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Submissions from 2023

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Childhood Asthma-Management Practices in Rural Nigeria: Exploring the Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Caregivers in Oyo State, Oyindamola Akinso, Atin Adhikari, Jingjing Yin, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Gulzar H. Shah

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Physical Activity Solutions to Decrease Occupational Stress, Aaron J. Aslakson, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Duke D. Biber

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Linking Quality Supervisory Support to Turnover Intentions Among Rural Healthcare Professionals: The Mediating Role of Performance Appraisal Satisfaction and Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support, Kwabena Boakye, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye Apenteng

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Social Ecological Approach to Factors Influencing Perinatal Mental Health Service Provision Among Providers in Bulloch County, GA, Janet Choongo, Bettye Apenteng, Stanley Nkemjika, and Joseph Telfair

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Individual Difference Correlates of Being Sexually Unrestricted Yet Declining an HIV Test, Nicholas S. Holtzman, Stephen W. Carden, Stacy W. Smallwood, Janice Steirn, and S. Mason Garrison

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The Effects of Multiple Micronutrient Fortified Beverage and Responsive Caregiving Interventions on Early Childhood Development, Hemoglobin, and Ferritin among Infants in Rural Guatemala, Alysse J. Kowalski, Victor Alfonso Mayen, Silvia de Ponce, Kaley B. Lambden, Nick Tilton, Lisa M. Villanueva, Ana M. Palacios, Greg A. Reinhart, Kristen M. Hurley, and Maureen M. Black

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Improving Healthcare Experiences for Transgender and Intersex Populations, Destiny S. J. Lee and Joanne Chopak-Foss

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The Influence of E-cigarette Warning Labels on Youths’ Use Intentions – A Mediation Analysis of Role of Perceived Harm, Tran Ha Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, and Amanda C. Barefield

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Age-Stratified Model to Assess Health Outcomes of COVID-19 Vaccination Strategies, Ghana, Sylvia Ofori, Jessica S. Schwind, Kelly L. Sullivan, Gerardo Chowell, Benjamin Cowling, and Isaac Fung

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P24-096-23 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

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COVID-19 Vaccination Hesitancy in Autoimmune Disease Patients: Policy Action and Ethical Considerations, Nardeen Shafik, Jennifer E. Akpo, Kristie C. Waterfield, and William Mase

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COVID-19, Health Inequities, and Behavioral Health Issues Facing Children, Gulzar H. Shah

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Editorial: Assessing and Addressing Health Inequities and Disparities: The Role of Health Informatics, Gulzar H. Shah, Anjum Khurshid, and Joanne Chopak-Foss

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A Nationwide Study of the “July Effect” Concerning Postpartum Hemorrhage and Its Risk Factors at Teaching Hospitals across the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, Bettye Apenteng, Kristie Cason Waterfield, and Hani M. Samawi

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Determinants of Child Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight: Evidence from 2017 to 2018 Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, and Amber Zubair

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Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Diabetes Management: A Retrospective Study in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area (UMUPA), Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, Jeffery A. Jones, Linda Kimsey, and Hani M. Samawi

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Clinical and Demographic Attributes of Patients with Diabetes Associated with the Utilization of Telemedicine in an Urban Medically Underserved Population Area, Lisa Ariellah Ward, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kristie C. Waterfield

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The Trend in Density of Skilled Health Personnel in BRICS Countries: Implication for China and India, Fei Yan, Hongxia Li, Wei Wang, and Jian Zhang

Submissions from 2022

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Association between Serum Lycopene and Lung Cancer Mortality: An 18-Year Follow-up Study of a National Cohort, Evans Afriyie-Gyawu, Padmini Shankar, Gulzar H. Shah, Alicia A. Brown, Shannon Cearley, Akwasi Ampofo-Yeboah, Nathaniel Abrams, and Jian Zhang

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Physical Activity Levels among American Long-Term Care Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Aaron J. Aslakson, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, and Duke D. Biber

