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Submissions from 2015
An Exploration of the Health-Related Needs and Assets of Children Living in a Community Founded by Former Slaves, Moya L. Alfonso, Gayle Jackson, Gemma Skuraton, Emily Earnest, Jeseseme Omoraun, Kristen Pruitt, Kandyce Reeves, Shalisa Robinson, Yvette Steele, Pei-Ling Tseng, Chantavious Wyatt, and Alvin Jackson
Legal Powers Vested by State Legislatures to Local Boards of Health and Their Perception/Misrepresentation, Ankit Bangar, Jeffery A. Jones, and Julie Reagan
Improving Health Education Instruction in Middle School: A School Service Project, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Kellie Penix
Health and Physical Activity Promotion for Youth With Disabilities in Rural Areas, Gavin T. Colquitt
Using Participatory Action Research to Prepare Teacher Candidates for 21st Century Schools, Gavin T. Colquitt, Starla McCollum, Ashley D. Walker, and Tony A. Pritchard
The Personalized System of Instruction (PSI): A Framework for Differentiated Instruction, Gavin T. Colquitt, S. Peeples, and Stephanie Viness
Evidence-Based Benefits Offered by Local Farmers’ Markets to Promote Public Health, B. Davis and Sara S. Plaspohl
Evidence-Based Strategies Identified to Increase Access to Oral Health Services to Promote a Healthier Lifestyle, B. Davis and Sara S. Plaspohl
Exploring Barriers Related to HIV Testing among College Students, Emily Earnest and Andrew Hansen
How Physical Activity Is Associated with Severe School Absenteeism, Andrew Hansen, Tony Pritchard, Irina Melnic, and Jian Zhang
Effectiveness of the Sport Education Fitness Model on Fitness Levels, Knowledge, and Physical Activity, Andrew Hansen, Tony Pritchard, Shot Scarboro, and Irina Melnic
Socioeconomic Issues Are the Catalyst for Rising HIV Rates in the South, B. Hill and Sara S. Plaspohl
Disease Investigation Specialist Workforce Development: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Shamika D. Jones, Stacy W. Smallwood, and William A. Mase
Geographic Variation within the Military Health System, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Andrew Hoburg, Chad Smith, Louis L. Nguyen, and Joel S. Weissman
Association Between Health Literacy and Perceived Confidence for Communicating with Physicians Among African-American Men, Wayne Lawrence, Brandon Wilcher, Jarrett Johnson, Heather Guerreso, and Levi Ross
JPHCOPH Faculty Assessment System: Reporting Student Learning Outcomes, Gerald R. Ledlow and James H. Stephens
Public Health Perspectives on the Importance of Leadership in Health Informatics at Local Health Departments, Jonathon P. Leider, Gulzar H. Shah, Akrati Gupta, Karmen S. Williams, and Brian C. Castrucci
Trends in Diffusion of Surgical Innovation and Outcomes: A Comparative Analysis of Radical Prostatectomy in Military and Civilian Institutions, Jeffrey Leow, Joel S. Weissman, Linda G. Kimsey, Andrew Hoburg, Lorens A. Helmchen, Wei Jiang, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Deborah Hess, Louis L. Nguyen, and Steven Chang
Exploratory Review of Terminated Veteran Affairs Health System and Medical Center Executives, Cristian Lieneck, Sandra Collins, and James H. Stephens
The Veterans Affairs Health System: Allegations, Investigations and Leadership Changes, Cristian Lieneck, Sandra Collins, and James H. Stephens
Factors Driving Local Health Department’s Collaboration with Other Organizations in the Provision of Personal Healthcare Services, Huabin Luo, Nancy L. Winterbauer, Ashley Tucker, and Gulzar H. Shah
Efficacy Study of a Group-Based Promotora Intervention to Increase Cervical Cancer Screening Among Immigrant Latina Women, John Luque, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Moya L. Alfonso, Claudia M. Reyes-Garcia, Laura Rebing, and Daron Ferris
