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Nandi Marshall named the 2024 American Public Health Association’s Executive Board Chair
Georgia Southern University’s Nandi Marshall, DrPH, has been named the 2024 Executive Board Chair for the American Public Health Association. “I am currently serving a four-year term on the APHA Executive Board. The most important aspect of the new position is that I have the amazing opportunity to lead our board of public health professionals […]
Dr. Vogel receives APHS Lifetime Outstanding Service Award
Dr. Robert L. Vogel, Professor Emeritus of Biostatistics at the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, was honored with the APHS Lifetime Outstanding Service Award at the 2023 Lowell Reed Lecture and Awards Luncheon. This prestigious accolade is bestowed upon members of the APHS section who have demonstrated long-term exemplary service, leadership, mentorship, and commitment […]
Georgia Southern Partners with Bulloch County High Schools, Introduces Public Health Pathway for Students
Beginning in fall 2023, a public health pathway will be offered to high school students in Bulloch County. This three-course pathway will introduce students to the broad topic of health care. The first two courses, Introduction to Healthcare Science and Essentials of Healthcare, are currently offered to high school students in the county. The new […]
State health leader to discuss past, present and future of Georgia’s public health at Georgia Southern University
As deputy commissioner for the Georgia Department of Public Health, Chris Rustin, DrPH, has helped Georgia respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and the current monkeypox outbreak. These issues are a part of the past, present and future of public health in Georgia, which he will discuss on Oct. 17 at 7 p.m., in the Performing […]
The image in the mirror or the number on the scale, which counts? When it comes to depression, it’s a weighted issue.
From mutations of coronavirus to massive shifts in technology and geopolitics, the world is changing rapidly. So, too, is the epidemiological relationship between depression and obesity. Arsh Kaur Mallhi, a fourth-year doctoral student in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health (JPHCOPH) at Georgia Southern University, recently published on this topic in the Journal of […]