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Submissions from 2012
Sources of Health Information Used by Young Adults: Implications for Health Literacy Education, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Linda B. Synovitz, and Bridget F. Melton
Using Photovoice in PETE Programs to Initiate Positive Change, Gavin T. Colquitt, Jody Langdon, Tony A. Pritchard, and Starla McCollum
Fun and Funds on the Run, Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley D. Walker, Starla McCollum, and Tony A. Pritchard
Increasing Cultural Competence in Undergraduate PETE Programs, Gavin T. Colquitt, Ashley D. Walker, and Ashley D. Walker
Analytical Hierarchical Processing: Using an Innovative Technology for the Adaptation of an EBI for Latinos With Minor Depression and Chronic Disease, Jaime Corvin, Claudia X. Aguado Loi, Moya L. Alfonso, Jennifer Burges, Jilian Gonzales, and Elizabeth Powers
School-Located Influenza Vaccination Programs (SLIV): Impact on Absenteeism, Betty T. Dixon and Sara S. Plaspohl
School-Located Influenza Vaccination Programs (SLIV): Impact on Absenteeism, Betty T. Dixon, Sara S. Plaspohl, S. Streater, B. Hausauer, and Charles C. Newman
The Resilient Local Health Department: Attributes of Survival During the Economic Crisis, Paul C. Erwin and Gulzar H. Shah
Preschool Children’s Perceptions of Fruit and Vegetable Messages, Andrew Hansen, Amy A. Hackney, and Moya Alfonso
Nursing Home Study on Infection Control Policies and Culture of Patient Safety Among Residents Living with Diabetes Mellitus, D. Hardy and Sara S. Plaspohl
Measuring Compatibility Gaps in Strategic Relationships, Gerald R. Ledlow, Karl B. Manrodt, and James H. Stephens
Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzales, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse
Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Raymona H. Lawrence, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse
Health Districts as Quality Improvement Collaboratives and Multi-Jurisdictional Entities, William C. Livingood, Nandi A. Marshall, Angela Peden, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, Dayna S. Alexander, Kellie O. Penix, Raymona H. Lawrence, Russell B. Toal, and Lynn D. Woodhouse
Barriers to Physical Activity During Pregnancy: Perceptions of a Sample Women Living in Rural Southern Communities, Elaine S. Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland
Self Efficacy & Perceived Benefits and Risk in Prenatal Women, Elaine S. Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Helen W. Bland
Enhancing Health Equity Through Coalition Building for Diabetes Prevention and Management Among African-Americans in Jenkins County, Georgia: A Photovoice Project, Nandi A. Marshall
Understanding the Psychosocial Aspects of Hookah Smoking Among College Students, Mary Martinasek, Moya L. Alfonso, and A. Souza
Tactical Games Model in Elementary Physical Education, Starla McCollum, Tony A. Pritchard, and Gavin T. Colquitt
Pregnant Women On the Move: Exercise Patterns and Intentions Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall
An Evidence-Based Prescription for Exercise During Pregnancy, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Dziyana Nazaruk
Prescription for Exercise During Pregnancy, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Dziyana Nazaruk
A Technology Enhanced Physical Activity Program for Pregnant Women: A Pilot Study, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion
Combating the Freshman 15: The Effects of Weight Perception on Weight Loss in College Freshmen, R. Mitchell, Sara S. Plaspohl, and L. Rich
Combating the Freshman 15: The Effects of Weight Perception on Weight Loss in College Freshmen, R. Mitchell, Sara S. Plaspohl, and L. Rich
Associations Between Stage of Behavior Change, Physical Activity, and Self-efficacy in Prenatal Women, Jacquelyn A. Nagle, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion
A Method to Identify Quality Improvement Initiatives in Georgia’s Multijurisdictional Public Health System, Kellie O. Penix, William C. Livingood, Angela Peden, Nandi A. Marshall, Lynn D. Woodhouse, Dayna S. Alexander, Ketty Gonzalez, Gulzar H. Shah, and Russell B. Toal
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities, Sara S. Plaspohl
Changes in the Air: Insight from Key Stakeholders at Tobacco-Free Colleges, Sara S. Plaspohl
Creating Our Tobacco-Free Campus: No Butts About It!, Sara S. Plaspohl
