Georgia Southern receives renewed funding from the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust to continue opioid overdose prevention and education
Georgia Southern University recently received a grant to expand their naloxone initiative.
Georgia Southern celebrates National Recovery Month with library exhibit and recovery tailgate
This September, Georgia Southern University will recognize National Recovery Month with two events that celebrate Statesboro’s recovery history and community.
Georgia Department of Public Health partners with Georgia Southern researchers for study on adolescent social media use
Georgia lawmakers wanted more information to address the rise of adolescent social media use.
Georgia Southern study finds link between breastfeeding rates and COVID-19 outcomes across Georgia
A new Georgia Southern University study suggests that long-standing differences in maternal and child health, specifically breastfeeding rates, may help explain why some communities were affected more severely by COVID-19 than others.
Shaped by Service: How Mambwe Mutiti’s upbringing guided her path to public health
Mambwe Mutiti grew up in Zambia, where every day she saw how service could transform lives. That led her to Georgia Southern University.
Georgia Southern Associate Dean Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, named president of the American Public Health Association
Nandi A. Marshall, DrPH, professor and associate dean for Georgia Southern University’s Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, has been named president of the American Public Health Association (APHA), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of public health professionals.
Georgia Southern University celebrates recovery with new campus resource fair
Georgia Southern’s Center for Addiction Recovery is hosting a picnic and resource fair to raise awareness for the True Blue Recovery program. The event is Sept. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. on the Statesboro Campus.
Grit, grace and groundwater: A Georgia Southern journey through Ghana
Georgia Southern’s Study Abroad Program for Ghana took part in a collaborative research project centered on occupational and environmental exposures, particularly in illegal mining zones in Ghana’s Ashanti Region.
Public Health students present varied research in Creative Scholars Showcase
On April 9, the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health celebrated Public Health Week by highlighting the work of some of its student scholars in its first annual Creative Scholars Showcase.
Georgia Southern University Graduate: A Journey of self-discovery
Shaped by the resilient spirit of her Gullah Geechee heritage in Harris Neck, Georgia, Kay’La Brennon’s path at Georgia Southern University has been one of self-discovery. Her first semester as an undeclared major revealed her true calling: public health.