The College of Public Health is comprised of four departments and two institutes. It consists of departments in Environmental Health Science; Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Health Policy and Management; Health Promotion and Behavior; the Institute of Gerontology, and the Institute for Health Management and Mass Destruction Defense.ology, the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, and the Institute of Gerontology.
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Child maltreatment is associated with reductions in quality of life even decades later, according to a new
University of
Georgia
study that finds that – on average – victims lose at least two years of quality
of life. UGA College of Public Health associate professor Phaedra
Corso and her colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
analyzed surveys of more than 6,000 people to assess the deficits in quality of
life that victims suffer. Their results appear in the June issue of the
American Journal of Public Health. » Read more
Concerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington -- and said that more could be done to save lives. A hearing, called by the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, featured charts showing the horrific effects of a small nuclear device detonating near the White House. It was the panel's third session in recent months on the threat of a nuclear explosion. » Read more
The University of Georgia College of Public Health (CPH) and the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute (BHSI) will host the first Global Health Symposium on April 21-22 at the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences on south campus. The symposium will feature two international public health experts who have been integral in CPH efforts to expand UGA student experiences in global health, particularly in Vietnam – Nguyen Huy Quang, Ph.D, and To Long Thanh, D.V.M., Ph.D. » Read more
Dr. David DeJoy, Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, is the recipient of the William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences. Dr. DeJoy studies the behavioral and psychological aspects of workplace safety, particularly the organizational factors that promote or obstruct it. » Read more
Study: Child maltreatment victims lose two years of quality of life
May 28, 2008 - 9:32:56 AMChild maltreatment is associated with reductions in quality of life even decades later, according to a new
The Georgia Geriatric Education Center to Host Conference
May 1, 2008 - 11:30:00 AMEnd-of-life care is mediocre in Georgia and across the country, according to a nationwide “report card” published by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. In an effort to address this issue, the Georgia Geriatric Education Center announces “Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Frail Older Adults,” a conference to be held in Athens on May 16-17.
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IHMD: Risk of Nuclear Attack on Rise
Apr 17, 2008 - 11:04:05 AMConcerned that not enough attention is being paid to the risk of a nuclear attack, a Senate committee yesterday looked at the consequences of such a terrorist strike in Washington -- and said that more could be done to save lives. A hearing, called by the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, featured charts showing the horrific effects of a small nuclear device detonating near the White House. It was the panel's third session in recent months on the threat of a nuclear explosion. » Read more
UGA Global Health Symposium to host Vietnamese public health experts
Apr 14, 2008 - 11:42:35 AMThe University of Georgia College of Public Health (CPH) and the Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute (BHSI) will host the first Global Health Symposium on April 21-22 at the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences on south campus. The symposium will feature two international public health experts who have been integral in CPH efforts to expand UGA student experiences in global health, particularly in Vietnam – Nguyen Huy Quang, Ph.D, and To Long Thanh, D.V.M., Ph.D. » Read more
DeJoy receives William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences
Mar 26, 2008 - 4:23:27 PMDr. David DeJoy, Professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior, is the recipient of the William A. Owens Award for outstanding research in the social and behavioral sciences. Dr. DeJoy studies the behavioral and psychological aspects of workplace safety, particularly the organizational factors that promote or obstruct it. » Read more
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