Georgia State University, College of Health and Human Sciences

Monica Swahn, associate professor of public health, and graduate student Jane Palmier, recently visited Uganda to conduct a pilot research project to study health risk among urban street youth in Uganda. See the complete article at http://chhs.gsu.edu/400.html

The Division of Respiratory Therapy and Georgia State University Employee Development and Wellness offer Quit Tobacco smoking cessation seminars each Tuesday through August 23, 2011. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/l3yevW

On April 4, 97 students, alumni and community partners were recognized for their achievements at the annual CHHS Honors Day. Additional photos to come.

Elizabeth Beck, associate professor of social work and director of the Center for Collaborative Social Work, received a Fulbright Scholar award for the West Bank. In Fall 2011, Beck will work with Bethlehem University to start the first Masters of Social Work program in the West Bank and lecture on trauma and its healing in Bethlehem University.

The Board of Regents recently granted approval to the Georgia State University Institute of Public Health to offer a Doctor of Philosophy in Public Health degree. The new degree program supports the university’s overall ten-year strategic plan and its emphasis on public health education. In addition, it will help meet the demand for highly-trained public health researchers in Georgia.

REGISTRATION & FEE DEADLINE CHANGE -- Due to the university closing, Spring 2011 late registration has now been extended through Friday, January 21, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. The final fee payment deadline has been extended to Friday, January 21, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. See GSU main web site for details.

Nutrition program deadline change ---Due to the inclement weather and the closing of GSU, we are changing the deadline for the Coordinated Program applications. It is currently listed as January 15th and we are changing it, for 2011, to January 20th.

Looking for an exciting study abroad program in Latin America? Consider the College of Health and Human Sciences Costa Rican study abroad program, May 16-27, 2011. Costa Rica has a strong tourism industry, economy and one of the most stable democratic governments in Central America, making it an ideal location for a student’s first international experience. Students will learn about the Costa Rican healthcare system, study social justice issues and medical tourism, as well as the Costa Rican court system. They will also study local foods and Latin cooking, receive Spanish language classes and practice their new languages skills in the host village. Application deadline is February 1, 2011.

College of Health and Human Sciences e-newsletter (October issue) is available on the web site. See http://chhs.gsu.edu/docs/E-newsletterOctober2010.pdf

Institute of Public Health receives $6.7 million grant for research center in health disparities ... The National Institutes of Health has awarded Georgia State University with a five-year grant to start a new Center for Excellence in Health Disparities Research, which will investigate health disparity issues in Atlanta’s urban environment.

Richard J. Gelles, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania has been selected as the 2010 J. Rhodes Haverty Lecture speaker. The eighth annual lecture will be held on Thursday, October 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the Student Center Speaker’s Auditorium. http://chhs.gsu.edu/2208.html

Find out what your fellow alumni, students and faculty are doing. The spring issue of the College of Health and Human Sciences Review is available on the web site.

College of Health and Human Sciences e-newsletter (May issue) is available on the web site.