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University of Tirana Students Videoconference with Students at Georgia Southern University Fulbright Scholar Lori Amy was the driving force behind two videoconferences between public health students of Tirana University and students in anthropology and public health at Georgia Southern University Full Story 11/11/2009
Nandi Marshall, JPHCOPH Doctoral Student, awarded Vivian Drenckhahn Scholarship Nandi Marshall, a second year Community Health Behavior and Education Doctoral student in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University, was awarded the Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarship from the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). Full Story 11/9/2009
Thrift Sale The Thrift Sale was held Saturday November 7, 2009 in Hanner Parking Lot. 11/7/2009
Blood Drive The November 4th blood drive was co-sponsored by the Public health Student Association, Neo Truth, and Circle K student organizations. This drive was held at the Russell Student Union Rooms 2041 and 2047 from 12.00 noon till 6.00pm. The drive signed up and recruited over 100 donors, in order to reach a goal total of at least 80 viable donors. 11/4/2009
Georgia Southern Faculty Member Karl Peace, Ph.D. Honored On U.S. House Floor Georgia Southern University faculty member Karl E. Peace, Ph. D. has been honored on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives for his numerous professional and charitable contributions. Peace is a Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Senior Research Scientist and Professor of Biostatistics in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University.
Full Story 11/2/2009
Georgia Southern University to Open Public Health Core Research Laboratory in Fall 2010 When Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health moves into the renovated Hendricks Hall in Fall 2010, one of the new additions will include a new Public Health Core Research Laboratory. Full Story 11/2/2009
Program Helps Meet Need in Healthcare Administration Field Are you a professional interested in pursuing a management or leadership position in healthcare administration? If so, Georgia Southern University's Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health offers a Master of Healthcare Administration degree that will help prepare you to meet that goal.
Full Story 11/2/2009
Haunted Forest Oct 26-30,(in partnership with the Centrer for Addiction Control) Volunteers needed to help with event. Full Story 10/30/2009
Alzheimer's Memory walk Team JPHCOPH- PHSA walked at the annual Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk on October 24th, 2009 from 10am to 12pm at Bulloch Academy to show our support for the estimated 5.3 million Americans living with Alzheimer's disease. Full Story 10/24/2009
Penny Wars The purpose of the Penny Wars fundraiser was to raise funds for the Alzheimer's Memory Walk.
Full Story 10/24/2009
JPHCOPH's Dr. Kari Fitzmorris elected to Water Environment Federation House of Delegates Dr. Kari B. Fitzmorris, Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, was elected to the Water Environment Federation House of Delegates as a Delegate-at-Large on October 10, 2009 at WEFTEC, the organization's annual meeting. Full Story 10/10/2009
Student Research Opportunity Dr. Warren (JPHCOPH) and Dr. Smalley (Psychology Department) are forming an interdisciplinary student research group (the Behavioral Health Student Research Group) for students interested in gaining research experience working in promoting healthy behaviors related to physical and mental health. If you are interested in getting involved,
please email Dr. Warren at JWarren@GeorgiaSouthern.edu. 10/8/2009
Professor Steven Blair, Professor in the Arnold School of Public Health, presented the Norman Fries Distinguished Lecture at Georgia Southern University Dr. Steve Blair delivered the 9th Annual Norman Fries Distinguished Lecture at Georgia Southern University entitled "Physical Inactivity: The Biggest Public Health Problem of the 21st Century," September 29, 2009. The campus-wide event was attended by faculty, students and community members Full Story 9/29/2009
Dean Charles Hardy, JPHCOPH receives Educator/Researcher of the Year Award from the Georgia Rural Health Association Dr. Charles Hardy, Dean of the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University received the 2009 Distinguished Educator/Researcher of the Year Award from the Georgia Rural Health Association. The Award Ceremony and Reception was the opening event for the annual meeting of the Georgia Rural Health Association, September 21-23, 2009 at the Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia. Full Story 9/21/2009
Dr. Jacob Warren and Dr. Bryant Smalley Awarded HRSA Grant for CHANGES Project Georgia Southern University faculty Jacob C. Warren, Ph.D. (Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health-JPHCOPH) and K. Bryant Smalley, Psy.D. (Department of Psychology) have been awarded a Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Care Services Outreach Grant in the amount of $308,244 to fund the Community Health Access Network for Grassroots Education and Screening (CHANGES) project. The goal of the 3-year CHANGES project is to increase access to health education, preventive screening, and early detection by establishing a sustainable community network of educators, students, community organizations, and churches to take physical and mental health screening and education fairs to rural and underserved populations throughout Bulloch County, Georgia. The project will also generate descriptive data on the health needs of rural populations. The fairs will be put on by a consortium of departments at Georgia Southern University (JPHCOPH, the Psychology Department, and the School of Nursing), the Magnolia Coastlands Area Health Education Center, and the Bulloch County Health Department. 9/1/2009
PHSA Student Meeting (September 1, 2009 12pm to 1pm) This will be our first student meeting for Fall semester 2009. Full Story 9/1/2009
Boro-Browse (August 27, 2009 10am to 2.00pm) Come out to meet members and get information on the Public Health Student Association. Full Story 8/27/2009
Enver Roshi, M.D., Ph.D., MPH, University of Tirana, Albania Visits Georgia Southern University Dr. Enver Roshi, Head of the Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tirana, Albania visited Georgia Southern University August 24-28, 2009. Full Story 8/24/2009
PHSA Participating in Wellness Fair PHSA will be participating in the GSU LiveWell Fair on October 21st 8am to 12:30pm at the Russell Union Ballroom. 8/21/2009
JPHCOPH Awarded Grant from Healthcare Georgia Foundation to support a major statewide public health initiative The Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Inc., has awarded the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health a $100,000.00 grant to design a cross-site and site specific evaluation of the five Georgia Childhood Asthma Management projects, also funded by the Foundation, to improve asthma outcomes among Georgia's children and adolescent populations. Associate Dean of Academic Affairs in the JPHCOPH, Dr. Lynn Woodhouse, is the Principle Investigator of the grant. The JPHCOPH research team includes the following faculty from the JPHCOPH: Russ Toal, MPH (Co-Principle Investigator) Dr. Cassandra Arroyo, Dr. Simone Charles, Dr. Laura Gunn, Dr. Mondi Mason, and Dr. Stuart Tedders. Dr. Trang Nguyen, Research Scientist, New York State Department of Health, will serve as the Asthma Evaluation Expert Consultant for the grant. 8/1/2009
Dr. Din Chen appointed as the Karl E. Peace Endowed Eminent Scholar Chair in Biostatistics in the JPHCOPH Dr. Din Chen was recently appointed as the Karl E. Peace Endowed Eminent Scholar Chair in Biostatistics in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University. Full Story 8/1/2009
Dr. Karl E. Peace elected as Chair-Elect of the Statistics Section of American Public Health Association Dr. Karl E. Peace has been elected as Chair-Elect of the Statistics Section (STAT) of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Full Story 8/1/2009
PHSA Welcomes 2009 – 2010 Officers Elections for officers and the faculty advisory of the Public Health Student Association were conducted April 29, 2009. Full Story 4/29/2009
Diabetes Walk (Oct. 10th, 9am - 11am at Mill Creek Park) We are taking part in Step Out: Walk to Fight Diabetes to support the American Diabetes Association. We will be joining thousands of walkers on October 10th, 2009 to help stop diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Full Story 0/0/0
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