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Submissions from 2017
Peer to Peer Education: Conduct of College Campus Health Fair, Sara S. Plaspohl
One in Five: A Latino HIV Seminar, Sara S. Plaspohl, M. Carpenter, and B. Youngberg
Student-Led Planning and Implementation of Peer Education: Campus Health Promotion Fair, Sara S. Plaspohl, Nandi A. Marshall, TimMarie Williams, McKinley Thomas, and Dziyana Nazaruk
Student-Led Planning and Implementation of Peer Education: Campus Health Promotion Fair, Sara S. Plaspohl, Nandi A. Marshall, TimMarie Williams, McKinley Thomas, and Dziyana Nazaruk
Case Study: Student-Led Initiative for Development of Public Health Leadership Skills Among College Students, Sara S. Plaspohl, Po'Teea Morris-Hunter, Vanessa Manning, Nandi A. Marshall, Lissette Badillo, and Victoria Baldwin
Emerging Adulthood and Homicide, A. Plotner, P. Patel, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Climate Change and CHNAs of Georgia Not-For-Profit Hospitals: A Missed Opportunity, Julie Reagan, Linda G. Kimsey, Alan Kattlemann, and Patricia Diaz
Assessing the Feasibility of the Employer as a Health Advisor for Obesity Prevention, Siddhartha Roy, Andrew R. Hansen, Levi Ross, and Rebecca Larson
Barriers to Accessing Reproductive Health Services for Sexually Active Women Ages 15-44, A. Sanders and Sara S. Plaspohl
Interoperability of Environmental and Other Information Systems, Gulzar H. Shah
Nature of Change and Factors Associated With Change in Number of Patients Served by Local Health Departments in Their Clinics, Gulzar H. Shah, Victor Chukwu, Uche Okoro, and Kavita Goil
Public Health Agencies’ Health Informatics Capacity and Its Impact on Activities to Address Health Disparities, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, and Kristie Waterfield
Creating a Taxonomy of Local Boards of Health Based on Local Health Departments’ Perspectives, Gulzar H. Shah, Sergey Sotnikov, Carolyn J. Leep, Jiali Ye, and Timothy W. Van-Wave
Religion, Spirituality, and Health: A Unique Perspective, Stacy Smallwood
HIV Prevention among MSM of Color in Rural Areas, Stacy W. Smallwood
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Older Adults, Stacy W. Smallwood
Seeing the Invisible: Religion, Spirituality, and Sexual Health among African American MSM, Stacy W. Smallwood
Health Inequities at the Intersection of Race, Place, and LGBT Identity, Stacy W. Smallwood and S. Melinda Spencer
A Brief Overview of the Delivery, Teaching and Use of Continuing Professional Development (CPD)/Continuing Education (CE) in the United States, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates responding to and shaping Public Health - Environmental Justice and Health Disparity, Joseph Telfair
APHA, Affiliates Responding to and Shaping Public Health in the US - Now and the Future, Joseph Telfair
Cultural Humility, Joseph Telfair
Development-Enhancement of the Assessment Monitoring and Evaluation - Knowledge and Skills, Joseph Telfair
More Than a Professional Association: The Link Between APHA, Academics, and Practice, Joseph Telfair
Navigating Uncertainty: Working Towards Achieving Health Equity, Joseph Telfair
Public Health, Social Work and Practice – The Person-Population Fit, Joseph Telfair
Social Research Methods in Rural Settings, Joseph Telfair
Campus Health Promotion Planning Using the National College Health Assessment (NCHA): Is There Value Added When Assessing Readiness to Change?, James Thomas, Andrew R. Hansen, Stacy W. Smallwood, and Levi Ross
Campus Health Promotion Planning Using the National College Health Assessment (NCHA): Is There Value Added When Assessing Readiness To Change?, James Thomas, Andrew Hansen, Stacy Smallwood, and Levi Ross
Blending Pedagogical Approaches in Public Health Education: The A.D.O.P.T. Model, McKinley Thomas, Lesley Clack, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Blending Pedagogical Approaches in Public Health Education: The A.D.O.P.T. Model, McKinley Thomas, Lesley Clack, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Public Health Agencies’ Health Informatics Capacity and Its Impact on Activities to Address Health Disparities, Kristie Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, and William A. Mase
HIV Prevention and Testing Strategies Among Racial Minorities: A Literature Review, B. Youngberg and Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2016
Impacts of Obesity in Pregnancy: Lifestyle Intervention to Improve Outcomes, D. Ahmed and Sara S. Plaspohl
Effect of Hospital Closure on the Financial Performance of Neighboring Surviving Rural Hospitals, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku
