With a fully vaccinated rate of nearly 42%, Clarkston is outpacing neighboring communities that are similarly stressed, with low household income, low literacy and language ability, high density housing, and limited transportation.
Developed by Georgia State’s School of Public Health and Adult Literacy Research Center at the College of Education & Human Development, the toolkit contains videos and brochures on diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and healthy eating published in 13 languages.
The research team aims to identify behaviors and solutions to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence in the city’s African American and refugee, immigrant and migrant (RIM) community.
Faculty in the College of Education & Human Development’s Adult Literacy Research Center received a $15,000 grant from the Atlanta Global Research and Education Collaborative to adapt a trauma intervention program for culturally- and linguistically-diverse communities.
Georgia State faculty have come together to study how the pandemic is affecting refugees in Clarkston — and help address the community’s unique needs.
The Prevention Research Center at Georgia State has teamed up with the city of Clarkston, