College of Public Health

In 2021, the African Programming & Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES) at the University of Georgia’s Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (Cen[...]

Research on sex trafficking in Senegal is lacking but crucial to developing evidence-based policies. The Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) in [...]

CenHTRO [through its former APRIES initiative] in partnership with its Africa-based research partners, RAN and CMDA, conducted this baseline study in Sierra Leone between[...]

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Patients with advanced cancers prefer shared decision making that includes conversations about their prognosis, values, preferences, and goals for life and care. Patients[...]

BackgroundKnowledge of ones HIV status is a critical step in the cascade of HIV care and prevention. Despite being available, many people at risk of HIV cannot access the[...]

Suicides have been increasing over the past two decades and they are a major public health problem. Intimate partner problems (IPP) are a common precipitating factor asso[...]

This manuscript style dissertation explored the Quality Improvement (QI) and Patient Safety (PS) needs of the United States healthcare system and assessed the types of QI[...]

The relationship between wealth and health continues to have important implications for public health policy as well as for individual behavior. As a result, economists, [...]

BACKGROUND: Everyday, >2,500 U.S. adolescents try their first cigarette, and menthol cigarettes serve as starter products. This study measured trends in youth menthol [...]

Introduction: Pesticides are toxic substances that can also cause unintended adverse effects, e.g., endocrine disruption, in exposed non-target populations such as humans[...]

Animal health workers are a high-risk population for rabies exposure. Rabies prevention recommendations have been developed for this population; however, adherence to the[...]

This qualitative study was conducted to assess focus group data to generate information on the applicability of a social media video designed and developed for sensation [...]

The studies presented in this dissertation show the interacting effects of agriculturally derived DOM, sunlight, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) on Escherichia coli (C3[...]

Statement of the problem: Patient safety is a very critical component in improving and sustaining optimal health care quality in healthcare organizations. There is a grow[...]

Despite the known benefits of physical activity (PA) adults with arthritis (AWA) are less active than adults without arthritis. A two-part study was undertaken to determi[...]

The emergence of social media technologies and web-based interventions sponsored by many state Tobacco Control Programs now provides an alternative for smokers seeking as[...]

Jamaica is experiencing a rapidly ageing population, within a volatile economic and social environment. This limits the adoptability of developed country evidence and mak[...]

Despite the United States having a unique responsibility to provide healthcare for American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), they continue to face disparities in healt[...]

INTRODUCTION: In 2010, the rate of new HIV infection was seven times higher in Black men than White men in the United States. Black men account for 74% of persons living [...]

Schistosomiasis is an underreported infection that can cause anemia, decreased growth, liver abnormalities, and deficits in cognitive functioning to children. This study [...]

Introduction: Pedestrian injury is a significant public health problem in the U.S. Routine accommodation policies commonly known as Complete Streets policies have been [...]

The Georgia Burden of Disease Study (GBDS) is a pioneering study aimed atconducting the first known state-specific burden of disease (BOD) analysis in the United States. [...]

Introduction: There are a number of challenges associated with marital status in older adults. Fewer studies have been conducted to investigate the association between so[...]

This study examined the impact of cumulative toxic stress, type of toxic stress (recent vs. lifetime stress), and changes in toxic stress (increase or decrease) on incide[...]