Improving Employee Engagement in Rural Georgia Healthcare
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference
Part of the Public Health Commons
Works by Samuel T. Opoku in Public Health
2023
Improving health outcomes through data collection and visualization. Building healthy rural communities in Georgia
Georgia Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference
2022
COVID-19 contact tracing: Identifying and addressing health inequities in the communities across United States
Gulzar H. Shah Dr.
2021
Trends in US Adults With Overweight and Obesity Reporting Being Notified by Doctors About Body Weight Status, 1999–2016
Samuel Opoku
Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field
Samuel Opoku
Warm Springs Medical Center: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy
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
Samuel Opoku
The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments
Samuel Opoku
Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers
Samuel Opoku
The Effect of Power Outages on In-Facility Mortality in Healthcare Facilities: Evidence From Ghana
Samuel Opoku
Geographic Variation in the Length of In-Hospital Stay for Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska
Samuel Opoku
Assessing Interstate Migration Among International Medical Graduates in the United States
Samuel Opoku
Comparative Assessment of the J1 Visa and State Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Samuel Opoku
Different Reference Points, Different Conclusions: Time for a Common Reference Point for Severe Childhood Obesity Studies
Samuel Opoku
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries
Samuel Opoku
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for the Coastal Health District, GA.
Samuel Opoku
Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3
Samuel Opoku
Using the theory of reasoned action to analyze African American college students’ intentions to participate in biobanking research
Samuel Opoku
Seeking Greener Pastures: An Exploration of the Brain Drain Phenomenon. A Survey of Active Physicians in Ghana, West Africa
Samuel Opoku
Assessing the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of North Central District Health Department
Samuel Opoku
Evaluating the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of Public Health Solutions District Health Department
Samuel Opoku
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for East Central District Health Department
Samuel Opoku
Public Health Training Needs of Nebraska’s Public Health Workforce: A Multi-Stakeholder Needs Assessment
Samuel Opoku
Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field
William A. Mase
Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers
William A. Mase
Assessment of the Financial Health of Rural Hospitals After Implementation of the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program
Samuel Opoku
Trends in US Adults With Overweight and Obesity Reporting Being Notified by Doctors About Body Weight Status, 1999–2016
Jian Zhang
Notice of Retraction and Replacement. Hawkins et al. Trends in weight loss efforts among US adolescents with overweight and obesity. JAMA Pediatr. 2018;172(8):782-784
Jian Zhang
Different Reference Points, Different Conclusions: Time for a Common Reference Point for Severe Childhood Obesity Studies
Jian Zhang
Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3
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 Dr.
Using the theory of reasoned action to analyze African American college students’ intentions to participate in biobanking research
Haresh Rochani
Assessing Hotel Employee Knowledge on Risk Factors and Risk Management Procedures for Microbial Contamination of Hotel Water Distribution Systems
Atin Adhikari
2020
The Impact of Interpersonal Support, Supervisory Support, and Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intentions: Differences Between Financially Distressed and Highly Financially Distressed Hospitals
William A. Mase
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for the Coastal Health District, GA.
William A. Mase
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia
William A. Mase
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries
William A. Mase
The Impact of Interpersonal Support, Supervisory Support, and Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intentions: Differences Between Financially Distressed and Highly Financially Distressed Hospitals
Linda Kimsey
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries
Linda Kimsey
Warm Springs Medical Center: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy
Linda Kimsey
Trends in US adults with overweight and obesity reporting being notified by doctors about body weight status, 1999 – 2016.
Andrew R. Hansen
Trends in US adults with overweight and obesity reporting being notified by doctors about body weight status, 1999-2016
R. Christopher Rustin
2019
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia
Angela Peden
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Angela Peden
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries
Angela Peden
The Impact of Interpersonal Support, Supervisory Support, and Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intentions: Differences Between Financially Distressed and Highly Financially Distressed Hospitals
Angela Peden
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for the Coastal Health District, GA.
Angela Peden
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Kwabena Boakye
Evans Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Clinch Memorial Hospital: Strategic Plan: 2019-2021
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Crisp Regional Hospital Employee Engagement Assessment Report
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Environmental Scan and Outmigration Analysis
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Clinch Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
SNAPSHOT: Financial and Operational Performance Benchmarking Report, 2014-2018
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2018
Assessment of Prescription Patterns of Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Departments
Bettye A. Apenteng
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Bettye A. Apenteng
Comparative Assessment of the J1 Visa and State Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Bettye A. Apenteng
Disparities in Emergency Department Wait Time Among Patients with Mental Health and Substance-Related Disorders
Bettye A. Apenteng
A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Utilization and Engagement Among Public Health Districts
Bettye A. Apenteng
Effect of Hospital Closure on the Financial Performance of Neighboring Surviving Rural Hospitals
Bettye A. Apenteng
Examining the Characteristics of Physicians That Leave Georgia After Their Medical School Training
Bettye A. Apenteng
Geographic Variation in the Length of In-Hospital Stay for Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska
Bettye A. Apenteng
Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement
Bettye A. Apenteng
Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement
Bettye A. Apenteng
Participation of Georgia Physicians in the Physician Quality Reporting System, 2014
Bettye A. Apenteng
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia
Bettye A. Apenteng
The Effect of Power Outages on In-Facility Mortality in Healthcare Facilities: Evidence From Ghana
Bettye A. Apenteng
Temporal Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Hospital Length of Stay for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Bettye A. Apenteng
The Use of Social Media for Emergency Response: How Do Georgia Public Health Districts Compare?