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Local Health Department Engagement in Access to Mental Health Services and Mental Health Policy or Advocacy Activities, Abraham Ater, Sushma Kurella, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kristie C. Waterfield

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Association between the Health Belief Model, Exercise, and Nutrition Behaviors during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Keagan Kiely, Bill Mase, Andrew R. Hansen, and Jessica S. Schwind

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Spatiotemporal Correlation between Obesity Prevalence and the Percentage of Households using Air-conditioners in the United States, Evan Li, Alexander Wang, Carter Xu, Felix Twum, and Jian Zhang

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Crossover Trends in Current Cigarette Smoking Between Racial and Ethnic Groups of US Adolescents Aged 12–19 Years Old, 1999–2018, Samuel Nwaobi, Holly L. Richmond, Doyinsola Babatunde, Felix Twum, Arshpreet Malhi, Yudan Wei, and Jian Zhang

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Air Quality and Cancer Prevalence Trends across the Sub-Saharan African Regions during 2005–2020, Omolola Okunromade, Jingjing Yin, Clara Ray, and Atin Adhikari

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Socioeconomic status and other factors associated with HIV status among OVC in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Elodie Engetele, Astrid Mulenga, Alice Tabala, and Bernard Bossiky

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Hospital Characteristics and Other Factors Associated with the Risk of Postpartum Hemorrhage in the United States, Zahra Shahin, Gulzar H. Shah, William A. Mase, and Bettye Apenteng

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Evidence-Based Corrective Exercise Intervention for Forward Head Posture in Adolescents and Young Adults Without Musculoskeletal Pathology: A Critically Appraised Topic, David A. Titcomb, Bridget F. Melton, Theresa Miyashita, and Helen W. Bland

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Stakeholder Perceptions for Supporting Main Street Revitalization In a Small South Georgia City, RoShonda J. Welch, Alexis Smith, Linda Kimsey, and Andrew R. Hansen

Submissions from 2021

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Assessing Public Health Workforce Informatics Competencies: A Study of 3 District Health Departments in Georgia, Olatanwa Adewale, Bettye Apenteng, Gulzar H. Shah, and William Mase

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Addressing the Social Needs of Medicaid Enrollees Through Managed Care: Lessons and Promising Practices from the Field, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, and William A. Mase

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Strategic Implications of COVID-19: Considerations for Georgia’s Rural Health Providers, Bettye A. Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, Angela Peden, and William Mase

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Assessment of the Financial Health of Rural Hospitals After Implementation of the Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel Opoku, Charles Owens, Emmanuel Akowuah, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden

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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, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, L. Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, A. Mulenga, and A. Kilundu

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Disparities in HIV Clinical Stages Progression of Patients at Outpatient Clinics in Democratic Republic of Congo, Raimi Ewetola, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Astrid Mulenga, and Apolinaire Kilundu

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Care coordination for rural residents with chronic disease: Predictors of improved outcomes, Andrew Hansen, Susan F. McLendon, and Haresh Rochani

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Assessing Hotel Employee Knowledge on Risk Factors and Risk Management Procedures for Microbial Contamination of Hotel Water Distribution Systems, Brandon Leftwich, Samuel T. Opoku, Jingjing Yin, and Atin Adhikari

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Impact of Teachers’ Classroom Manners, Teaching Strategies, and Parents’ Socioeconomic Status on Students’ Performance, Maham Muzamil, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kamran James

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Social Media Usage and Transitioning into Online Classes During COVID-19- A Survey of Undergraduate Students in Georgia, United States, Sylvia Ofori, Janet Choongo, Mario Kekop, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, and Joseph Telfair

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Public Health Education and Changing Public Health Realities in the Public Health 3.0 Era, Gulzar H. Shah

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Risk Factors for TB/HIV Coinfection and Consequences for Patient Outcomes: Evidence from 241 Clinics in the Democratic Republic of Cong, Gulzar H. Shah, Raimi Ewetola, Gina D. Etheredge, Lievain Maluantesa, Kristie C. Waterfield, Elodie Engetele, and Apolinaire Kilundu

