Volume 5, Number 1 (2015)
Conference Abstracts
Promoting Policy and Environmental Change in Faith-Based Organizations: Organizational Level Findings From a Mini Grants Program
April Hermstad, Kimberly R. Jacob Arriola, Shauna St. Clair, Sally Honeycutt, Michelle L. Carvalho, Sabrina T. Cherry, Tamara Davis, Sheritta Frazier, Cam Escoffery, and Michelle C. Kegler
Substance Use-Related Brief Interventions With Emergency Department Patients Reduce Mental Health Co-Morbidities
J. Aaron Johnson and Amanda J. Abraham
Variations in Public Health Governance
Jeff Jones, Ankit Bangar, Patrick Chang, and Yelena Tarasenko
Understanding the Role of Social Norms in Organ Donation Decision Making Among African American Adults
Briana M. Lucido
A Multisite Evaluation of Pediatric Asthma-Related Treatment in Accordance to the 2007 National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Expert Panel Report — 3 Guidelines
Emeka Oraka, Brittani Robinson, Trevor Ousley, Francesca Lopez, and LeRoy Graham
Impact of 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic on Mortality Rates in Savannah, GA, and Implications for Future Epidemic Prevention
Sara S. Plaspohl and Betty T. Dixon
Venomous Spiders of the Southeastern US: An Unexpected Threat
Alex Collins and Oreta Samples
Spiritual Health: The Often-Overlooked Dimension of Health
Clarence E. Riley, Peter Imoyera, Oreta Samples, and Gregory Green
Evaluation Results of an Innovative Pilot Program to Increase Access to Fresh Fruits and Vegetables in Cobb County, GA
Rebecca C. Woodruff, Rebecca Shipley, Agnes F. Brown, Anne-Marie Coleman, Jennifer Munoz, Sally Honeycutt, April K. Hermstad, Lorna Loh, and Michelle C. Kegler
Patient-Centered Outcomes for GoStrong: A Self-Management Diabetes Program in Savannah, GA
Frances M. Yang, Lizann Roberts, Bionca Davis, and Angela Christianson
Commentary
Legislative Smoking Bans for Reducing Exposure to Secondhand Smoke and Smoking Prevalence: Opportunities for Georgians
Steven S. Coughlin, Jennifer Anderson, and Selina A. Smith
Conference Keynote
Unveiling the Mysteries of Palliative Care
Jennifer Currin-McCulloch and Karen Terry
Editorial
Using Our Voices-and Using Our Science
Johanna M. Hinman
Report from the Field
86TH Annual Georgia Public Health Association Meeting & Conference Report
Selina A. Smith, Regina Abbott, and Christy Sims
Research and Practice
Surviving HIV and Dying for a Smoke: Implications for Tobacco Use Among People Living With HIV
Rachel Culbreth, Jane Kelly, David Maggio, Pascale M. Wortley, and Cherie Drenzek
E-Cigarette Use Among Undergraduate Liberal Arts and Health Sciences Students: A Study Protocol
Vivian G. Dicks and Rebecca B. Stone
The Role of Perception in Developing Healthy Lifestyles and Community Engagement
Anne Marie Coleman, Anne Hicks-Coolick, and Agnes F. Brown
Community-Based Participatory Research Principles for the African American Community
Selina A. Smith, Mary S. Whitehead, Joyce Q. Sheats, Benjamin E. Ansa, Steven S. Coughlin, and Daniel S. Blumenthal
Immunization Policies for Employees of Childcare Facilities Within the North Central Health District of Georgia
Paula Kamara, Brad Lian, Jimmie H. Smith, and Judy McChargue
The State of Accreditation Readiness in Georgia: A Case Study
Angela Peden, Gulzar H. Shah, Russell Toal, Dayna S. Alexander, Alesha Wright, Ashton Anderson, Nandi A. Marshall, Scott Uhlich, and Jeffery A. Jones
Childhood Cancer Incidence in Georgia: Descriptive Epidemiology, Geographic Trends, and Disparities in Insurance Coverage, and Health Care Access
Florence A. Kanu, Sara Wagner Robb, and Rosemary Corriero
Trends in Cancer Incidence Rates in Georgia, 1982-2011
Wonsuk Yoo, Steven S. Coughlin, and James W. Lillard
Tapping the “Town and Gown” Potential for Correctional Health Research Collaborations
Madison L. Gates, Michelle Staples-Horne, Nancy C. Webb, Ronald L. Braithwaite, and Beverly Hastings
Advocating for Pregnant Women in Prison: Georgia Can Do Better
Nancy Webb and Madison Gates
The Care Continuum for People Living With HIV in Georgia: How Can We Raise the Bar?
Jane Kelly, Deepali Rane, and C. Drenzek
Perceptions of HIV/AIDS Testing Among Urban and Rural African American Church Members
Roblena E. Walker
Reflections on Mental Health Advocacy Across Differing Ecological Levels
Nancy J. Thompson, Robin E. McGee, Elizabeth R. Walker, and Leslie C. Munoz
Sellers-McCroan Lecture
Ebola: Working Through Fear
Brenda Fitzgerald
Editors
- Guest Editor
- Selina A. Smith, PhD, MDiv, Georgia Regents University
- Founding Editor
- McKinley Thomas, EdD, Mercer University