A concentration in Health Promotion and Behavior equips you with a comprehensive understanding of the determinants of health and the skills necessary to direct programming efforts at influencing or facilitation health-related behavior, advocating public health policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action and reorienting health services in order to improve quality of life.

Health Promotion and Behavior

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Jessica L. Muilenburg

Assistant Professor
jlm@uga.edu

311 Ramsey Center
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-6522
706.542.4365 (voice)
706.542.4956 (fax)

Educational Background

M.P.H., Emory University
Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health

Research Interests

Tobacco use in adolescents
Tobacco use in young adults
Substance use in adolescents
Adolescent risky behaviors
Cancer screening behaviors
Correlates of smoking behavior in African American adolescents
Health behaviors of African American adolescents living in rural areas
Effects of housing conditions on cancer screening behaviors

Professional Affiliations

American Public Health Association
American Association of Cancer Educators

Directory Listings

Faculty Carol P. Cotton Marsha Davis David M. DeJoy Dionne C. Godette Katie Darby Hein Su-I Hou Jessica L. Muilenburg Pamela Orpinas Mark G. Wilson Staff Betty Blum Tammy Shelton Graduate Students No directory listing

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