Institutional Conflict of Interest, Sara S. Plaspohl
Lessons Learned: Transitioning to a 100% Tobacco-Free University Campus, Sara S. Plaspohl
Teaching Methodology, Sara S. Plaspohl
Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Lessons Learned from a Study-Abroad Trip to China, Sara S. Plaspohl and M. O'Mallon
Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine: Impact of Study Abroad Experience on Perceptions of Chinese Culture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), Sara S. Plaspohl and Helen M. Taggart
H1N1 Preparation and Response, Rachel D. Schwartz
Writing in Public Health, Rachel D. Schwartz
Diffusion of Practice-based Research in Local Public Health: What Differentiates Adopters from Non-Adopters?, Gulzar H. Shah, Kay Lovelace, and Reba Novich
Assessing Changes in Community Readiness to Address Driving Under the Influence in Rural Georgia, Joanna Spencer, Moya L. Alfonso, Kristen Harper, and Debbie Bennett
Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol – Factors That Relate to Prevention on Rural Roadways, Joanna Spencer, Moya L. Alfonso, Jaymin Patel, David McDermott, and Charlotte Spell
Youth Health Risk: A High from Bath Salts?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Extent and Nature of Resource Sharing Among Local Health Departments, Joshua Vest and Gulzar H. Shah
AAHE-SOPHE Merger, What Does It Mean for State Associations of AHPERD?, Ashley Walker and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2011
Dying With Their Boots Off: Non-Traumatic Deaths Among American Troops in Vietnam, 1960-1975, David Adams, Sara S. Plaspohl, Melissa Reams, and DeShannon Hardy
Community Driven Implementation of Evidence-Based Interventions: Findings and Lessons Learned From Sarasota Mobilizes Alcohol Reduction in Teens (SMART), Moya L. Alfonso, Sherri Reynolds, C. Lavarello, and H. Woodcum
VERB Summer Scorecard: Increasing Physical Activity Among Female Adolescents, Moya L. Alfonso, Zachary Thompson, Jenna Davis, Carol A. Bryant, Anita H. Courtney, Jeff A. Jones, and Robert J. McDermott
The Believe in All Your Possibilities Campaign: Updating a Social Marketing Campaign on a Shoe String Budget, Moya L. Alfonso, H. Woodcum, Sherri Reynolds, and John S. Luque
Common Read Kick-Off: Ethical Engagement – Panel Discussion of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", M. Beil and Sara S. Plaspohl
Haiti in November 2011: After the Earthquake, Helen Bland
Piti, Piti Zwaso ap Fe Niche Li, Helen Bland
Physical Activity Patterns and Intentions During Pregnancy Among a Sample of Women in Rural Underserved Are of the Southeast United States, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, and Bridget Melton
Teen Pregnancy Update: Why are Rates so High in the South?, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Rethinking the Health Curriculum in Georgia: Using a Standards Based Approach to Teach Drug Use Prevention and Risky Sexual Behavior, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Bridget F. Melton
Improving Health Literacy to Reduce Health Risk Behavior in Adolescents, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz
Personal Floatation Devices: A Community Based Prevention Marketing Approach to Increase Wear Rates, Mary Martinasek, Moya L. Alfonso, James Lindenberger, Justin McBride, and Joy Hazell
Do Pregnant Women Understand the Link Between Their Own Physical Activity and Their Child’s Health?, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Elaine S. Marshall
Addressing Childhood Obesity Through Prenatal Physical Activity Education, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Elaine S. Marshall, Michael Schmidt, and Kimberly Guion
Characteristics of Youth Who Participated in the VERB Summer Scorecard Physical Activity Promotion Program, Jen Nickelson, Moya L. Alfonso, Robert J. McDermott, Carol A. Bryant, and Julie A. Baldwin
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
Lessons Learned from Georgia’s Tobacco-Free Colleges, Sara S. Plaspohl
Lessons Learned From Tobacco-Free U.S. Colleges and Universities, Sara S. Plaspohl
Undergoing an FDA Inspection, Sara S. Plaspohl
Reflections of Australian Military Chaplains in Southeast Asia, 1962-1972: A Case Study in Oral History, Melissa Reams, David Adams, and Sara S. Plaspohl
Are We Out of the Woods Yet? Impact of Economic Recession on Local Health Departments’ (LHDs) Budget, Workforce, and Program Cuts, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Christine B. Bhutta
