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Submissions from 2009
Top 10 Ways to Get a Graduate Assistantship, Bridget F. Melton and Andrew R. Hansen
Appropriate Practices in College/University Physical Activity Instructional Programs, Bridget F. Melton, Michele M. Sweeney, Jared A. Russel, and Carrie L. Moore
Research Design in Nursing, Research Ethics: Human Subject Protections, 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
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
Writing IRB Policies and Procedures, Sara S. Plaspohl
Factors Associated with Recent Budget Reductions for Local Public Health Agencies, Gulzar H. Shah Dr., Carolyn J. Leep, and Barbara Laymon
CEO Succession Planning in U.S. Hospitals, James H. Stephens
Chief Executive Officer Succession Planning in United States Hospital, James H. Stephens and Gerald R. Ledlow
Developing a New Master of Healthcare Administration Program, James H. Stephens, Gerald R. Ledlow, and Renee B. Hotchkiss
Media’s Influence on Youth: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Precocious Puberty: What Are the Related Risks?, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2008
Empowering the Millennials to Handle the Stressors Of College, Helen W. Bland, Bridget F. Melton, and Paul Welle
Retrospective Case-Control Study of Factors that Contribute to Obesity Among College Students, Helen W. Bland and J. R. Welle
The Challenges (and Rewards) of Educating Adolescents About Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss and S. Goodwin
Enhancing Health Literacy, From Paper to Practice, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Bridget F. Melton, and E. Baltazar
Precocious Puberty in Girls: Implications for Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Bridget F. Melton, and Swati Raychowdhury
Promoting Health Literacy to Reduce Sexual Health Risk Behaviors: A Primer for Pre-Service Teachers, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Linda B. Synovitz
Understanding Healthy People 2010, Betty T. Dixon, Sara S. Plaspohl, Raymona Lawrence, and Anthony V. Parillo
Assessing the Effectiveness of Stress Coping Mechanisms Employed by College Students, Bridget Melton and Helen W. Bland
Weight Management Curricula in Physical Education, Bridget Melton, Helen W. Bland, Daniel R. Czech, and Stephen J. Rossi
Using Online Course Management System to Enhance the Health Curriculum, Bridget Melton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Helen W. Bland, and Glenn Parrish Burdette
Hybrid Health: Is It the Next Generation of Teaching?, Bridget F. Melton, Swati Raychowdhury, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Glenn Burdette, and Helen W. Bland
Primary Prevention and Preparedness for Influenza, Sara S. Plaspohl
Role of the IRB in Research: Human Subject Protections, Sara S. Plaspohl
The Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Sara S. Plaspohl, Betty T. Dixon, Raymona Lawrence, and M. Mason
Precocious Puberty: A Primer for Teachers and Parents, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Fostering Collaboration: An Internal Communications Survey in a Regional Community Hospital, M. Walker, K. Chester, H. Hulsey, J. Atkins, and James H. Stephens
Protecting High Schoolers Against Stress: What Works and What Doesn’t, Paul D. Welle and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2007
Behavioral Determinants of Healthy People and Communities: An Applied Approach to Making Rural Healthy People 2010 a Reality in Georgia, Raymona H. Lawrence, K. Mincey, Sara S. Plaspohl, R. Christopher Rustin, R. Stone, and Anthony V. Parrillo
Improving Health Literacy in Sexual Health Education, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Hybrid Health, Is It the Next Generation for Teaching?, Bridget F. Melton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Glenn P. Burdette
Ethical Theories/Moral Issues in Health, Research Ethics, Sara S. Plaspohl
Writing IRB Policies and Procedures, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2006
Behind the Mountains: Politics and Culture in Haiti, Helen Bland
Haitian Creole Language Lessons and Explorations, Helen Bland
Life Lessons Learned from Haitian Proverbs: Something for Everyone, Helen Bland
Interactive Learning in Health Education, Bridget F. Melton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Perception of Relative Weight and Self-Reported Weight-Loss Activities: Analysis of a Cohort of Freshmen University Students, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, Laura H. Gunn, R. Robbins, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Certification: Certified IRB Manager (CIM) vs. Certified IRB Professional (CIP), Sara S. Plaspohl
NAIM Mock IRB Training: Evaluating Subject Payments in Protocols, Sara S. Plaspohl
Research Orientation for New Residents, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2005
Fatism: An Exploratory Study of Discrimination Toward Obese People Among College-Aged Participants, E. V. Anderson and Helen W. Bland
Cultural Explorations of Haiti: Min Anpil Chay Pa Lou, Helen Bland
Children Health and Survival, Helen Bland, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Diana Sturges
Exploratory Study of Breast Cancer Risk Behaviors Between College-Aged Females of Different Ethnic Backgrounds, Helen W. Bland and M. L. Nelson
Contraceptive Use Among College Students at a Mid-Size University in the Southeastern Portion of the United States, Traci Laquey Cleveland and Helen W. Bland
