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Georgia Environmental Advocacy Groups Health Education Needs Assessment, Laura N. Frame
Georgia Environmental Advocacy Groups Health Education Needs Assessment, Laura N. Frame
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Georgia State University’s Institute of Public Health along with the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Chemical Hazards Program conducted a needs assessment survey to learn more about the concerns of environmental advocates and other community leaders in Georgia regarding exposure to toxic chemicals. The purpose of the Georgia Environmental Advocacy Groups Health Education Needs Assessment was to better understand community concerns, to identify hazardous waste sites that might warrant some degree of public health evaluation, to find community leaders and personnel interested in assisting the Chemical Hazards Program in implementing public health interventions, to inform the community about the services …
Feasibility Study Of Social Media To Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay Men In Metro Atlanta, Georgia, Sheryl M. Strasser, Megan Smith, Danielle Pendrick, Sarah Boos-Beddington, Ken Chen, Frances Mccarty
Feasibility Study Of Social Media To Reduce Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay Men In Metro Atlanta, Georgia, Sheryl M. Strasser, Megan Smith, Danielle Pendrick, Sarah Boos-Beddington, Ken Chen, Frances Mccarty
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Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a major public health issue occurring in the United States and globally. While little is known in general about IPV, understanding about the prevalence of physical IPV among gay men is even more obscure. There is a clear disparity in violence research attention focused on this vulnerable segment of society. This cross-sectional survey study was conducted to examine the feasibility of enrolling 100 gay men from Atlanta into an IPV survey study. The survey was administered via Facebook. Ninety-nine usable surveys were collected. Chi-square tests reveal that minority ethnic status, illicit drug use, and non-disclosed …