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Visionary CEO Continues to Lead Athens Regional into the Future

 Feb 25, 2008 - 3:04:34 PM
When John A. Drew, FACHE, became president and CEO of Athens Regional Health Services in 1982 (then known as Athens General Hospital), he faced a number of challenges. As a struggling community hospital without a very good reputation, it was made up of antiquated facilities and the yearly budget didn’t provide the funds necessary to make major improvements.  Since taking the helm of the Athens Regional, however, Drew has transformed the hospital into a 315-bed referral center that now serves 17 counties in northeast Georgia, with plans to add 40 more beds in the future.   » Read more

 

Professor Receives Grant to Study Income and Health in Georgia

 Dec 13, 2007 - 11:00:56 AM
Angela Fertig, faculty of Health Policy and Management of the College of Public Health, received $25,690 to study the health necessities of Georgia through the Poverty and the Economy Faculty Research Grant.  Fertig proposed to study the persistent health needs of the state by identifying the counties with poor health for children, working-age adults and seniors. She said she hopes to also determine risk factors associated with the continuous poor health in various counties throughout Georgia.   » Read more

 

Honorary society Phi Kappa Phi honors Leonard Poon for outstanding contribution in gerontology

 Nov 15, 2007 - 11:44:15 AM
College of Public Health’s Leonard Poon, professor of health policy and management and director of Institute of Gerontology, received the Love of Learning Award from the University of Georgia chapter of the Phi Kappa Phi honorary society.  The Love of Learning Award is a lifetime achievement award based on academic leadership and research contributions in the recipients’ field of study.   » Read more

 

Hepburn named Assistant Dean and Assistant Professor

 Nov 8, 2007 - 2:16:50 PM
HPAM is pleased that Dr. Valerie Hepburn will be joining us full-time in January 2008 as Assistant Dean to the College and Assistant Professor in our Department.   » Read more

 

UGA study finds that violence costs nation $70 billion annually

 Jun 1, 2007 - 10:15:59 AM
The most comprehensive study of its kind has found that violence costs the United States $70 billion annually, a figure that rivals federal education spending and the damage caused by hurricane Katrina.   » Read more

 

Kellie Middleton named to the Southeastern Conference Good Works Softball Team

 May 13, 2007 - 10:41:06 AM
University of Georgia senior outfielder Kellie Middleton, a Master of Public Health candidate in Health Policy, has been named to the Southeastern Conference Good Works Softball Team. The SEC Good Works team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to her community in superior service efforts.   » Read more

 

Gaughan Awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award

Dec 1, 2006 - 10:33:27 AM
Dr. Monica Gaughan was awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2005. She brings this five-year early-career grant to the University of Georgia from her previous position at the Georgia Institute of Technology.   » Read more

 

Corso elected Vice-President of the Society for Medical Decision Making

 Oct 1, 2006 - 10:24:18 AM
Dr. Phaedra Corso has been elected Vice-President of the Society for Medical Decision Making. The Society, which has approximately 1000 national and international members, has a vision that systematic proactive approaches should be used for decision making in health care.   » Read more

 

Biomedical Health Sciences Retreat: Best Student Poster Award

 Sep 13, 2005 - 2:13:03 PM
Heather Stephens, MPH graduate student, won the BHSI Poster Award for her poster entitled Diabetes in Older Americans Act Nutrition Programs in Georgia during the Fourth Annual Retreat.   » Read more