A powerful network of researchers and community members are working to improve the lives of people in one of the most culturally diverse cities in the U.S. and provide access to resources amid the pandemic.
As part of its continuing efforts to increase the Clarkston community’s confidence in and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines, the Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University, in collaboration with the Dekalb County Board of Health, has launched the “Get Your Vaccine Today” poster campaign.
Congressman Hank Johnson recently visited Clarkston to hear how the Georgia State University Prevention Research Center is helping improve health and well-being.
More than 250 participants, including Clarkston residents, community organizations and leaders attended the Summit at the Georgia State University Clarkston Campus.
Refugees’ limited access to dental care is impacting their physical health – and exposing them to social stigma.
Mohamad Alo fled Syria after the war. Narrative Exposure Therapy helped him process the trauma he didn’t even know he had.
With Batman and Superwoman ‘superheroes’ leading the charge, almost 500 children and their families were vaccinated or received a booster for COVID-19 at special events at Indian Creek Elementary Schools and the International Community School.
Georgia State University’s Prevention Research Center is partnering with the City of Clarkston and others to provide access to preventive care with the Health for All campaign.
Iris Feinberg, research assistant professor in the Department of Learning Sciences and associate director of the College of Education & Human Development’s Adult Literacy Research Center, published an article in Perspectives in Adult Education on building a culture of health literacy in the midst of a global pandemic.
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