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Two Georgias Initiative launches, seeks to reduce health

WEBBy Talia Levine Four years ago, a series of hospital closings in rural Georgia highlighted a disturbing trend in the state’s healthcare landscape. As county health rankings …

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Two innovative approaches seek to improve rural health in …

WEBBy Ashley Simmons. In a joint session presented at the 2022 State of the Public’s Health conference, Allan Tate and Caleb Snead highlighted the structural barriers preventing …

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Bridging the Gap Between Information and Action Can Save Lives

WEBAt SOPH 2023, a panel of experts presented on Extension and CTSA programs that bridged the gap between research, health care practice and community support.

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How human rights data can support public health efforts, advocacy

WEBBy Joe VanHoose. Hundreds of public health professionals from across Georgia convened Thursday in Athens at the 12th annual State of the Public’s Health Conference (SOPH), …

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Data Visualization Tools Create Strategies, Reducing Violence in

WEBBy Kameron Farmer. Epidemiologists from the Georgia Department of Public Health have established two innovative tools they believe will help reduce violent death and injuries …

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Public health must acknowledge housing is a public health issue

WEBBy Joe VanHoose. Hundreds of public health professionals from across Georgia convened Thursday in Athens at the 12th annual State of the Public’s Health Conference (SOPH), …

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Building a Public Health Workforce for a Healthier Georgia

WEBBy Shelby Jarret. Internship programs, partnerships with academic institutions and on-the-job training can all help relieve some of the pressures felt by public health providers …

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Using the ‘health-in-all-policies’ approach to address inequities

WEBBy Karmen Morrison. Your race and neighborhood can determine how long you will live. American Heart Association vice president of health strategies Shana Scott is exploring …

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WEBPractitioners, policymakers, academics, or professionals engaged in work to improve the health of Georgians are all encouraged to submit. Submit an abstract now through …

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Improving health literacy can play key role to prevent opioid …

WEBBy Chris Herbert and Dannie Parker. According to the CDC, approximately 140 people die in the U.S. from opioid overdoses every day. Georgia’s overdose rate is increasing …

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Programs available to address dire mental health needs of …

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Birmingham’s Greg Townsend offers model to improve health …

WEBBy Sydney Shadrix “All I wanted was a box of Cracker Jacks.” Then an eight-year-old boy, Greg Townsend remembers taking his 25 cents to the neighborhood corner store, which …

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