Creating a Baseline for Healthy Campus 2020 Implementation, Nandi A. Marshall and Sara S. Plaspohl
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, and Neri Romero
Standardized Knowledge and Behavior of Food Protection Staff, William A. Mase and Kyle W. McKinley
Standardized Knowledge and Behavior of Food Protection Staff, William A. Mase and Kyle W. McKinley
Assessing Changes in Safety Net Providers Since the Passage of the Affordable Care Act, Arlesia Mathis, Julia Burke, and Gulzar H. Shah
The Great Recession and Fiscal Allocation for Public Health: How Has Our Slice of The Pie Changed?, J. Mac McCullough, Jonathon P. Leider, and Gulzar H. Shah
Coping with Depression: College Students' Perceived Barriers and Preferences for Formal and Informal Psychological Help, Irina Melnic, Andrew Hansen, Jeff Klibert, and Hani Samawi
Building and Evaluating Personal Technology Physical Activity Interventions in Diverse Populations, Bridget Melton, Beverly D. Harris, and Helen W. Bland
Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Distance Learning Quality Implementation Plan, Katie M. Mercer
Improving Communication Between VHA and Non-VHA Providers: Implications for Veteran-Centered Dual Care, Preethy Nayar, Bettye A. Apenteng, A. Fetrick, and P. Woodbridge
Local Health Departments Health Informatics and Emergency Preparedness Capacity, Bobbie J. Newell, Gulzar H. Shah, and Ruth E. Whitworth
Advantages of Health Promotion over Drug Dependency: Evidence-Based Support, Chidinma B. Okafor and Sara S. Plaspohl
The Control of Blood Pressure Among Hypertensive Male Adults: Evidence- Based Support, Chidinma B. Okafor and Sara S. Plaspohl
Geographic Variation in the Length of In-Hospital Stay for Alzheimer’s Disease in Nebraska, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, and Ge Lin
Accreditation Efforts in Georgia: A Technical Assistance Observational Study, Angela Peden, Gulzar H. Shah, Russell B. Toal, Dayna S. Alexander, Alesha Wright, Nandi A. Marshall, Ashton Anderson, and Scott Uhlich
The State of Accreditation Readiness in Georgia: A Case Stud, Angela Peden, Gulzar H. Shah, Russell B. Toal, Dayna S. Alexander, Alesha Wright, Nandi Marshall, Ashton Anderson, and Scott Uhlich
The Vegetarian Diet, Sara S. Plaspohl
Impact of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Mortality Rates in Savannah, GA, Sara S. Plaspohl and Betty T. Dixon
Impact of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Mortality Rates in Savannah, GA, Sara S. Plaspohl and Betty T. Dixon
Building a Culture of Health within the University Setting to Foster Student Success, Sara S. Plaspohl and Nandi A. Marshall
Evidence-Based Health Utilization for Individuals Ages 19-25 After ACA Implementation, S. Polite and Sara S. Plaspohl
Effect of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) on Health Related Fitness Knowledge and Class Time Physical Activity, Steven Prewitt, James Hannon, Gavin T. Colquitt, Timothy A. Brusseau, Maria Newton, and Janet Shaw
Implementation of a personal fitness unit using the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), Steven Prewitt, James Hannon, Gavin T. Colquitt, Timothy A. Brusseau, Maria Newton, and Janet Shaw
Nourishing Minds: Dietetic Students and Community Members Learning through Food Bank Demonstrations, Katherine Pruitt, Rebecca Larson, Amy Hackney, and Andrew Hansen
Clostridium difficile: The State Regulatory Landscape, Julie Reagan
Technology-assisted Learning to Promote Prostate Cancer Knowledge Among Urban-dwelling African Americans, Levi Ross, Jarrett Johnson, Heather Guerreso, Wayne Lawrence, Brandon Wilcher, and John S. Luque
Using CBPR to Extend Prostate Cancer Education, Counseling, and Screening Opportunities to Urban-Dwelling African Americans, Levi Ross, Jarrett Johnson, Stacy W. Smallwood, John S. Luque, Stuart H. Tedders, Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, and Terry Alford
