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Phaedra Corso has been part of the creation and development of UGA’s College of Public Health and hosts the TV show Public Health Impact on WUGA-TV.
My undergraduate degree is from UGA (A.B. in political science ‘89) and my master’s degree (M.P.A.’91) 1991) also is from UGA—so that makes me a double-DAWG. I...
DPH Commissioner Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., and Tiffany Parr-Fowles, DrPH, DPH senior manager epidemiologist, were recently inducted into the Beta Chi chapter of Delta Omega during a University of Georgia ceremony. Fitzgerald was inducted as the newest honorary member.
...Jess Nakaska (MPH Candidate - Health Policy & Management) has been an intern with the Center for Global Health beginning January 2013. As the Center's intern, Jess has had the opportunity to work in conjuntion with the Center's visiting scholar, Dr. Jinping Wang, MD, on a provider-initiated lifestyle management program at the Daqing Oil Fields Hospital, China. Jess presented this project at the Spring 2013 Capstone Presentation Day hosted by the College of Public Health.
Aline Talmage is a native of north west Georgia and grew up enjoying traveling, riding horses, hiking, playing sports, dancing and reading. In 2005, she received her undergraduate degree from Berry College in Rome, Georgia, where she majored in Spanish and minored in secondary education with an ESL endorsement. One of her favorite memories of that time is her study abroad experiences in Costa Rica and South Korea. After...
Katherine Hudgins Field, a Master of Public Health student in health promotion and behavior from Winterville, GA will be completing her degree requirements in August 2013. Bre Slaughter, a Bachelor of Science student in health promotion from Bainbridge, GA, will be graduating in May 2013. Together, they are working at the UGA Health Center’s Health Promotion Department to...
The College of Public Health, Public Health Association (PHA) in conjunction with CARE USA will host a free screening and panel discussion on a film called ‘Girl Rising’ as part of National Public Health Week. The screening and panel will take place from 5:00 – 8:00 pm at the Georgia Museum of Art on the UGA Campus (East Campus) and admission is free. Donations are welcome; all...
Megan Garber completed her Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion in May 2012. She is now doing great things in the Jacksonville area. Take a minute to check our her new fitness program from the local news station.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A new exercise craze is hitting the First Coast. It's an intense workout all on a trampoline and folks here say 10 minutes of rebounding is as effective as 25...
Anne Glass, an associate professor of health policy and management and associate director of the Institute of Gerontology, part of the College of Public Health, was awarded $19,948 by the Retirement Research Foundation to support writing a book based on her several years of research on elder co-housing, which is a new phenomenon in the U.S. She will focus on innovative options that offer older adults and baby boomers new...
