Latest health rankings report greatest need in rural counties
Dr. Marsha Davis was recently interview by the Red & Black about the 2014 County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, recently released by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin
Familiar names on list of healthier counties
Dr. Marsha Davis, Associate Dean for Outreach and Engagement, recently commented in an article by Georgia Health News on the release of the 2014 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. The
Archway on track and in focus
Cassandra Oliver, a Ph.D. student and research assistant with the Department of Health Promotion and Behavior at UGA College of Public, was mentioned this in the Habersham County’s Northeast Georgian
In the News: ‘Fat-Shaming’ Strategy Pushed By Bioethicist Daniel Callahan To Help Curb Obesity
A prominent bioethicist is offering a controversial fix for America’s obesity epidemic: “fat-shaming.” Daniel Callahan, senior research scholar and president emeritus of the Hastings Center, makes the suggestion in a new
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
