Augusta University, Institute of Public and Preventive Health

Earlier this year a consortium of community agencies started an initiative to address the mental health needs in Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun and Orangeburg counties in SC. The first free walk-in clinic is this Friday at Barnwell County Library, from 2-5pm! Community agencies will also be there to provide resources. Read more about the consortium here: https://scorh.net/bobc2

CBHP's 5-year strategic plan was the focus of a new Jagwire article! We are excited to be able to share the goals of the Center, including engaging the community, focusing on public health and civic engagement, promoting interdisciplinary research and collaboration and more.

Dr. Vitacco was published! Congratulations

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, follow Augusta University Sexual and Relationship Violence Awareness for more information on events, and be sure to come to the kick off Purple Lighting Ceremony!

Welcome to our second cohort of the Grants Mentoring Program! From top to bottom, left to right, we have Dr. Kim Barker from the College of Education, Dr. Biplab Datta from IPPH, Dr. Ashwini Tiwari, also from IPPH, Dr. Wendy Turner from Pamplin, and Dr. Melanie Wilcox from the College and Science and Mathematics and IPPH. We are excited to work with this cohort to help them prepare and submit for extramural funding over the next two years! Read more about the program, and the application and selection process, https://www.augusta.edu/inst//grants_mentoring_program.php

Dr. Heboyan and Benevides have been published, read about it below! Read it here: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100019 #published

Read about the events Augusta University is hosting for Black History Month!

Our second weekly post exploring health disparities focuses on Maternal Mortality in Georgia.

100 Black Men of Augusta, in conjunction with Augusta University Department of Population Health Sciences and IPPH, is hosting a Town Hall on February 12th from 12 to 1:30pm. The topic of discussion is: COVID-19 Vaccine, Myths, Facts, and Issues Surrounding Hesitancy. Please follow the link below to register for this event!... https://www.eventbrite.com/e/covid-19-vaccine-myths-facts-a See more

Several IPPH and affiliated faculty were featured in a Jagwire article introducing the new Master of Science in Epidemiology! Read more about the program, and what makes epidemiology important, below.

Today, for Black History Month and our look at Health Disparities, we are focusing on cancer. . . . .... For more information, check out this article: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/7/2/22/htm See more

Read more and apply at https://www.augusta.edu/hr/jobs/university/index.php

Don't forget about our listening session!

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year it is more important than ever. Mounting research is telling us that the pandemic is creating environments that limit access to resources for victims, and isolation is allowing domestic violence to flourish. Know the warning signs, and know that there are resources out there. https://www.thehotline.org//domestic-violence-awareness-m/... https://ncadv.org/take-action

We are thrilled to present an evening with New York Times bestselling author and emergency room physician Dr. Michele Harper who will discuss Racism: Our Most Crucial Public Health Crisis. This event is presented in celebration of Augusta University’s Values Week and Courageous Conversations and is also supported in part by the Predominantly Black Institutions Formula Grant Program. See our events page for more details! This event is brought to you via collaborations from multiple Augusta University departments, including the Institute of Public and Preventive Health, the English and World Languages Department, Office of Diversity and Inclusion, Multicultural Student Engagement Office, College of Nursing, Women’s and Gender Studies Program, and Augusta Technical College.

Today is World Mental Health Day! The purpose of this awareness day is to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world, and to help encourage efforts that help mental health efforts. For more information, events, and resources click below:

Dr. Coughlin was featured in the Jagwire for his research on financial stress and breast cancer. Read below:

On October 20th we are hosting a listening session with Baldwin County, and we hope to hear from the community about how we can work together to support recovery.

Yesterday marked the first day of Mental Illness Awareness Week, and ends with World Mental Health Day. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness "Each year, millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health condition. However, mental illness affects everyone directly or indirectly through family, friends or coworkers. Despite mental illnesses’ reach and prevalence, stigma and misunderstanding are also, unfortunately, widespread." To find resou...rces, click the links below: https://www.nami.org//awaren/mental-illness-awareness-week See more

Dr. Gazaway, a member of the Center for Bioethics and Health Policy, received an supplement award! Congratulations.

Dr. Moore, who is also part of MCG Department of Population Health Sciences, was featured on the Means Report!

In conjunction with Augusta University Pamplin College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences we are hosting a lecture with Dr. Harper on her book Beauty in Breaking. Keep an eye out for details on this event!

Recently the Scientific Report of the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee to the Secretaries of USDA and HHS was released, and it changed the recommended daily drinking limit for men for the first time in a long time. IPPH hosts a SBIRT training that covers these guidelines every year, and since September is recovery month, we thought it was important to highlight safe drinking amounts. https://www.dietaryguidelines.gov/2020-advisory-committee-r