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Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Mortality among Hispanic Women

Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Cervical Screening Interventions for Rural Latina Immigrant Women

Not So Affordable Healthcare, Ashlee Charles

Honors College Theses

Rising healthcare cost in the United States has created a need to understand how a lack of healthcare coverage is decreasing women’s quality of life and leading to negative health outcomes. Though the goal of the 2010 Affordable Care Act is to give more Americans access to affordable health insurance and to reduce the growth in health care spending, it still remains unaffordable for many Americans. The purpose of this study was to identify what ecological factors impede and/or promote the quality of life for medically uninsured women. Through a focus group, participants shared information on how living without health …

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health News (2011-2023)

• Georgia Southern Examines Association between Consumption and Sleep Quantity in Pregnant Women
• Georgia SOuthern Collaborates with Researchers from CDC and NACCHO to create a Taxonomy of LBoH, Based on LHDs Perspectives
• Georgia Southern Examines Predictors of Mammogram and Pap Screenings among US Women

Pubh 4230 A - Maternal And Child Health, Val Malika Reagon

Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health Syllabi

This course will review the historical and contemporary maternal and child health trends and issues. The application of health behavior and education theories to understanding the health status of women and their children will be central to the course. Emphasis is on promotion and education efforts designed to improve the health, well­being, and quality of life for women and children globally.

Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Community Health Department News (2011-2018)

• Exercise Self-Efficacy in Pregnant Women

Obesity, Food Insecurity And The Impact On Perceptions And Behaviors Toward Dietary Nutrition In Low Income Women In Georgia, Amanda Lowe

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to explore the paradoxical relationship between obesity and food insecurity and the subsequent impact of this relationship on perceptions and behaviors towards diet and nutrition among low-income women in Georgia. Specifically, this study sought to investigate whether factors such as poverty, education, socio-economic status, and participation in food assistance programs influence obesity outcomes among low-income women in Georgia. A sequential exploratory mixed-method research design was conducted for this study. Using qualitative and quantitative measures, the study employed key informant interviews with 16 administrators and staff members from the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program …