Volume 7, Number 1 (2017)
Original Research
Coliphage as an Indicator of the Quality of Beach Water to Protect the Health of Swimmers in Coastal Georgia
Javier Gallard-Gongora, Kathryn Munck, Jeff Jones, and Asli Aslan
Randomness and Inference in Medical and Public Health Research
Matt Hayat and Tom Knapp
The Association Between Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Weight Status Among Adults in Georgia
Trang Nguyen, Janani R. Thapa, Donglan Zhang, and Elizabeth Pullekines
Literature Review
Physician Attitudes Toward the Ethics of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP): Cost, Safety, and Resource Allocation
Jessica Grippo, Stacy W. Smallwood, Katherine Pincura, Tamara Wright, and William A. Mase
Application of a Fath-Based Integration Tool to Assess Mental and Physical Health Interventions
Donna M. Saunders, Jean Leak, Monique E. Carver, and Selina A. Smith
BRIEF Reports
Operational and Financial Performance of Georgia's Critical Access Hospitals
Linda G. Kimsey, Bettye A. Apenteng, William Mase, Samuel T. Opoku, Mark Hanna, Kwabena G. Boakye, Lisa Carhuff, Charles F. Owens, Angela Peden, Stuart H. Tedders, and Patricia Whaley
Medicaid Savings Continue in the year After end of Participation in the Program, Money Follows the Person
Glenn Landers, Kristi Fuller, and Mei Zhou
Analysis of Hypertension Control Rates Among Participants in the Georgia Hypertension Management and Outreach Program
Sara Byers, Jean O'Connor, Kia Powell-Threets, Brittany Taylor, Kia Padgett, and Melissa K. Hallow
Practice Notes
Utilization of the "Connecting the Dots" Worksheet to Engage Undergraduate Students in Health Promotion Program Planning
Raymona H. Lawrence and Ashley D. Walker
Conference Abstracts
After Initial Accreditation - The PHAB Annual Report
Gurleen Roberts, Emily Frantz, and Jack Kennedy
A Unified Integrated Public Health Approach: Zika Response
Betsy T. Kagey and Jennifer Burkholder
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer in Georgia: Burden, Disparities, and Connections to Georgia's Breast Cancer Genomics Project
Alissa K. Berzen and Rana Bayakly
Implementation of the SafeCare Model in Georgia for Preventing Child Maltreatment
Dan Whitaker and Theresa L. Glasheen
Coastal Septic tank Inventory: Data Resources for Future Wastewater Management Planning
Jessica Alcorn
Shelter Surveillance and Local Public Health
Amber Erickson
Cross-Training and Sustainability in Environmental Health-Based Mosquito Control Programs
Rosmarie Kelly
Characteristics of Reported Symptoms Among Confirmed and Suspect Cases of Zika Virus in Georgia, 2016
Ashton Thompson
A Clinical Trial to Increase the Identification, Genetic Counseling Referral and Genetic Testing of Women at risk for Hereditary Breast and/or Ovarian Cancer
Ceceilia Bellcross, Christine Stanislaw, April Hermstad, Christine Tallo, and Chelsea Leonard
Partnership Between Academic and Public Health to Train Public Health Nurses New Chronic Diseases Protocols
Kathryn Martin, Elena Wood, Stephen Goggans, Anthony Mulloy, Shilpa Brown, and Paul Wallach
Georgia's Critical Access Hospitals: Financial Performance and Process Improvement
William A. Mase, Bettye A. Apenteng, Lisa Carhuff, Mark Hanna, Kwabena G. Boakye, Linda G. Kimsey, Samuel T. Opoku, Charles F. Owens, Stuart H. Tedders, and Patricia Whaley
C the Light! Exploring Dynamic Changes in Hepatitis C Epidemiology, Screening, and Treatment
Lesley Miller, Natasha Travis, Jennifer Lom, and Shelly-Ann Fluker
Enhancing the Future Public Health Workforce Through Competency-Based Student Field Placements
Michelle L. Carvalho, Laura M. Lloyd, Melissa Alperin, Lisa McCormick, and Kathleen R. Miner
A Preliminary Examination of Elevated Blood lead Levels in a Rural Georgia County
R. Christopher Rustin, Yu Sun, Chris Calhoun, and Christy Kuriatnyk
LEADing together: Partnerships for a Healthier DeKalb
April Hermstad, MJ Gathings, Jen Isher-Witt, Felicia Arriaga, and Corre Robinson
Leveraging Partnerships in Order to Increase Notifiable Disease Reporting
Jessica Grippo and Amber Erickson
Kaizen: Improving Patient flow
Gurleen Roberts, Jack Kennedy, Catherine Smythe, Dawn Krahwinkel, and Melissa Green
Helping Public Health Professionals Access Infectious Disease Trainings and Resources: The Region IV PHTC Infectious Diseases Training Database
Laura M. Lloyd, Lisa McCormick, Melissa Alperin, Michelle Carvalho, Cidney Wilson, Brita Bergland, Arti Patel, and Kathleen R. Miner
Effect of Medicaid Status on up-to-date Vaccination Rates Among two-year-old Children in Georgia, 2015
Fabio R. Machado, Jessica Tuttle, and Cherie Drenzek
Solo Practice Physicians in Georgia
Fedelis Mutiso, Emmanuel Akowuah, Samuel T. Opoku, and Bettye A. Apenteng
Student Involvement in Curriculum Development Enhances Medical Education
Jacline Griffeth, Alexandra Sawyer, Nolan Johnson, Osama Hashmi, Neha Gupta, Sarah Swartz, Kathryn Martin, and Carol Nichols
Geographic Modelling of Sickle cell Trait in four US Regions
Marian M. Tabi and Anunay Bhattacharya
Better Nutrition by Increased Knowledge of food Nutritional Components
Lisa Hayworth, Tangela Hendricks, Katy Littrell, and Nicole Matthews
A Screening tool for Identification of Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Michelle Livings, Jordan Greenbaum, Rayleen Lewis, Jeremiah D. Williams, Shannon Self-Brown, and Betty S. Lai
Zika Virus Communication Preferences of Pregnant Women: Beyond the Verbal
Mallory Ellingson and Allison T. Chamberlain
Reducing Sexual risk Behaviors and Intentions among Rural African American Youth
Natasha De Veauuse Brown
Probiotics as a Novel Treatment of Mastitis in Dairy Goats to Combat a Nutritional Concern
Vishal Singh
Hepatitis C and HIV Screening
Merry L. Perry
Differences in Reported Benefits in Older Adults After Participation in a Nutrition Incentive Program
Miranda Cook and Rachael Kane
EMS 2020: A multi-year SWOT and Financial Analysis of Georgia's Emergency Medical Services System
Charles F. Owens
Financing Public Health in Georgia
Dionne Denson
Findings from a National home food Environment Survey: How does Georgia Compare?
April Hermstad, Regine Haardorfer, Rebecca Woodruff, Ilana Raskind, and Michelle Kegler
Editors
- Guest Editor
- Selina A. Smith, PhD, MDiv, Georgia Regents University
- Founding Editor
- McKinley Thomas, EdD, Mercer University