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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, Kristie C. Waterfield, and L.-K. Lukusa

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Perceived Benefits Matter the Most in COVID-19 Preventive Behaviors: Empirical Evidence from Okara District, Pakistan, Gulzar H. Shah, Ansar Ali Faraz, Hina Khan, and Kristie Cason Waterfield

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HIV Viral Suppression among People Living with HIV on Antiretroviral Therapy in Haut-Katanga and Kinshasa Provinces of Democratic Republic of Congo, Gulzar H. Shah, Lievain Maluantesa, Gina D. Etheredge, Kristie C. Waterfield, Osaremhen Ikhile, Roger Beni, Elodie Engetele, and Astrid Mulenga

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The Administration and Management of COVID-19 Contact Tracing Programs: A Descriptive Study of the Experiences of US State & Local Health Departments, Gulzar H. Shah, Angela Peden, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Osaremhen Ikhile

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College Students' Experiences of Race-Related Bias or Hatred in Their Lifetimes and COVID-19 Era, Gulzar H. Shah, Haresh Rochani, Joseph Telfair, Elizabeth Ayangunna, and Gemma C. Skuraton

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Low Acceptance of Helmet-Use and Injuries from Motorcycle Accidents in Rawalpindi and Abbottabad, Pakistan, Maryam Siddiqa, Gulzar H. Shah, and A. Munam

Chapter 3 - Families and Health, Joseph Telfair, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Janet Choongo, and K. Harris

Chapter 19 - Program Monitoring and Evaluation, Joseph Telfair, A. K. Kelly, and G. Dave

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Retention and predictors of attrition among children living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Côte d’Ivoire between 2012 and 2016, F. Traore-Toure, Gina D. Etheredge, Gulzar H. Shah, and C. Brennan

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Personal Mastery and All-Cause Mortality among Older Americans Living with Diabetes, Ho-Jui Tung, Ming-Chin Yeh, Randall Ford, and Gulzar H. Shah

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Consequences of COVID-19 Crisis for Persons with HIV: The Impact of Social Determinants of Health, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Gina D. Etheredge, and Osaremhen Ikhile

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Public Health Employees’ Perceptions about the Impact of Emerging Public Health Trends on Their Day-to-Day Work: Effects of Organizational Climate and Culture, Kristie Cason Waterfield, Gulzar H. Shah, Linda Kimsey, William A. Mase, and Jingjing Yin

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Stigma Is Associated with Widening Health Inequities: Challenges from the Current COVID19 Pandemic, Ming-Chin Yeh and Ho-Jui Tung

Submissions from 2020

Tattnall County Community Needs Assessment, A. Alston, T. Clark, J. Lewis, A. McGee, S. Sherpa, Q. Smith, I. Thomas, Denisha Allicock, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Effect of Influenza Vaccination on Mortality and Risk of Hospitalization in Elderly Individuals with and without Disabilities: A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study, Yu-Chia Chang, Ho-Jui Tung, Yu-Tung Huang, Chin-Te Lu, Ernawaty Ernawaty, and Szu-Yuan Wu

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Formative Research to Design a Culturally-appropriate Cancer Clinical Trial Education Program to Increase Participation of African American and Latino Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Claudia Barajas, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Caree R. McAfee, Pamela Hull, Maureen Sanderson, Juan Canedo, Katina Beard, and Consuelo H. Wilkins

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Mixed Methods in Public Health Case Studies: Applying a Sequential QUAN → Qual Design to Identify Factors Associated With Black Mothers’ Intention to Vaccinate Their Daughters Aged 9 to 12 for HPV, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Nataliya Ivankova, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Engagement of Community Stakeholders to Develop a Framework to Guide Research Dissemination to Communities, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Yolanda Vaughn, Jim Hawk, Mike Helms, Claudia Barajas, and Yvonne Joosten

