Public health, business administration degree developed for job market

This week the The Red & Black interviewed Dr. Neale Chumbler, department head of health policy and management, about the new MBA/MPH dual degree now offered by the College of Public Health and Terry College of Business, continuing ongoing coverage of the new program.

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Grace Bagwell Adams, Ph.D. — Job Talk: "Prepared at Home? The Role of SNAP Benefit Receipt on Food Expenditures" Seminar Presentation by: Grace Bagwell Adams, Ph.D. University of Georgia Ph.D.–Public Administration and Policy Dissertation: Food Security, Social Policy, & Social Construction read more...
Focus on Faculty, Dr. Phaedra Corso http://uga.edu/faculty/profile/phaedra-corso/...
Society may be willing to pay a high price to prevent child abuse and neglect, study suggests Writer: Kirk McAlpin, 706/542-8078, kmm3@uga.edu Contact: Phaedra Corso, 706/583-8926, pcorso@uga.edu Feb 18, 2011, 13:23 Athens, Ga. – The amount the public will pay to prevent the death of a child may be twice that of an adult, according to a new University of Georgia study that asked 199 individuals how much they would pay to prevent a death from child abuse or neglect. read more...
Graduate Spotlight: Maria Isabel Roldos HPAM Dr.P.H. student, Isabel Roldos, has been featured as a student spotlight on the UGA Graduate School's website as a result of her outstanding research involving women's human rights and health. Please click here to read more....
Geographic Variation In Potentially Avoidable Hospitalizations In France [Global Health & Disparities] Potentially avoidable hospitalizations are studied as an indirect measure of access to primary care. Understanding the determinants of these hospitalizations can help improve the quality, efficiency, and equity of health care delivery. Few studies have tackled the issue of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in France, and none has done so at the national level. We assessed disparities in potentially avoidable hospitalizations in France in 2012 and analyzed their determinants. The standardized rate of potentially avoidable hospitalizations ranged from 0.1 to 44.4 cases per 1,000 inhabitants, at the ZIP code level. Increased potentially avoidable hospitalizations were associated with higher mortality, lower density...