Local Health Departments’ Governance: A Visual Display Using LHD Shape Files, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Reba Novich
Local Health Departments’ (LHDs) Meaningful Use Readiness, General Informatics Capacity, Needs, and Barriers, Gulzar H. Shah Dr. and Valerie Rogers
Healthcare Reform in the United States, James H. Stephens
Healthcare Reform in the United States, James H. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning in United States Hospitals, James H. Stephens, Bernard J. Kerr, Gerald R. Ledlow, and Clyde Killian
Western Students Meet Eastern Medicine, Helen M. Taggart, Sara S. Plaspohl, and M. O'Mallon
Submissions from 2010
Dust-Off: Predictors of American Medevac Losses During the Vietnam War, David Adams and Sara S. Plaspohl
A Mixed-Methods Design Informed by CBPR for the Adaptation of an EBI for Latinos with Minor Depression and Chronic Disease, Claudia X. Aguado Loi, Jaime Corvin, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Moya L. Alfonso, Linda M. Callejas, Maria Serrano, Julio Herrera, Phyllis Panzano, Maria Pinzon, Peter Toyinbo, and Junius Gonzales
Believe in All Your Possibilities: Outcome Evaluation Results, Moya L. Alfonso, K. McCormack Brown, Sherri Reynolds, Robert J. McDermott, and Carol A. Bryant
Haiti: Reflecting Back, Looking Forward, Helen Bland
Nutrition Intervention for College Students: Fighting the Obesity Epidemic, Helen W. Bland, Bridget F. Melton, and Amy Jo Riggs
Incorporating Health Education Instruction in Afterschool Programs: Benefits to Students and Teachers, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Let’s Talk about Sex, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Bridget F. Melton
Precocious Puberty: Implications for Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz
Minor Depression and Chronic Disease Among Latinos: Translating Research Into Practice, Jaime Corvin, Dinorah Martinez Tyson, Claudia Aguado Loi, Moya L. Alfonso, Linda M. Callejas, Julio Herrera, Phyllis Panzano, Maria Serrano, Peter Toyinbo, Maria Pinzon, and Junius Gonzales
Physical Activity Motivations in College Students, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Trevor J. Egli
Differences in Exercise Motivation Between Age, Gender and Race for College Students, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Trevor J. Egli
Live Well With Stem Cells: Health Educators and Biomedical Technology, M. H. Owens and Helen W. Bland
An Assessment of America’s Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to ACHA’s 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations, Sara S. Plaspohl
Ethical Theories/Moral Issues in Health, Research Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl
Human Subject Protections and IRB: Getting Friendly with the Research Process for Nurse Residents, Sara S. Plaspohl
Institutional Review Boards, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Residents’ JUMP START for Research, Human Subject Protections and Informed Consent Process, Sara S. Plaspohl
Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Trends & Lessons Learned, Sara S. Plaspohl
Fun Nutritional Activities, Amy Jo Riggs, Bridget Melton, and Helen W. Bland
The Impact of Economic Downturn on Local Public Health: Qualitative Data Analysis of Decision Drivers, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Rachel Willard
Local Health Department Funding Cuts and Impacts, Rachel Willard, Carolyn J. Leep, and Gulzar H. Shah Dr.
Submissions from 2009
Stress Tolerance Among the Millennials: Issues of Measurement, Helen W. Bland and Bridget F. Melton
Evaluation of Drive Alive: A Program to Increase Seat Belt Use Among High Risk Teens in Rural Georgia, Katie M. Burkett and James H. Stephens
Health Literacy Knowledge and Perceptions Among College Students, Brenda Matzke, Elaine Marshall, Bridget F. Melton, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Improving Health Education Using a Hybrid Model, Bridget Melton, Helen Bland, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Addressing the Obesity Epidemic Within the Physical Activity Classroom, Bridget Melton and Helen W. Bland
Implementing the New Health Education Program Standards: Best Practices That Align With the Proposed Health Education Standards for Georgia, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