Making Sense of Public Health: Improving Writing in Public Health, Rachel D. Schwartz
WAC and Public Health: The Perfect Intervention, Rachel D. Schwartz
Using the Teaching Toolkit Method to Improve Student Engagement, Rachel D. Schwartz and Claudia Cornejo Happel
State of Public Health Voluntary Accreditation: Barriers, Facilitators, and Impact on Evidence-Based Practices, Gulzar H. Shah, Carolyn J. Leep, and Sergey Sotnikov
Characterizing the Informatics Capacities and Needs of Local Health Departments in a Post-Affordable Care Act Landscape, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Brian C. Castrucci, Karmen S. Williams, Akrati Gupta, and James B. Sprague
Characteristics of Local Health Departments Associated with Their Implementation of Electronic Health Records and Other Informatics System, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, Brian C. Castrucci, Karmen S. Williams, and Huabin Luo
Levels and Predictors of LHDs' Engagement in Community Health Assessment, 2002-2013, Gulzar H. Shah, Kay Lovelace, and Daniel F. Linder
Do Local Health Departments With Better Health Informatics Capacity Have Better Preparedness Capacity?, Gulzar H. Shah, Bobbie Jo Newell, and Ruth E. Whitworth
Exploring Cost and Delivery of STI Services by Health Departments in Georgia: Mixed Methods Approach, Gulzar H. Shah and Angela Peden
The Impact of Religiosity on the Mental and Sexual Health of African American Men who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South, Stacy Smallwood, Anne O. Odusanya, and S. Melinda Spencer
HIV at the Crossroads: Intersecting HIV Prevention Practice and Truth among AAMSM, Stacy W. Smallwood and Jarvis W. Carter Jr.
Religiosity as a Predictor of Internalized Homonegativity and Sexual Risk Behaviors among African American Men who Have Sex with Men, Stacy W. Smallwood, Anne O. Odusanya, and S. Melinda Spencer
Using Photovoice to Gather Formative Sexual Assault Prevention Information, J. K. Spencer and Moya L. Alfonso
Healthcare Reform in the United States: The Affordable Care Act, James H. Stephens
Hospital Acquired Conditions: Tying Outcomes to Value Based Care, James H. Stephens
Conceptual Logical Framework & Building Evidence for Practice, Joseph Telfair
Cross Cultural Differences in Women’s Health, Joseph Telfair
Health Inequities and Disparities in the Black Community, Joseph Telfair
Use of Program Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) in Research – Overview of Concepts and Methods, Joseph Telfair
My personal journey to Public Health and success in college, James Thomas
Use of Facebook by Local Health Departments: Activity and Focus Areas, Rakhi Trivedi and Gulzar H. Shah
Use of Facebook by Local Health Departments: Activity and Focus Areas, Rakhi Trivedi and Gulzar H. Shah
Impact of an Educational Video on Prostate Cancer Knowledge Among African-American Men, Brandon Wilcher, Wayne Lawrence, Jarrett Johnson, Heather Guerreso, and Levi Ross
A Qualitative Analysis of the Status, Benefits, and Barriers of Electronic Health Record Implementation in Local Health Departments, Karmen S. Williams, Akrati Gupta, Gulzar H. Shah, and Jonathon P. Leider
A Qualitative Analysis of the Status, Benefits, and Barriers of Electronic Health Records Implementation in Local Health Departments, Karmen S. Williams, Gulzar H. Shah, Jonathon P. Leider, and Akrati Gupta
Racial Disparities in Emergency General Surgery: Do Differences in Outcomes Persist Among Universally-Insured Military Patients?, Cheryl K. Zogg, Wei Jiang, Muhammed Ali Chaudhary, Adil A. Shah, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Joel S. Weissman, Zara Cooper, Ali Salim, Stephanie L. Nitzschke, Louis L. Nguyen, Lorens A. Helmchen, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel Olaiya, Peter A. Learn, and Adil H. Haider
