Obesity: It’s No Longer a Personal Challenge
UGA hosted a showing of HBO’s “The Weight of the Nation” in an effort to bring an awareness of the nation’s obesity epidemic to Athens, Ga. Georgia citizens are struggling,
Grim childhood obesity ads stir critics
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is hearing strong criticism from some camps for its in-your-face advertising campaign designed to attack Georgia’s childhood obesity epidemic. But the pediatric health system stands firmly
UGA researchers receive grants to reduce childhood obesity in Georgia communities
Athens, Ga. – University of Georgia researchers recently received funding to find ways to prevent or reduce childhood obesity, a health crisis of epidemic proportions in Georgia, through partnerships among
Britany Helton
Britany Helton is a Doctor of Public Health Student in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Britany works full-time with Alpha Omega as a Public Health Analyst with the
Workplace Health Group
Who We Are The Workplace Health Group (WHG) is a multidisciplinary research and training group founded in 1999 by emeritus professors Dr. David DeJoy and Dr. Mark Wilson in the UGA
Office of Outreach & Engagement
Serving Georgia… As the state’s land-grant and sea-grant university, a core characteristic of the University of Georgia is a commitment to excellence in public service, economic development, and technical assistance
