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The Role Of Stress In Racial Disparities Of Preterm And Low Birth Weight Births In Georgia, Saida R. Sharapova

Public Health Theses

SAIDA SHARAPOVA

The role of stress in racial disparities of preterm and low birth weight births in Georgia

(Under the direction of Richard Rothenberg, MD, MPH)

Preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) are the leading causes of infant deaths in Georgia. Georgia PRAMS data (2004-2008) were analyzed for non-Hispanic White and non-Hispanic Black women with singleton births, using SAS 9.2 survey procedures. Thirteen stressful life events experienced in a year before delivery, socio-demographic, medical and behavioral risks were used as predictors of PTB and LBW. Significant racial disparity in birth outcomes and risks was found. In Whites stressful …

Financial Exploitation Of The Elderly: A Policy Review And Recommendations For Georgia, Melissa C. Haberlen

Public Health Theses

Eleven percent of Georgians and 13.3% of all Americans are currently over the age of 65. The segment of elderly adults in the United States is the fastest growing subpopulation, attributed to both average lifespan increases and a significant aging of "the baby boomer generation". Thus it is increasingly important that health and policy professionals give attention to issues of health and well-being faced by the aging population. One such issue, financial exploitation of the elderly, has received a large amount of media attention and public concern over the last several years, due to a large increase in the recorded …

The Trauma Of Chattel Slavery: A Womanist Perspective Women On Georgia In Early American Times, Dionne Blasingame

English Theses

This thesis explores the psycho-socio-cultural dynamics that surrounded black womanhood in antebellumGeorgia. The goal is twofold: first, to examine how slave narratives, testimonies, and interviews depicted the plight of enslaved black women through a womanist lens and second, to discover what political and socio-cultural constructions enabled the severe slave institution that was endemic toGeorgia. Womanist theory, psychoanalytic theory, and trauma theory are addressed in this study to focus on antebellum or pre-Civil WarGeorgia.

Associations Of 100% Tobacco Free School Policy Components And Enforcement Practices Of Georgia School Stakeholders: An Analysis Of Stakeholder Data From Georgia 100% Tobacco Free School Evaluation, Jon A. Ducote

Public Health Theses

Background: Tobacco use is a major public health problem associated with a host of preventable morbidities and premature mortality. It is a behavior that most often is initiated during adolescence; therefore schools are an ideal setting for intervention. Policy interventions have the greatest impacts on changing behaviors on a population scale. Comprehensive tobacco-free school (TFS) model polices can be replicated and applied throughout the State of Georgia to help prevent youth from initiating smoking and support their attempts to quit. Engaging stakeholders is necessary in order to ensure proper implementation and enforcement of these policies. Creating healthier school environments …

Pedestrian, Meta E. Gary

Art and Design Theses

PEDESTRIAN is inspired by my daily walking routines and my relationship to the spaces in which I walk. Through additional instruction-guided walks with volunteers, this project examines the seemingly mundane travels of walkers and their relationship to and absorption of the space around them, and encourages a reconsideration of the environmental everyday into a venue for play and discovery.

An Evaluation Of The Pre-Release Planning Program Of The Georgia Department Of Corrections And A Qualitative Assessment Of Reentry Experiences Of Program Participants, Alison N. Mccullough

Public Health Theses

Higher rates of HIV are seen within correctional systems across the United States. Georgia has one of the largest correctional populations in the country and HIV rates among prisoners are elevated when compared to the state as a whole. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the Pre-Release Planning Program of the Georgia Department of Corrections and to identify reentry needs unique to persons living with HIV. This evaluation was informed by the post-release experiences of participants who described their own reentry journeys through semi-structured qualitative interviews. A convenience sample of 45 program participants was recruited to complete a …