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Publication of data collection forms from NHLBI funded sickle cell disease implementation consortium (SCDIC) registry, Jeffrey Glassberg, Elizabeth A. Linton, Katrina Burson, Tabitha Hendershot, Joseph Telfair, Julie Kanter, Victor R. Gordeuk, Allison A. King, Cathy L. Melvin, Nirmish Shah, Jane S. Hankins, Axel Yannick Epié, and Lynne D. Richardson

2020 Community Health Needs Assessment for Evans County, Georgia, A. Jennings, E. Ochieng, A. Riggins, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Public Health Implications of Early Marriage, Prachi Joshi and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Building Informatics Capacity of Local Health Departments to Combat COVID-19: A Call to Action, Anjum Khurshid, Gulzar H. Shah, Tran Nguyen, and Jeffery A. Jones

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Feasibility of Long Acting Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) in Rural Communities, William A. Mase and Ellie Purdy

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Engaging Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research: A Community Health Ambassador Training Model, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Velma McBride Murry, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Robert M. Cronin, Nabilah Lari, Alexis Gorden, Lametra Scott, Michael R. Debaun, and Trevor Thompson

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Local Health Departments' Engagement in Activities to Address Opioid Use and Abuse: The Influence of Surveillance Systems' Use, Tran Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Anjum Khurshid, and Maria I. Olivas

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An Analysis of Local Health Departments' Responsiveness to Community Segregation in Their Efforts to Address Health Disparities, Maria I. Olivas, Deborah Kanda, Rakhi Trivedi, Gulzar H. Shah, and Kristie C. Waterfield

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Georgia Rural Hospital Tax Credit: Perspectives of Rural Health Executives, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, Charles Owens, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, Imaobong Ekpo, William Mase, and Emmanuel Akowuah

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The Use of Religion in the Management of Depression in Sickle Cell Disease: A Systematic Review, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Association Between Accreditation Engagement and Using The Community Guide for Preventive Services by Local Health Departments, Assegid A. Roba, Brianna Williams, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Gulzar H. Shah

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Book Review: Statistics With R: Solving Problems Using Real-World Data by Jenine K. Harris, Gulzar H. Shah

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Gaps in Public Health Workers' Awareness of Emerging Public Health Trends, Gulzar H. Shah, Kyle Bogaert, Jingjing Yin, Elizabeth Gould, and JP Leider

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Maternal Mortality among African American Women in the State of Georgia, Causes, Policy, and Ethical Considerations, Zahra Shahin, Isabella M. Hardwick, Nancy Jeffery, JaLisa Jordan, and William Mase

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A scoping review of theoretical models and conceptual frameworks used in Public Health Services and Systems Research (PHSSR) literature, Zahra Shahin, Anna Messick, Jenna Harris, Kristie C. Waterfield, and Gulzar H. Shah

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Difference in Prevalence of Edentulism Between Foreign-Born and US-born Older Americans, Ho-Jui Tung, Randall Ford, and Ming-Chin Yeh

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Sources of Information in Regard to HPV and Vaccination Among Hispanic/Latino College Students, Wei-Chen Tung, Itzel Corral, and Ho-Jui Tung

Submissions from 2019

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The Ethics of Parental Refusal to Vaccinate: Costs, Community Safety, and Individual Rights, Olatanwa Adewale, Carla Cooper, Pascal Felix, Ashley K. Mitchell, Justin Savage, and William A. Mase

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A Need for Patient-Friendly Language for those with Low Health Literacy in Advanced Care Planning, Denisha Allicock, Addison Mickens, and Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

Crisp Regional Hospital Employee Engagement Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, and Kwabena G. Boakye

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Effingham Health System: Community Health Needs Assessment: 2019-2021, Bettye A. Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Linda Kimsey, and Angela Peden

Evans Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Bettye Apenteng, Charles F. Owens, Samuel T. Opoku, and Linda Kimsey

