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Five Things You Should Know This Week, Georgia Southern University
Five Things You Should Know This Week, Georgia Southern University
A Few Things You Should Know This Week
- Now is not the time to become complacent with public health efforts
- A flu vaccine is especially important this year
- Complete the census online
- Voter registration deadline is approaching
- Stress can be managed.
My News, Georgia Southern University
My News, Georgia Southern University
My News (2014-2020)
- Do Right When it Comes to COVID-19 Prevention
- Georgia Southern University receives two Emmy award nominations
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A tale of two cities: How one respiratory therapist combated COVID-19 — and his own fears — in Savannah and Boston
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Student research shows Georgia doing well in stopping spread of COVID-19 but is still home to 4 of the nation’s 10 highest counties for mortality rate
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Graduate earns diploma, regional award for innovation as media specialist
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Georgia Southern telephone reassurance program helping seniors during trying times
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Correctional Landscape Studies: Improving The Restorative Potential, Allyson Fairweather
Correctional Landscape Studies: Improving The Restorative Potential, Allyson Fairweather
Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning Masters Projects
The United States is the world’s leader in incarceration with 2.2 million people currently in the nation’s prisons and jails. On average, one-third of former offenders will return to prison for re-offence within three years of their release (Bureau of Justice Statistics 2018). This cycle is known as recidivism, and demonstrates a major reflection of the criminal justice system’s failure to provide rehabilitation that meets the needs of the incarcerated population. However, horticultural therapy in prison may offer a sliver of hope. Also referred to as Green Prison Programs (GPPs), studies indicate that participants in these programs gain valuable job …
Why Does The Importance Of Education For Health Differ Across The United States?, Blakelee R. Kemp, Jennifer Karas Montez
Why Does The Importance Of Education For Health Differ Across The United States?, Blakelee R. Kemp, Jennifer Karas Montez
Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications
The positive association between educational attainment and adult health (“the gradient”) is stronger in some areas of the United States than in others. Explanations for the geographic pattern have not been rigorously investigated. Grounded in a contextual and life-course perspective, the aim of this study is to assess childhood circumstances (e.g., childhood health, compulsory schooling laws) and adult circumstances (e.g., wealth, lifestyles, economic policies) as potential explanations. Using data on U.S.-born adults aged 50 to 59 years at baseline (n = 13,095) and followed for up to 16 years across the 1998 to 2014 waves of the Health and Retirement …