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1. College of Public Health researcher Examine Impact of System Changes on Public Health   Contact: Phaedra Corso, 706/369-5958, pcorso@uga.edu Contact: Vikki Franklin, 859/218-2019   College of Public Health researcher Examine Impact of System Changes on Public Health   Athens, Ga. –  Phaedra Corso, professor of health policy and management at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, will examine howreallocating Georgia’s funding for local public health infrastructure, will impact health outcomes in Georgia. read more...
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3. HPAM in Action: Student Speaks at Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at CDC This past Sunday, February 7th, was National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta hosted a panel of keynote speakers highlighting the event. Among the speakers was one of our own MPH- Health Policy and Management students. Erica Parks was elected to present her work on increasing HIV/AIDS awareness in the black community. Parks works with local churches to hold HIV/AIDS focus groups and prevention and education sessions for groups of African-American youth. read more...
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