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The Impact of Interpersonal Support, Supervisory Support, and Employee Engagement on Employee Turnover Intentions: Differences Between Financially Distressed and Highly Financially Distressed Hospitals, Kwabena G. Boakye, Bettye A. Apenteng, Mark Hanna, Linda G. Kimsey, William A. Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, and Angela Peden

Safe Sleep Environment Focus Group Report, Joanne Chopak-Foss, Nandi Marshall, R. Ewesesan, Michela Hizine, and A. Moore

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Understanding the Dynamics of Diversity in the Public Health Workforce, Fátima Coronado, Angela J. Beck, Gulzar H. Shah, Jessica L. Owens-Young, Katie Sellers, and JP Leider

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Factors Influencing Parental Trust in Medical Researchers for Child and Adolescent Patients’ Clinical Trial Participation, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Jason Deakings, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, Kendria Kelly-Taylor, and Stephania T. Miller

E-Waste Disposal from Major Ports: Policies & Ethical Considerations, L. Davis, Joshua Dufresne, and William A. Mase

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Adopting YouTube to Promote Health: Analysis of State Health Departments, Carmen H. Duke, Jingjing Yin, Xinyan Zhang, Elizabeth Blankenship, Sewuese Akuse, Gulzar H. Shah, Chung-Hong Chan, King-Wa Fu, Zion Tsz-Ho Tse, and Isaac Fung

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Characteristics of the Health Information Technology Workforce in Georgia, Imaobong Ekpo, Emmanuel Akowuah, Bettye Apenteng, and Samuel T. Opoku

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Associations Among Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Toward Palliative Care Consultation Service in Healthcare Staffs: A Cross-sectional Study, Li-Chun Huang, Ho-Jui Tung, and Pei-Chao Lin

Clinch Memorial Hospital: Strategic Plan: 2019-2021, Linda Kimsey, Bettye A. Apenteng, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles Owens, and Angela Peden

Clinch Memorial Hospital Community Needs Assessment Report, Linda G. Kimsey, Bettye Apenteng, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, Devin Hatchett, Imaobong Ekpo, Michela Hizine, and Oluwadamilola Onifade

Environmental Scan and Outmigration Analysis, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye A. Apenteng, William A. Mase, Charles F. Owens, and Angela Peden

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Hancock County Community Based Participatory SWOT Analysis: Community-Clinical Linkages, Linda G. Kimsey, Angela Peden, John Peden, Thomas Sweeney, Deborah Harvey, Michela Hizine, Oluwadamilola Onifade, Devin Hatchett, and Samantha Finn

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Decision Making, Analytics, and Communications in Health Organizations, Gerald R. Ledlow and James H. Stephens

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It’s Not a One Size Fits All Approach: Best Practices for Engaging Minorities with SCD in Health Research, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble

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Leveraging Technology to Address Patient-Centered Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble and Delores P. Quasie-Woode

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Sickle Cell Carriers' Unmet Information Needs: Beyond Knowing Trait Status, Tilicia Mayo-Gamble, David G. Schlundt, Jennifer Cunningham-Erves, Velma McBride Murry, Kemberlee R. Bonnet, Delores P. Quasie-Woode, and Charles P. Mouton

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Ethical Approaches to Mandating Influenza Vaccinations for Local Health Department Workforce in Georgia, Melicent R. Miller, Maureen K. Akubu-Odero, LaShauna L. Hunt, Stephanie L. Irvin, Catherine T. Palmer, and William A. Mase

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Factors Associated with Continuous Improvement by Local Boards of Health, Tran Ha Nguyen, Gulzar H. Shah, Rachel D. Schwartz, and Jeffery A. Jones

SNAPSHOT: Financial and Operational Performance Benchmarking Report, 2014-2018, Samuel T. Opoku, Bettye Apenteng, Linda Kimsey, Charles Owens, Angela Peden, and William Mase