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Submissions from 2023
Telemedcine and Parental Frustration in Accessing Pediatrics Care, Aishat Adewoye, Jennifer Akpo, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng
Relationship between Community Perception of Hospital COVID-19 Response and Future use, Aishat Adewoye, Bettye Apenteng, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Linda Kimsey, Blerta Shehaj, and Angela Peden
Nutrition and Exercise Knowledge During Pregnancy: Public Health Implications, Ariel Alston, Helen W. Bland, Ana M. Palacios, and Evelyn Fagan
Provider-Patient Communication and Pediatric Hospital Utilization, Samuel Anokye-Mensah, Aishat Adewoye, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng
Hospital-Community Engagement, Community Collective Efficacy and Rural Critical Access Hospital Reputation, Bettye A. Apenteng
The Role of mHealth Messaging in Improving Health and Academic Outcomes: A Randomized Controlled Trial Study, Elizabeth Ayangunna, Gulzar H. Shah, Kingsley A. Kalu, and Bushra Shah
The Lifecourse Perspective Theory as a strategy for improving Maternal Mortality in Georgia, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Alisha Riggins
Knowledge of Pregnancy and Postpartum Complications up to One Year Postpartum Compared by Rurality, Evelyn Fagan, Alisha Riggins, Ariel A. Alston, Mario Keko, Ana M. Palacios, Helen W. Bland, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Association Between COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Religiosity Among Elderly with Comorbidities, Kingsley A. Kalu and Ho-Jui Tung
Improving Employee Engagement in Rural Georgia Healthcare, Linda Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, William Mase, and Angela H. Peden
Opioid Overdose and Substance Misuse Harm Reduction, William Mase, Bret Frazier, and Catherine Tootle
Development of a Tele-Community Health Worker Program for Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Mapillar Dahn, Milline Nuahn, and Shyterria Johnson
Characterization of snack servings in childcare programs from Southeast Georgia, Weston L. Oliver, Amber Gatling, Neil Saha, Ariel A. Alston, Ana M. Palacios, Dziyana Nazaruk, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Hens Hatching Hope: A Community-Based Egg Project Aiming To Improve Nutritional and Health Status of Young Children in Rural Honduras, Ana M. Palacios, Mario Keko, Gisela Ramos, Laura Manship, Dziyana Nazaruk, Haresh Rochani, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Joseph Telfair, and Asli Aslan
From Evidence to Practice: Implementing Effective Nutrition and High-quality Early Childhood Education in Low Resource Settings, the Successful Case of the Guatemala City Municipal Nurseries, Ana M. Palacios, Erik Parker, Lisa Villanueva, Matthew Flynn, Helen Bland, Stephanie Dickinson, Dziyana Nazaruk, Joseph Telfair, and Greg Reinhart
Hospital Pricing Transparency in Georgia, Foram Patel, Linda Kimsey, Melvin Lamboy-Ruiz, and Yelena Tarasenko
Improving health outcomes through data collection and visualization. Building healthy rural communities in Georgia, Blerta Shehaj, Linda Kimsey, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden
An Assessment of Healthcare Barriers and Health Needs for Rural Residents. Results From a Qualitative Approach, Blerta Shehaj, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden
The Case for Cultural Competency, Stacy W. Smallwood
Collaboration on Health Promotion/Environmental Health Project to Reduce Period Poverty on a College Campus, Gabi Wiggill, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gemma Skuraton
Submissions from 2022
Social Media Engagement Among Individuals with Depression or Anxiety Disorder, Elizabeth Ayangunna and Gulzar H. Shah
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
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, and Haresh Rochani Dr.
