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GRU announces new Institute of Public and Preventive Health

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About the Institute of Public & Preventive Health

Over time, the research and service initiatives of the Institute will cover all five core competency areas of public health and preventive health: health management and administration, epidemiology, behavioral health and health education, environmental and occupational health and biostatistics. Current expertise of faculty members affiliated with the IPPH includes:

  • Clinical Trials
  • Behavioral and Lifestyle Interventions for Health Promotion
  • Genetic Epidemiology
  • Health Care Quality Improvement
  • Injury Prevention Studies
  • Impact of Environmental Factors on Health
  • Mobile Technologies to Support Self-Care
  • Obesity Prevention
  • Statistical Modeling
  • Smoking Prevention and Cessation
  • Prevention and Management of Chronic Diseases
  • Use of Health Information Technology to Improve Health Care
  • Cardiovascular Regulation, Hypertension and Diabetes
  • Fitness Assessment and Assessment of Body Composition

Our Programs

The Institute is developing an initial agenda to support community health improvement:

    • Health behavior screening and education
    • Town and Gown grant program supporting research responsive to community health needs
    • "Focus on Health" public forum (e.g. Health issues of young adults)
    • Community health update for public and private stakeholders
    • Public and preventive health seminar series
    • Georgia meeting on employee healthDevelopment of new, public health research projects

Our People

The Institute of Public and Preventive Health has 36 affiliated faculty members covering a wide area of public and preventive health. The Institute incorporates diverse disciplines through our faculty, institutes, and colleges.

Additionally, the Institute has access to expertise in:

    • Medical College of Georgia (biomedical research)
    • College of Nursing (Greater Augusta Healthcare Network)
    • College of Dental Medicine (oral health)
    • College of Allied Health Sciences (rehabilitation research)
    • College of Graduate Studies
    • Cancer Center (population studies)
    • Georgia Prevention Center

 

Revised: 4/4/13