Perception of HIV/AIDS Among Men Who Have Sex with Men Since the Introduction of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, Traci Laquey Cleveland and Helen W. Bland
Respiratory Care Research Class, Human Subject Protections in Research, Sara S. Plaspohl
Health Education Philosophies: What? So What? Now What?, S. Thomas, V. Ubbes, K. Brown, and Helen W. Bland
Portrait of a Rural Community: CDC’s YRBS Determines Fitness and Food Levels Among High Schoolers, J. Welle and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2004
Instilling Positive Interdependence: Min Anpil Chay Pa Lou, Helen Bland
From Loyal to Vulnerable: The Challenges and Rewards of Educating Adolescents about Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss, D. Breitenstein, and L. Harrill-Rudisill
Revenge of the Puffmeister: Small Towns Fight Tobacco, Barbara Funke, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and J. Lidstone
Respiratory Care Research Class, Human Subject Protections in Research, Sara S. Plaspohl
Submissions from 2003
Workforce Shortage in Rural Hospitals: The Georgia Experience, Arif Ahmed and Helen W. Bland
Career Opportunities in Health Science, Helen Bland
Making Research User Friendly, Helen Bland
JusTeens Center: Teen Health Care and Health Education in Rural Georgia, Joanne Chopak-Foss, C. R. Hart, and S. McLendon
Parental Communication with Adolescents on Sexual Health Issues, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Anthony V. Parrillo
Human Subject Protections, Sara S. Plaspohl
CAM Therapies: Legitimate or Bogus College Course, Linda B. Synovitz and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2002
Career Opportunities in Health Science, Helen W. Bland
Stress: What, So What, Now What?, Helen W. Bland
Evaluation: Concepts and Implementation, Kimberly Guion and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 2001
An Anthropological Presentation on Haiti: People, Culture, and Artifacts, Helen Bland
Health Care for the Homeless, Helen Bland
Cross-Cultural Comparisons of Eating Disorder Behaviors, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Eating Disorder Update: Lessons Learned over the Past Decade, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Prevention and Recognition of Eating Disorders Among Female Athletes, Joanne Chopak-Foss
Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Prevention: Strategies That Work, Barbara Funke and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 2000
The Importance of Community Service: Girl Scouts, Helen Bland
Epidemiology and History of Tobacco Use, Helen W. Bland
Enabling Undergraduate Health Education Students to Do Research: Empowering Students to Create Knowledge, Helen W. Bland, Lydia Leslie Mearse, Susan Isherwood Gibbs, G. Gore, A. Taylor, and J. Joy
Non-Western Influences on Maternal and Child’s Health and Healing, Helen W. Bland and Sheila M. Patterson
Changes in Perception of Body Image for Female Athletes During the Menstrual Cycle, Wendy Borlabi, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Kathleen Loughney Burke, and A. Barry Joyner
Democracy for All? Listening to Haiti’s Voices, Catherine A. Hansman and Helen W. Bland
Complementary and Alternative Medicines: Ethical and Legal Issues for Health Educators, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Instructional Strategies for Integrating Complementary and Alternative Medicine into Health Education Courses, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Yoga, Aromatherapy, and Meditation on the Beach, D. Wasson and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Submissions from 1999
Department of Health and Kinesiology: Graduate Degree Programs, Helen Bland
Enabling Interns to Become Practitioners: The Power of Partnership, Helen W. Bland
Utilizing the Diffusion of Innovation Theory to Establish Service Learning Partnerships, Helen W. Bland and Sheila M. Patterson
Complementary Therapies: A Primer for Health Educators, Joanne Chopak-Foss and D. Hamilton
The Preparedness of the Early Childhood Teacher to Teach Health, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Amy Heaston
Integrating Physical Education into the K-5 Curriculum, Joanne Chopak-Foss and L. Rushing
Adolescent and Teen Substance Use Update: What Health Educators Need to Know, Joanne Chopak-Foss and M. T. Wessel
Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Cultural Influence and Health Education: Projection of Roles for the Health Educator, Sheila M. Patterson and Helen W. Bland
Submissions from 1998
Effects of Democratization on the Quality of Life of the People of Haiti, Helen Bland
The Role of Mid-Level Practitioners in Public Health, Helen Bland
A Win-Win Methodology: Service Learning in Health Education, Helen W. Bland
Service Learning in Health Education: Community Needs Assessment, Helen W. Bland
Quality of Life Perceptions Among Haitians: The Effects of Democratization, Helen W. Bland and M. Boursiquot
Promoting Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Preparing Health Educators to Teach Adults, Helen W. Bland and Catherine A. Hansman
Promoting Literacy in Developing Nations: A Missing Health Promotion Element, Helen W. Bland and Catherine A. Hansman
Gender Peace: Understanding Men’s and Women’s Roles, Joanne Chopak-Foss and D. Hamilton
Putting Students at Ease: Creating a Comfortable Sex Ed. Classroom, D. Hamilton and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Binge Drinking: Exploring the Context of Community, D. W. Maney and Joanne Chopak-Foss
