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Health & Wellness, Politics, Law & Society

Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89) Leaves Mark Fighting for Health Equity As She Retires

Sylvia Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89) is retiring at the end of this school year after 11 years as the director of the Health Law Partnership (HeLP), a medical-legal community collaboration among Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the College of Law and the co-director of the HeLP Legal Services Clinic, which she helped found.

April 19, 2018

Health & Wellness

Physical Disability In Older Adults Reduced By Volunteering, Study Finds

Older adults can reduce early level physical disability by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a recent study.

April 18, 2018

Campus News, Health & Wellness

Georgia State University Offers Doctor Of Public Health Program

Georgia State University will offer a Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) program to meet the growing need for public health professionals with advanced training and preparation for positions in leadership, applied research and other practice-based roles.

April 18, 2018

Health & Wellness

Volunteering Reduces Loneliness In Widowed Older Adults, Study Finds

Widowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a recent study.

April 16, 2018

Health & Wellness, Politics, Law & Society

How Georgia is Improving Affordable Housing as a Platform for Health

Access to quality, affordable housing is critical for supporting good health. For individuals and families with tight budgets, high housing costs can lead to tough choices between making rent and going to the doctor, between keeping the lights on and buying healthy food, or even between being part of a community or becoming socially isolated.

April 10, 2018

Health & Wellness

Gerontology Institute Gets $1.6 Million to Improve Georgia's Nursing Homes

Georgia State University’s Gerontology Institute has received $1.6 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Georgia State Survey Agency for a three-year training and development project to improve the state’s nursing homes.

April 10, 2018

Health & Wellness

Marriage Reduces Depression in Couples Earning Less Than $60,000, Study Finds

People who are married and earning less than $60,000 per year in total household income have fewer symptoms of depression than comparable earning unmarried people, but for couples earning more, marriage doesn’t show the same mental health benefits, according to a study co-authored by a Georgia State University researcher.

April 9, 2018

Health & Wellness

Child Sexual Abuse in U.S. Costs Up to $1.5 Million Per Child Death

Child sexual abuse in the United States is costly, with an average lifetime cost of $1.1 million per death of female victims and $1.5 million per death of male victims, according to a new study.

March 28, 2018

Health & Wellness

Researchers Identify Chemical Compound That Inhibits Ebola Virus

An organic chemical compound shows effective antiviral activity against Ebola virus and several other viruses, according to a study led by Georgia State University.

March 28, 2018

Health & Wellness

Businesses Levy Employee Tobacco Surcharges, Don't Aid In Ending Use

Nearly half of small businesses that levied tobacco surcharges from their employees failed to offer tobacco cessation counseling as required by law, Georgia State University economist Michael Pesko and his coauthors found in the first study to look at tobacco surcharges in the small-group marketplace since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) took effect.

March 19, 2018

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Caley (MBA ’86, J.D. ’89) Leaves Mark Fighting for Health Equity As She Retires

Physical Disability In Older Adults Reduced By Volunteering, Study Finds

Georgia State University Offers Doctor Of Public Health Program

Volunteering Reduces Loneliness In Widowed Older Adults, Study Finds

How Georgia is Improving Affordable Housing as a Platform for Health

Gerontology Institute Gets $1.6 Million to Improve Georgia's Nursing Homes

Marriage Reduces Depression in Couples Earning Less Than $60,000, Study Finds

Child Sexual Abuse in U.S. Costs Up to $1.5 Million Per Child Death

Researchers Identify Chemical Compound That Inhibits Ebola Virus

Businesses Levy Employee Tobacco Surcharges, Don't Aid In Ending Use