Bettye A. Apenteng
Seeking Greener Pastures? The Relationship between Career Satisfaction and the Intention to Emigrate: A Survey of Ghanaian Physicians
Bettye A. Apenteng
A Comparison of the J‐1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Bettye A. Apenteng
Engaging Patients and Caregivers in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Advanced Stage Lung Cancer: Insights from Patients, Caregivers, and Providers
Bettye A. Apenteng
Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement
Stuart H. Tedders
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Stuart H. Tedders
Georgia’s Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement
Stuart H. Tedders
The Effect of Power Outages on In-Facility Mortality in Healthcare Facilities: Evidence From Ghana
Evans Afriyie-Gyawu
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
William A. Mase
Racial Disparities in Emotional Distress among Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Samuel Opoku
Disparities in Emergency Department Wait Time Among Patients with Mental Health and Substance-Related Disorders
Samuel Opoku
Temporal Trends and Rural-Urban Differences in Hospital Length of Stay for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders
Samuel Opoku
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Samuel Opoku
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia
Samuel Opoku
Epigenetic Dysregulation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor (IGF)-Related Genes and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Systematic Review
Samuel Opoku
The Use of Social Media for Emergency Response: How Do Georgia Public Health Districts Compare?
Samuel Opoku
Examining the Characteristics of Physicians That Leave Georgia After Their Medical School Training
Samuel Opoku
Effect of Hospital Closure on the Financial Performance of Neighboring Surviving Rural Hospitals
Samuel Opoku
A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Utilization and Engagement Among Public Health Districts
Samuel Opoku
Different Reference Points, Different Conclusions: Time for a Common Reference Point for Severe Childhood Obesity Studies
Andrew R. Hansen
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Linda Kimsey
Adopting Lean Six Sigma Operational Improvement Principles in Critical Access Hospitals: Lessons Learned from an Academic-Practice Partnership
Charles Owens
Identifying Factors Associated with Employee Turnover Intent in a Rural Hospital
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
The Use of Social Media for Emergency Response: How Do Georgia Public Health Districts Compare?
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Public Health Workforce Competencies and Training Needs of Frontline Workers in Georgia
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Trends in Emergency Department Utilization in Georgia
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
A Comparative Analysis of Social Media Utilization and Engagement Among Public Health Districts
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Bacon County Hospital and Health System: 2019-2022 Strategic Plan
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for the Coastal Health District, GA.
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Warm Springs Medical Center: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Strategy
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2018 Assessment of Employee Engagement at Crisp Regional Hospital
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant Year Three
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2017
Participation of Georgia Physicians in the Physician Quality Reporting System, 2014
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Examining the Characteristics of Physicians That Leave Georgia After Their Medical School Training
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Year Two Report
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2017 Assessment of Employee Engagement at Crisp Regional Hospital
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2016
Coping with an Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on the Role of the Health Care System
Bettye A. Apenteng
Comparison of the J-1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Bettye A. Apenteng
Racial Disparities in Emotional Distress among Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Bettye A. Apenteng
Racial Disparities in Emotional Distress among Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
Andrew R. Hansen
Racial Disparities in Emotional Distress among Cancer Survivors: Insights from the Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS)
William A. Mase
Organizational and Environmental Correlates of the Adoption of a Focus Strategy in US Hospices
Samuel Opoku
Seeking Greener Pastures? The Relationship between Career Satisfaction and the Intention to Emigrate: A Survey of Ghanaian Physicians
Samuel Opoku
Engaging Patients and Caregivers in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research on Advanced Stage Lung Cancer: Insights from Patients, Caregivers, and Providers
Samuel Opoku
Coping with an Advanced Stage Lung Cancer Diagnosis: Patient, Caregiver, and Provider Perspectives on the Role of the Health Care System
Samuel Opoku
A Comparison of the J‐1 Visa Waiver and Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Samuel Opoku
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Year One Report
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Community Planning for Financial Sustainability in Four Rural Georgia Hospitals
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Flex Financial and Operational Improvement Grant, Hospital-Specific Performance Assessment Summaries
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2015
Organizational and Environmental Correlates of the Adoption of a Focus Strategy in US Hospices
Bettye A. Apenteng
Health Care Cost and Hospital Length of Stay in Nebraska
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2014
Comparative Assessment of the J1 Visa and State Loan Repayment Programs in the Recruitment and Retention of Physicians in Rural Nebraska
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Assessment of Nebraska Division of Public Health: Strategic Development Plan & Results
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
2013
Rural–Urban Differences in Acute Myocardial Infarction Mortality: Evidence from Nebraska
Samuel Opoku
Career Satisfaction and Burnout Among Ghanaian Physicians
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Seeking Greener Pastures: An Exploration of the Brain Drain Phenomenon. A Survey of Active Physicians in Ghana, West Africa
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Seeking Greener Pastures: An Exploration of the Brain Drain Phenomenon. A Survey of Active Physicians in Ghana, West Africa
Bettye A. Apenteng
Assessing Interstate Migration Among International Medical Graduates in the United States
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Presentations
Assessing the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of North Central District Health Department
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Evaluating the Public Health Competency and Training Needs of Public Health Solutions District Health Department
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
Public Health Competency and Training Needs Assessment for East Central District Health Department
Department of Health Policy and Community Health Faculty Publications
