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Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Professor Recognized for Outstanding Contribution

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Professor Recognized for Outstanding Contribution

Correction Of Verication Bias Using Log-Linear Models For A Single Binaryscale Diagnostic Tests, Haresh Rochani, Hani M. Samawi, Robert L. Vogel, Jingjing Yin

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

In diagnostic medicine, the test that determines the true disease status without an error is referred to as the gold standard. Even when a gold standard exists, it is extremely difficult to verify each patient due to the issues of costeffectiveness and invasive nature of the procedures. In practice some of the patients with test results are not selected for verification of the disease status which results in verification bias for diagnostic tests. The ability of the diagnostic test to correctly identify the patients with and without the disease can be evaluated by measures such as sensitivity, specificity and predictive …

Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines the Association between Arthritis and Depression

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Monitors for Adverse Events Post Marketing Approval of Drugs
• Georgia Southern Assesses the Needs of Children in a Former Slave Community
• Georgia Southern Examines the Association between Arthritis and Depression
• Georgia Southern Compares Providers Perception of Challenges and Facilitators to Disability Services
• Georgia Southern Student Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society

Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Community Health Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines the Association between Arthritis and Depression
• Georgia Southern Assesses the Needs of Children in a Former Slave Community
• Georgia Southern Compares Providers’ Perceptions of Challenges and Facilitators to Disability Services

High Prevalence And Genetic Heterogeneity Of Rodent-Borne Bartonella Species On Heixiazi Island, China, Dong-Mei Li, Yong Hou, Xiu-Ping Song, Ying-Qun Fu, Gui-Chang Li, Ming Li, Marina E. Eremeeva, Hai-Xia Wu, Bo Pang, Yu-Juan Yue, Ying Huang, Liang Lu, Jun Wang, Qi-Yong Liu

Environmental Health Sciences Faculty Publications

We performed genetic analysis of Bartonella isolates from rodent populations from Heixiazi Island in northeast China. Animals were captured at four sites representing grassland and brushwood habitats in 2011 and examined for the prevalence and genetic diversity of Bartonella species, their relationship to their hosts, and geographic distribution. A high prevalence (57.7%) and a high diversity (14 unique genotypes which belonged to 8 clades) of Bartonella spp. were detected from 71 rodents comprising 5 species and 4 genera from 3 rodent families. Forty-one Bartonella isolates were recovered and identified, including B. taylorii, B. japonica, B. coopersplainsensis, B. grahamii, B. washoensis …

Monitoring For Adverse Events Post Marketing Approval Of Drugs, Karl E. Peace, Macaulay Okwuokenye

Biostatistics Faculty Publications

This brief communication provides information to those developing monitoring plans for serious adverse events (SAE’s) following regulatory approval of a new drug. In addition, we (1) illustrate how many patients would need to be treated in order to have high confidence of seeing at least 1 pre-specified SAE, (2) show that absence of proof of a SAE is not proof of absence of that SAE, and (3) identify statistical methodology that could be used for formal statistical monitoring of SAE’s.

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines the Impact of Health Behaviors
• Georgia Southern Examines Factors Driving LHDs Partnerships

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Factors Driving LHDs Partnerships

Community Health News, Georgia Southern University

Community Health Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines the Impact of Health Behaviors

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Analyzes Awareness about Emerging Public Health Trends

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines Size and Power of Tests of Hypotheses
• Georgia Southern Analyzes Awereness about Emerging Public Health Trends

Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines the role of Adiposity

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines the Role of Adiposity
• Georgia Southern Receives Georgia Department of Natural Resources and NOAA Grant
• Georgia Southern Receives Contract from Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Receives Georgia Department of Natural Resources and NOAA Grant
• Georgia Southern Receives Contract from Georgia Association of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Environmental Health News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Receives Georgia Department of Natural Resources and NOAA Grant

School Of Nursing News, Georgia Southern University

School of Nursing News (2013-2023)

• Georgia Southern University dedicates School of Nursing Memorial Garden

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines Facebook Use by Local Heath Departments

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Facebook Use by Local Health Departments

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines the State of Accreditation Readiness in Georgia

Impact Of Laws Aimed At Healthcare-Associated Infection Reduction: A Qualitative Study, Patrica W. Stone, Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz, Julie Reagan, Jacqueline A. Merrill, Brad Sperber, Catherine Cairns, Matthew Penn, Tara Ramanathan, Elizabeth Mothershed, Elizabeth Skillen

Health Policy and Management Faculty Publications

Background: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are preventable. Globally, laws aimed at reducing HAIs have been implemented. In the USA, these laws are at the federal and state levels. It is not known whether the state interventions are more effective than the federal incentives alone.

Objective: The aims of this study were to explore the impact federal and state HAI laws have on state departments of health and hospital stakeholders in the USA and to explore similarities and differences in perceptions across states.

Methods: A qualitative study was conducted. In 2012, we conducted semistructured interviews with key stakeholders from states with and …

Social And Behavioral Implications Of National Collegiate Athletic Association Sickle Cell Trait Screening: The Athletes' Perspective, Raymona H. Lawrence, Alison Scott, Carlton Haywood Jr., Kayin Robinson, Mondi Mason

Community Health Faculty Publications

Background: In August 2010, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) implemented a policy mandating sickle cell trait (SCT) testing for all Division I collegiate athletes. Subsequently, all Division II-III athletes were also compelled to undergo SCT testing. This decision has met with controversy among healthcare providers, researchers, and sickle cell advocates. However, there is little information concerning the athletes’ perspective of this policy. The purpose of this paper is to report the findings of a qualitative study that explored college athletes’ perceptions of sickle cell trait SCT, NCAA policies on SCT testing, and potential implications of SCT screening.

Methods: …

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines Joint Modeling of Treatment Effect

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health and Kinesiology, Department of - News (2015-2023)

• Concussion Expert to present Fries Lecture at Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examined Rural-Urban Differences in Perceptions of Child Overweight

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Management Department News (2011-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Variation in Public Health Governance
• Georgia Southern Examined Rural-Urban Differences in Perceptions of Child Overweight

College Of Public Health News, Georgia Southern University

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

• Georgia Southern Examines Variation in Public Health Governance
• Georgia Southern Examined Rural-Urban differences in Perceptions of Child Overweight

Health & Kinesiology News, Georgia Southern University

Health and Kinesiology, Department of - News (2015-2023)

• Eagle Men’s Soccer Partners with University’s School of Health & Kinesiology

Epidemiology News, Georgia Southern University

Epidemiology News (2012-2018)

• Georgia Southern Examines Social Media Reactions
• Georgia Southern Alumni as ASPPH/CDC Allan Rosenfield Fellow