Submissions from 2021
Managing Difficult Conversations Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Recognizing Bias Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
FIKA With Fellows, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Managing Difficult Conversations Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Managing Difficult Conversations Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Moving Forward: Beyond COVID-19, K. Griffth, C. Hart, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Stacy W. Smallwood
Health Issues Affecting the Youth of Jeff Davis County, Ruby Hallam, Kim Harris, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
“Squash the Spread of COVID-19 in Bulloch County” Program, Osaremhen Ikhile, Karabi Barai, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Factors Predicting Food Insecurity Among Students at a Historically Black College & University, Rebecca Larson, Andrew Hansen, Haresh Rochani, and Stacy W. Smallwood
Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Reducing Healthcare Disparities in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
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, and Juan Leon
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, and Amanda Barefield
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, and Joseph Telfair
Communication Plan to Rase Awareness for Dementia and Promote Caring Closet, Aishwarya Potluri, Prachi Joshi, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
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, and Osaremhen Ikhile
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, and Elizabeth Ayangunna
Identifying Social and Structural Determinants of Health Equity and Strategies for Taking Action, Joseph Telfair
Public Health’s Relation to Social Justice, Joseph Telfair
Taking Action to Advance Health Equity: Addressing Poverty and the Social and Structural Determinants of Health, Joseph Telfair
Development of a Health Communication Evaluation Plan: Share Health Southeast Georgia, RoShonda J. Welch, Lakeysha Mutcherson, Addison Mickens, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Submissions from 2020
Managing Difficult Conversations Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Recognizing Bias Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Recognizing Bias Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
Unpacking Privilege Workshop, Lisa Costello, Nikki DiGregorio, Rochelle Bornett Lee, Alexandra J. Reyes, Peggy Shannon-Baker, Stacy Smallwood, and Clare Walsh
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, and Kristie Cason Waterfield
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, and M. Mpingulu
A Novel Framework for Training Public Health Professionals in Conflict Management: Using Behavioral Theory, Randall Ford, Ho-Jui Tung, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Leadership characteristics associated with social media use in LHDs: Ensuring public health essential service #3, Suzie Madden, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, and Samuel T. Opoku
Leveraging Partnerships, 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, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Health Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments: Trends and Variations, Gulzar H. Shah and D. Dekker
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, and Elizabeth Ayangunna
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, and L.-K. Lukusa
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Health Inequities: Poverty and Social Determinants, Joseph Telfair
Shaping Public Health – APHA, Academics, Practice and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities and Links to Public Health 3.0, Joseph Telfair
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, and Samuel T. Opoku
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, and William A. Mase
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, and Jeffery A. Jones
Implicit Bias and Healthy Equity, L. D. Weeks and Joseph Telfair
Submissions from 2019
Academic Health Departmental Panel Discussion, A. Barkin, A. Erickson, J. Lockwood, and William Mase
Consulting Dr. Internet, Osaremhen Ikhile, K. Harris, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gulzar H. Shah
Examining the Relationship Between Spirituality and Quality of Life in College Students, Hafsa Junaid and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
A Sickle Cell Research M.A.T.C.H, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble
Community Health Ambassadors: a Novel Strategy for Engaging Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Sickle Cell Disease and Self- Management Tools, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Technology Access and Preferences for Smartphone Application Content Among Adults With Sickle Cell Disease and Their Caregivers, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Delores P. Quasie-Woode
Community Health Ambassadors: A Novel Strategy for Engaging Patients With Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, and Delores P. Quasie-Woode
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, and Velma McBride Murry
Maternal Mortality among African American Women in Georgia, Policy and Ethical Considerations, Zahra Shahin, Nancy Jeffery, JaLisa Brown, Isabella Hardwick, and William A. Mase
Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions: Transition as a Public Health Issue, Joseph Telfair
Applied Evaluation for discovery, Problem-Solving and Sustainment, Joseph Telfair
Global Public Health An Overview, Joseph Telfair
Integrated Systems of Construct Oriented Program Evaluation (ISCOPE) for Community-Based Evaluation, Joseph Telfair
Public Health Genetics, Joseph Telfair
Research Mentoring, Supervising Department of English Language and Teaching, Joseph Telfair
Research Report Development and Utilization, Joseph Telfair
Rural Health Challenges in Universal Health Coverage, Joseph Telfair
Shaping Public Health – APHA, Academics, Practice and Advocacy to Address Health Inequities and Links to Public Health 3.0, Joseph Telfair
Teen Health Week Guest Speaker, Statesboro High School, James E. Thomas
Personal Mastery and All-cause Mortality Among Patients With Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung and Ming-Chin Yeh
Submissions from 2018
Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke, E. Abioro, A. Hanna, L. Gladkova, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Identifying Factors Associated with Employee Turnover Intent in a Rural Hospital, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
Trends in Emergency Department Utilization in Georgia, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Imaobong B. Ekpo, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Association Between Local Health Departments’ Engagement in PAHB Accreditation and Their Financial Resiliency, Ghadeer M. Albashir, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, and William A. Mase
An Open Discussion of Ethical Issues Using the AEA’s Ethical Framework for Evaluators, Moya L. Alfonso
Formative Evaluation and Community Health Assessments: A Skill Building Workshop, Moya L. Alfonso
Media Advocacy as a Service Learning Assignment: Assisting a Rural Domestic Violence Shelter, Moya L. Alfonso, Sean Bear, and Kathy Jenkins
A Community Health Assessment of African American Health in a Former Slave Community: Findings from Rural Georgia, Moya L. Alfonso, Glenn M. Jackson, Abraham Johnson, and Maria I. Olivas
Engaging Rural and Urban Communities to Address Health Disparities, Moya L. Alfonso, Glenn M. Jackson, Abraham Johnson, and Maria I. Olivas