Submissions from 2014
Community-Based Participatory Public Health Research: Core Principles and Participatory Approaches to Addressing Rural and International Health Disparities, Moya Alfonso PhD
An Exploration of the Health-Related Needs and Assets of Children Living in a Community Founded by Former Slaves, Moya L. Alfonso, Gayle Jackson, Gemma Skuraton, Emily Earnest, Jeseseme Omoraun, Kristen Pruitt, Kandyce Reeves, Shalisa Robinson, Yvette Steele, Pei-Ling Tseng, Chantavious Wyatt, and Alvin Jackson
Community Health Assessments: Evaluating Communities’ Needs and Assets, Moya L. Alfonso and John S. Luque
Understanding Forced Sex During Adolescence: An Exploratory Study of Risk and Protective Factors, Moya L. Alfonso and Sherri Reynolds
Service Learning in Community Health: Lessons Learned from a Multi-Course Needs Assessment, Moya L. Alfonso, Mara M. Usry, and Ben Massey
"It All Goes Back to the Services": A Rural/Urban Comparison of Barriers and Facilitators to Disability Services, Moya L. Alfonso, Ashley D. Walker, Gavin T. Colquitt, Akrati Gupta, and Joseph Telfair
How Physical Activity Affects Stress Levels in Elementary Students, Courtney Allen, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton
Global Health Population and Public Health Intercession, Bettye A. Apenteng
Population-Based Medicine, Bettye A. Apenteng
International Health and Haiti: A Global Public Health Perspective, Helen Bland
Your Life with Type II Diabetes: The Relationship Between Overall Health With and Without Diabetes, Cory Brandt, Jessika Jackson, and Helen W. Bland
Building Resilience Among "At-Risk" Youth, Emily Burnsed, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland
The Impact of Emotional Support on Diabetes Self-Management, C. Cagle, N. Kramer, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton
Functionality and Quality of Life Among Youth With Disabilities: An Examination of Multivariate Differences, Gavin T. Colquitt, Moya L. Alfonso, Ashley Walker, Kristina Kendall, Li Li, and Theophile B. Dipita
The Relationship Between Physical Function and Quality of Life Among Rural Youth with Disabilities, Gavin T. Colquitt, Theophile B. Dipita, Li Li, Kristina Kendall, Moya L. Alfonso, and Ashley D. Walker
Addiction and Recovery among Emerging Adult Populations: The Importance of Collegiate Recovery Programs, Jamie S. Cromley
Collegiate Addiction Recovery: Using Photovoice as a Mechanism for Change, Emily Eisenhart, Moya L. Alfonso, and Ashley D. Walker
Examining the Rural Influence on Non Medical Prescription Drug Use (NMPDU) in a University Population: Pilot Phase 1, Emily Eisenhart, Bettye A. Apenteng, Claire Robb, Yelena N. Tarasenko, Jamie S. Cromley, Adrian Badana, and Daniel F. Linder
Demographic and Clinical Characteristics Associated With Loss to Follow-Up For HIV Primary Medical Care in The Coastal Care Centers (Coastal Health District), Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, R. Gregory Evans, Renee B. Hotchkiss, Susan Alt, and Delores Cooper
Physical Activity of Seniors: a Study of Fall Risk in Older Adults, C. Ford, J. Schnorr, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton
Preschool Children and Fruits and Vegetables: What They Know, What Messages Can We Give?, Andrew Hansen, Damian MacLeod, and Irina Melnic
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Preschool Children: An Income Paradox?, Andrew R. Hansen, Moya L. Alfonso, and Amy A. Hackney
Mental Madness: Battling Social Stigma Among College Students, S. Harley, R. Hotard, Heather Palmer, Helen W. Bland, and Bridget Melton
Mental Madness: Battling Social Stigma Among College Students, S. Harley, R. Hotard, Heather M. Palmer, and Helen W. Bland
Evaluating the New Law Change for No Prescription for the Emergency Contraceptive Pill: An Analysis Among MPH Students, R. Harris and Sara S. Plaspohl