Assessment of Prescription Patterns of Nurse Practitioners in Emergency Departments, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Variation in Emergency Department Wait Times Among Mental Health Patients, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Psychometric Testing of the Childhood Obesity Perceptions (COP) Survey for Program Planners and Evaluators, Dayna S. Alexander, Moya L. Alfonso, and Chunhua Cao
Exploring Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol and Tobacco Use Among Youth: An Innovative Approach, Moya Alfonso PhD and Akrati Gupta
Formative Evaluations Approaches to Identifying Target Segment, Moya L. Alfonso
Service Learning and Habitat for Humanity: The Downtown Statesboro, GA Redevelopment Project, Moya L. Alfonso
Service-Learning for Georgia Southern's Public Health Students, Moya L. Alfonso and Blair E. Baker
Results from an Educational Needs Assessment Conducted in a Former Slave Community: Implications for Public Health Policy, Moya L. Alfonso and Shannon Hardy
The Service Learning Faculty/Facilitator Relationship: Tips for a Successful Relationship, Moya L. Alfonso, Linda G. Mullen, and Wendy Denton
Measuring Community Capacity and Coalition Functioning: A Review and Case Study of a Violence Prevention Program, Moya L. Alfonso and Sherri Reynolds
Addressing Violence in Our Schools: Approaches to Program Development and Evaluation, Moya L. Alfonso, Sherri Reynolds, Paul Sutton, and Hannah Covel
Evidence-Based Review of Contradictory Diet and Physical Health Attributes Among Low-Income Hispanic Children, L. Badillo and Sara S. Plaspohl
Evidence-Based Support for Self-Management of Hypertension Among Young Adults, K. M. Bollam and Sara S. Plaspohl
Quality Instructional Physical Activity Programs in Higher Education, Kevin Casebolt, Helen W. Bland, Jared Russell, and Bridget F. Melton
Gaining Our BSPH Focus: Transitioning from Bouquet to Single Flower, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Joseph Telfair, and Monica Brister
Factors Associated with Local Health Departments Assessing Their Staff Training Needs and Developing Their Staff Training Plans, Anna Cofie and Gulzar H. Shah
An Examination of Caregiver Frustration Among Families Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN), Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley D. Walker, Theophile B. Dipita, Braydon Schaible, and Bethrand Ugwu
Internal Professional Development Through Program Planning, Claudia Cornejo Happel and Rachel D. Schwartz
Adolescent Perspective of Physical Activity and Nutrition in a Rural School Environment: Your Intervention Has an Uphill Climb, Andrew Hansen, Tony Pritchard, Irina Melnic, and Melissa Hester
Continuing the Conversation: Drug Diversion in Healthcare Facilities and Defining the Role of Public Health, Katrina E. Hansen, Elizabeth R. Daly, Nicole Bryan, David W. Birnbaum, Rachel Stricof, Julie Reagan, Lynne Mercedes, Catherine Cairns, and Marion A. Kainer
Psychometric Testing and Correlates of the Daily Spiritual Experiences Scale in a Sample of Black Men Who Have Sex with Men (BMSM) Heavily Impacted by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV): The MARI Study, Ying He, Obie McNair, Angela Johnson, June Gipson, Darwin Thompson, Anne O. Odusanya, Stacy W. Smallwood, and DeMarc Hickson
Getting Elderly to Mover: The Impact of Physical Activity on Arthritis, M. Higgins, B. Smith, D. Waters, B. Babayemi, and Helen W. Bland
The Impact of Physical Activity on Arthritis, M. Higgins, B. Smith, D. Waters, B. Babayemi, and Helen W. Bland
The Impact of Physical Activity on Quality of Life for Addiction Recovery Program Participants, K. Keefe, C. Lathi, W. Thorton, E. Turkowsky, and Helen W. Bland
Does Universal Insurance Attenuate Racial Disparities in Trauma Outcomes?, L. M. Kodadek, Wei Jiang, Cheryl K. Zogg, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Joel S. Weissman, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Louis L. Nguyen, Lorens A. Helmchen, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Peter A. Learn, and Adil H. Haider
Efficacy Study of a Group-Based Promotora Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Latina Women, John S. Luque, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Moya L. Alfonso, Claudia M. Reyes-Garcia, Laura Rebing, and Daron Ferris
Air Quality on Human Health, V. Manning and Sara S. Plaspohl
Large Group Games: Active, Fun, and DAP, Starla McCollum, Gavin T. Colquitt, and Tony A. Pritchard
Tactical Games Model in Elementary Physical Education, Starla McCollum, Chad R. Johnson, Tony A. Pritchard, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Covert Observation in Public Health, Katie M. Mercer
Continuum of a Declining Trend in Correct Self-Perception of Body Weight among American Adults, Amber Morgan, Shannon Hardy, Stacy Carswell, Jian Zhang, and Andrew Hansen
