentions to participate in biobanking research, Bethrand O. Ugwu, Stacy W. Smallwood, Haresh Rochani, Samuel T. Opoku
Haresh Rochani

Disparities in HIV Clinical Stages Progression of Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Astrid Mulenga, Apolinaire Kilundu
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey Among Undergraduate Students, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Identifying Social and Structural Determinants of Health Equity and Strategies for Taking Action, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Adventure and Beauty in the Borderlands: How preservation and restoration efforts can invite sustainable tourism along the U.S.-Mexico border, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Development of a Health Communication Evaluation Plan: Share Health Southeast Georgia, RoShonda J. Welch, Lakeysha Mutcherson, Addison Mickens, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Health Issues Affecting the Youth of Jeff Davis County, Ruby Hallam, Kim Harris, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Impact of Teachers’ Classroom Manners, Teaching Strategies, and Parents’ Socioeconomic Status on Students’ Performance, Maham Muzamil, Gulzar H. Shah, Kamran James
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Comparison between millennials’ and providers’ perceptions of technology use in a nature-based tourism context, Connor W. Clark, Gyan P. Nyaupane, Andrea Lichterman
Connor Clark

Pornography: Social, Emotional and Mental Implications Among Adolescents, William Kelly Canady
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Institutional Findings and Implications from ASPPH's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Survey, Shan D. Mohammed, Randy F. Wykoff, Theresa L. Byrd, Laura Rasar King, Gulzar H. Shah, Juan Leon
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Millennials’ Perceptions of Technology Use and their Travel Constraints in a Nature-Based Tourism Context: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Ecological Restoration and Tourism Development as Agents of Bordering in a Diverse Ecosystem: A Case Study of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Public Health’s Relation to Social Justice, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Consequences of COVID-19 Crisis for Persons with HIV: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Osaremhen Ikhile
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, Jingjing Yin
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Public Health Education and Changing Public Health Realities in the Public Health 3.0 Era, Gulzar H. Shah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Final Report of the Georgia Southern University Ad Hoc Committee on Student Ratings of Instruction, Helen W. Bland, James Harris, James Jupp, William B. Levernier, Nan S. LoBue, Trent W. Maurer, James S. Reichard, Sonya S. Shepherd, Rebecca Ziegler
Trent W. Maurer

Taking Action to Advance Health Equity: Addressing Poverty and the Social and Structural Determinants of Health, Joseph Telfair
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Impact of Covid-19 on Consumer Purchasing Activity by State, Pamela Goodman, Corbin Dantes-Perry, Chad Burch
Georgia Municipal Association Practicum

Chapter 3 - Families and Health, Joseph Telfair, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Janet Choongo, K. Harris
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Chapter 19 - Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Joseph Telfair, A. K. Kelly, G. Dave
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

Passing the Baton: An Integrated Approach to Succession Planning for Local Health Departments, Isabella M. Hardwick
Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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“Squash the Spread of COVID-19 in Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Georgia Municipal Financial Analysis- Establishing a Baseline for the Study of the Impact of Covid-19, Jacob Turner, Fernanda Camacho Hauser, Ansel Scott
Georgia Municipal Association Practicum

Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, William Mase
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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State Financial Analysis - Impact of Covid-19 on the States With a Comparison to the Impact of the Great Recession, William Golden, Taylor Brown, Jennifer Morgan, Christian Shellman, Zakiya Daniel
Georgia Municipal Association Practicum

“It didn’t matter what the bill said...”: Influences on abortion policy legislative decision-making in Georgia, Erica Barton, Subasri Narasimhan, Dabney P. Evans
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

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Communication Plan to Rase Awareness for Dementia and Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Moving Forward: Beyond COVID-19, K. Griffth, C. Hart, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Stacy W. Smallwood
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Impact of Covid-19 on Consumer Purchasing Activity in Georgia by County, Mekhia Freeman, Erykah Hoskins, Brett Kohler, Rylee Waldrep, Ben Cosby, Jean Vintilescu
Georgia Municipal Association Practicum

8th Annual Georgia Southern Local Government Practicum, Georgia Southern University, Department of Public and NonProfit Studies, Georgia Municipal Association
Georgia Municipal Association Practicum

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Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

‘Destinations: We own the place’: Representing, marketing, and selling destinations, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Busting the borderland’s bad rap, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

Little Yurt on the Prairie, Connor W. Clark
Connor Clark

TB/HIV coinfection and patient outcomes: Evidence from 241 clinics in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, L.-K. Lukusa
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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HIV clinical stage progression of patients at 241 outpatient clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo: Disparities by gender, TB status and rurality, Gina D. Etheredge, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mulenga, A. Kilundu
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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Retention and predictors of attrition among children living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Côte d’Ivoire between 2012 and 2016, F. Traore-Toure, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, C. Brennan
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications

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2020

A Qualitative Study of Co-Occurring Alcohol Abuse and Overweight/Obesity, Moya L. Alfonso, Emily Eisenhart, Jamie Cromley, Gemma Skuraton
Jamie S. Cromley

Beyond Engagement: A pilot study of past experiences, current expectations, and engagement related behaviors after graduation, William Mase, Samuel Adeyeye, Olga Amarie, Ellen Hamilton, Claudia Cornejo Happel, Shamika D. Jones, Jessica N. Orvis, Neri Romero
William A. Mase

Beyond Engagement: A pilot study of past experiences, current expectations, and engagement related behaviors after graduation, William Mase, Samuel Adeyeye, Olga Amarie, Ellen Hamilton, Claudia A. Cornejo Happel, Shamika D. Jones, Jessica N. Orvis, Neri Romero
Olga Amarie

Beyond Engagement: A pilot study of past experiences, current expectations, and engagement related behaviors after graduation, William Mase, Samuel Adeyeye, Olga Amarie, Ellen Hamilton, Claudia Cornejo Happel, Shamika D. Jones, Jessica N. Orvis, Neri Romero
Ellen K. Hamilton

Beyond Engagement: A pilot study of past experiences, current expectations, and engagement related behaviors after graduation, William Mase, Samuel Adeyeye, Olga Amarie, Ellen Hamilton, Claudia Cornejo Happel, Shamika D. Jones, Jessica N. Orvis, Neri Romero
Jessica N. Orvis

Children Health and Survival, Helen Bland, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Diana Sturges
Diana Sturges

Un-Affirmative Action: The Persistence of Anti-Black Racism in the Higher Education System of Postcolonial Brazil, Zakiya T. Daniel
Honors College Theses

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TB-HIV Co-infection and Risk of Death, Loss to Follow Up, and Viral Load Suppression in Democratic Republic Of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, L. Maluantesa-Nkuta, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elizabeth Ayangunna
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Depression in African American Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: Exploration of Symptoms, Coping Strategies and the Potential Benefits of Religiosity, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Janet Choongo, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations

Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Perspectives of Rural Health Executives, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, Imaobong Ekpo, William Mase, Emmanuel Akowuah
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications