The Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, through its teaching, research, and service initiatives, generates knowledge about the social and behavioral determinants of health and applies that knowledge to the design, delivery and evaluation of disease prevention and health promotion programs.
Shannon Hanby in an MPH degree candidate with a concentration in Health Promotion and Behavior from Lilburn, GA. She is completing her degree program in May 2012.
Where was your internship/residency?
My internship was with AIDS Athens.
What was your internship/residency project?
I had two large projects while I was at AIDS Athens. The first was putting together the...
As an active partner of the Safe Kids Athens Coalition, the Traffic Safety Research and Evaluation Group recently attended the Safe Kids Athens Coalition kickoff event. Also present were Hospital trauma staff, Athens Clarke County police, Head Start risk managers, therapy dog trainers, and a representative from Chevrolet. As a coalition partner, the TSREG will collaborate with Safe Kids Athens to prevent childhood injury with education,...
Mark Wilson, head of the department of health promotion and behavior in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has received a grant to test different versions of a diabetes prevention program in workplace settings. The $3 million, five-year grant will fund a six-month weight management program aimed at reducing caloric intake and bolstering physical activity among employees of municipal governments in Georgia.
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