Impact of Local Health Departments' (LHDs) Budget Cuts and Staff Reduction on Service Changes, Bobbie Jo Newell and Gulzar H. Shah
“Not Another Ferguson”: A Community Group Effort, John Nwosu, Danyel Addes, Stacy W. Smallwood, Jane Page, and Wendy Denton
One in Five: A Latino HIV Seminar, Sara S. Plaspohl and F. Taiwo
Innovative Teaching Technique, Julie Reagan
State Return-to-Learn Youth Sports Concussion Laws, Julie Reagan, Nicholas G. Murray, Kelly L. Sullivan, Allison M. Drew, Patrick Chang, and Brandon Wilcher
A 13-County Rural Health District’s Journey to Strategic Planning, Gurleen Roberts, Amber Erickson, Angela Peden, and Gulzar H. Shah
Predictors of Activity Limitations and Participation Restrictions Among Children With Cerebral Palsy, Braydon Schaible, Gavin T. Colquitt, Manuela C. Caciula, Li Li, and Matthew S. Moreau
Adequacy of Insurance Coverage and Impact on Employment Among Families Caring for a Child With Cerebral Palsy, Braydon Schaible, Gavin T. Colquitt, Li Li, and Manuela C. Caciula
Characterizing the Informatics Capacities and Needs of Local Health Departments in a Post-Affordable Care Act, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Brian C. Castrucci, Karmen S. Williams, and Akrati Gupta
Levels of and Barriers to Interoperability of Information Systems Managed and Used by the Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Ravneet Kaur, and Huabin Luo
Developing and Applying a Taxonomy of Local Boards of Health: A Standardized Tool for Efficient Public Health Governance, Policy and Practice, Gulzar H. Shah, Jiali Ye, and Carolyn J. Leep
Examining the Relationships between Religiosity, Spirituality, Internalized Homonegativity, and Condom Use among African American MSM: The SHIFT Study, Stacy W. Smallwood
Differences in Risky Sexual Behaviors by HIV Serostatus among Black Men Who Have Sex with Men, Stacy W. Smallwood and Anne O. Odusanya
“Not Another Ferguson”: A Community Group Effort for Social Change, Stacy W. Smallwood and Anne O. Odusanya
Socioeconomic Status and Indoor Environmental Quality in a Rural Georgia Community, Errol Spence, Ferdous Ahmed, Gulzar H. Shah, and Atin Adhikari
Moving Beyond “Call Me Caitlyn”: Transgender Health in the American South, S. Melinda Spencer and Stacy W. Smallwood
Healthcare Reform in the United States: The Affordable Care Act, James H. Stephens
Developing Strategies to Advance Public Health Social Work, Joseph Telfair
Multi-Disciplinary Collaborative Research, Joseph Telfair
Rapid Needs Assessment Community Health Analysis, Joseph Telfair
Where Are All the Physician Assistants in the Beehive State?, Virginia L. Valentine, Jennifer Coombs, and Jeffery A. Jones
Exploring Factors Impacting Adequate Care Coordination Among Families Caring for Children With Special Health Care Needs (CHSCN), Ashley D. Walker, Gavin T. Colquitt, Theophile B. Dipita, Braydon Schaible, and Bethrand Ugwu
Elements of Collaboration for Community Health Assessment and Planning, Karmen S. Williams, Gulzar H. Shah, and Nathalie Robin
Firearm Availability and Homicide Rates: An Evidence-Based Review, A. Wilson, G. Xiang, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Firearm Availability and Homicide Rates: An Evidence-Based Review, A. Wilson, G. Xiang, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Racial Disparities in Emergency General Surgery: Do Differences in Outcomes Persist Among Universally Insured Military Patients?, Cheryl Zogg, Wei Jiang, Muhammed Ali Chaudhary, John Scott, Adil A. Shah, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Joel S. Weissman, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Louis L. Nguyen, Lorens A. Helmchen, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Peter A. Learn, and Adil H. Haider
Submissions from 2015
Geographic Variation in Medicare and the Military Healthcare System, Taiwo Adesoya, Linda G. Kimsey, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Lorens A. Helmchen, Louis L. Nguyen, Samuel Olaiya, Philip Goodney, and Joel S. Weissman
Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Exercise on Biomarkers Associated with Cardiovascular Diseases, Suman Ahuja, Padmini Shankar, and Gulzar H. Shah
Childhood Obesity Perceptions Among African American Caregivers in a Rural Georgia Community: A Mixed Methods Approach, Dayna Alexander, Moya L. Alfonso, and Andrew R. Hansen
Measuring Coalition Functioning: A Review and Case Study, Moya L. Alfonso
Photovoice as a Service Learning Assessment Tool: Feasibility and Validity Evidence, Moya L. Alfonso
Photovoice as a Service Learning Assessment Tool: Feasibility and Validity Evidence, Moya L. Alfonso
Photovoice: The Effects of Service Learning on Student Outcomes, Moya L. Alfonso
A Qualitative Study of Co-Occurring Alcohol Abuse and Overweight/Obesity, Moya L. Alfonso, Emily Eisenhart, Jamie Cromley, and Gemma Skuraton
