Volume 5, Number 4 (2016)
Literature Review
Georgia’s Rural Hospital Closures: The Common-Good Approach to Ethical Decision-Making
Randi G. Bastian, Marcus Garner, John S. Barron, Emmanuel A. Akowuah, and William A. Mase
A Systematic Review of Lifestyle Interventions for Chronic Diseases in Rural Communities
Selina A. Smith and Benjamin Ansa
Invited Editorial
Needs Assessments
Using the Exercise Is Medicine® on Campus Platform to Assess College Students’ Practice of Physical Activity in a Rural Setting
Bridget Melton, Jazmin A. Williamson, Helen Bland, and Jian Zhang
Leveraging University-Community Partnerships in Rural Georgia: A Community Health Needs Assessment Template for Hospitals
Ayanna Robinson, Sabrina T. Cherry, Michelle Elliott, Marsha Davis, and Grace Bagwell
Engaging Rural Georgians in Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-Mandated Community Health Needs Assessments
Raymona H. Lawrence, Dziyana Nazaruk, Marie Denis-Luque, and Stuart Tedders
Capital and Technical Assistance Needs of Georgia’s Health-Related Nonprofits: An Exploratory Study
Jerry B. Daniel and Cherysh Green-Caldwell
Population Science
Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors Associated With HPV Vaccination in Georgia’s South Central Health District
Sydney Ekeledo, Candace Best, Stephanie Norman, Jodi Bazemore, and Jessica Smith Schwind
Characteristics of Rural Users of Emergency Medical Services in Georgia: A Population-Based Study
Nannette Turner, Huey Chen, and Liliana Morosanu
Human Papillomavirus-Associated Cancers in Georgia, 2008-2012
Irene Solomon, Chrissy McNamara, and A. Rana Bayakly
Implementation and Evaluation of the Carrera Program for Delaying Teen Sex in Georgia
Tressa Tucker and Mary Langley
Public Health Practice
Improving Rural Access to Care: Recommendations for Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net
Karen Minyard, Chris Parker, and John Butts
Quality Rated Childcare Programs and Social Determinants of Health in Rural and Non-Rural Georgia
Nancy C. Webb and Madison L. Gates
Qualitative Research
Georgia Latino Enrollment in the Affordable Care Act: A Qualitative, Key Informant Analysis
Audrey McCulloch and Dabney P. Evans
Editors
- Guest Editor
- Selina A. Smith, PhD, MDiv, Georgia Regents University
- Founding Editor
- McKinley Thomas, EdD, Mercer University