UGA College of Public Health news and media mentions for the month of January 2022:

Andrea Swartzendruber, reproductive health expert and associate professor of epidemiology & biostatistics, in an interview with Newsy’s In the Loop explained how crisis pregnancy centers are helping to drive the anti-abortion movement.

José Cordero, Patel Distinguished Professor of Public Health, spoke to the stress Omicron is putting on Georgia’s COVID tracking system in an interview with WSB-TV Atlanta.

Community health expert and health policy and management associate professor Grace Bagwell Adams discussed the impact of the Omicron surge on the northeast Georgia community and health care systems on WUGA FM.

Chas Easley, associate professor of environmental health science, is co-author on a new study published in Fertility and Sterility showing evidence that heavy cannabis use can lead to decreased hormone production, lower semen volume, and testicular atrophy. The study and its finding were featured on an episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Posted January 31, 2022.