The College of Public Health is comprised of four departments and two institutes. It consists of departments in Environmental Health Science; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Policy and Management; Health Promotion and Behavior; the Institute of Gerontology, and the Institute for Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense.
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Most college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new
University of
Georgia study. Su-I Hou, associate professor in the UGA College of Public
Health, surveyed more than 500 students and found that they scored higher on
general questions related to HIV and AIDS (82 percent correct) than items
specifically related to HIV testing (72 percent correct).
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During summer 2008, Health Promotion and Behavior doctoral students Donoria Evans and Jeffrey Cook continued the University of Georgia, College of Public Health’s (UGA-CPH) growing tradition of engaged service. These burgeoning scholars spent the summer working with the Lou Walker Senior Center in Dekalb County, Georgia. The Lou Walker Senior Center is a multipurpose community facility for active senior adults aged 55 and older. The Center brings together several community partners and County government to provide a wide array of programs to meet the diverse needs of Dekalb county seniors. This organization is also one of the UGA-CPH’s many community partners within the state. » Read more
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Kudos to Gail Hanula who received the 2008 Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in University Public Service and Outreach. Gail is a doctoral student in Health Promotion and a nutrition educator a UGA, Family and Consumer Sciences. Gail helps design and implement programs that promote healthy lifestyles, provide foods and nutrition education to youth, and offer health education for families. She coordinates and provides statewide leadership for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), a USDA extension program that aims to help low-income families improve health through better nutrition. She also has provided national leadership to EFNEP, chairing the committee overseeing development of the programs NEERS5 reporting system and leading the NEERS5 training committee. http://outreach.uga.edu/awards/2008/gail-hanula/ Congratulations! » Read more
Dr. David DeJoy, Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, is the recipient of the William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences. Dr. DeJoy studies the behavioral and psychological aspects of workplace safety, particularly the organizational factors that promote or obstruct it. » Read more
Congratulations to Drs. Wilson and Dejoy who won the 2008 Georgia Federation of Professional Health Educators (GFPHE) Health Education Practice Award and Katie Cooper, MPH candidate in health promotion, who won the Health Education Newcomer award. » Read more
Laura Bland has a real interest in Washington County's well being. The University of Georgia graduate student, who will complete her Masters of Public Health in May, is serving as a Washington County Archway Partnership Project Intern under the guidance of Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent Joann Milam.
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Another study, this one among 627 ninth graders in northeast Georgia, found high rates of physical violence within heterosexual dating relationships. The work by University of Georgia researcher Pamela Orphinas stratified the students into four groups based upon their reported activity over the last three months; not dated ( 35 percent ) , dated with no victimization ( 29 percent ) , dated with psychological victimization ( 16 percent ) , and dated and physical victimization ( 20 percent ). » Read more
As part of a larger study, Healthy Teens, that includes approximately 700 students from several Georgia high schools, we have spoken to small groups of teenagers in their ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grade years. The goal of Healthy Teens is to understand the many factors that influence success in school, and in life. Overwhelmingly, we've heard teenagers admit that it's parents, more than friends, who shape their choices and behavior. The catch is, they don't really communicate that message to their parents. Rather, they seem to hide behind a façade of indifference, all the while taking in the spoken and unspoken things that parents do to communicate their values and expectations to their children. » Read more
Study reveals gap in HIV testing knowledge among college students
Aug 27, 2008 - 2:22:31 PMMost college students understand how they can prevent the transmission of HIV but are less knowledgeable about HIV testing, according to a new
Health promotion students spend summer with Dekalb seniors
Aug 11, 2008 - 11:00:00 AMDuring summer 2008, Health Promotion and Behavior doctoral students Donoria Evans and Jeffrey Cook continued the University of Georgia, College of Public Health’s (UGA-CPH) growing tradition of engaged service. These burgeoning scholars spent the summer working with the Lou Walker Senior Center in Dekalb County, Georgia. The Lou Walker Senior Center is a multipurpose community facility for active senior adults aged 55 and older. The Center brings together several community partners and County government to provide a wide array of programs to meet the diverse needs of Dekalb county seniors. This organization is also one of the UGA-CPH’s many community partners within the state. » Read more
2008 Awards Luncheon
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Alex Wright recognized by CDC group
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Gail Hanula: 2008 Walter Barnard Hill Award Recipient
Apr 18, 2008 - 3:00:00 PMKudos to Gail Hanula who received the 2008 Walter Barnard Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in University Public Service and Outreach. Gail is a doctoral student in Health Promotion and a nutrition educator a UGA, Family and Consumer Sciences. Gail helps design and implement programs that promote healthy lifestyles, provide foods and nutrition education to youth, and offer health education for families. She coordinates and provides statewide leadership for the Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP), a USDA extension program that aims to help low-income families improve health through better nutrition. She also has provided national leadership to EFNEP, chairing the committee overseeing development of the programs NEERS5 reporting system and leading the NEERS5 training committee. http://outreach.uga.edu/awards/2008/gail-hanula/ Congratulations! » Read more
DeJoy receives William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences
Mar 26, 2008 - 4:28:20 PMDr. David DeJoy, Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, is the recipient of the William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences. Dr. DeJoy studies the behavioral and psychological aspects of workplace safety, particularly the organizational factors that promote or obstruct it. » Read more
Faculty and Student honored at this Year's GFPHE Conference
Mar 25, 2008 - 2:00:00 PMCongratulations to Drs. Wilson and Dejoy who won the 2008 Georgia Federation of Professional Health Educators (GFPHE) Health Education Practice Award and Katie Cooper, MPH candidate in health promotion, who won the Health Education Newcomer award. » Read more
Archway Intern Lends a Hand
Feb 1, 2008 - 11:18:05 AMLaura Bland has a real interest in Washington County's well being. The University of Georgia graduate student, who will complete her Masters of Public Health in May, is serving as a Washington County Archway Partnership Project Intern under the guidance of Cooperative Extension Family and Consumer Science Agent Joann Milam.
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Sex and Violence, new research
Jan 2, 2008 - 2:41:56 PMAnother study, this one among 627 ninth graders in northeast Georgia, found high rates of physical violence within heterosexual dating relationships. The work by University of Georgia researcher Pamela Orphinas stratified the students into four groups based upon their reported activity over the last three months; not dated ( 35 percent ) , dated with no victimization ( 29 percent ) , dated with psychological victimization ( 16 percent ) , and dated and physical victimization ( 20 percent ). » Read more
Give gift of time to teens this Christmas season
Dec 20, 2007 - 2:03:43 PMAs part of a larger study, Healthy Teens, that includes approximately 700 students from several Georgia high schools, we have spoken to small groups of teenagers in their ninth-, 10th- and 11th-grade years. The goal of Healthy Teens is to understand the many factors that influence success in school, and in life. Overwhelmingly, we've heard teenagers admit that it's parents, more than friends, who shape their choices and behavior. The catch is, they don't really communicate that message to their parents. Rather, they seem to hide behind a façade of indifference, all the while taking in the spoken and unspoken things that parents do to communicate their values and expectations to their children. » Read more
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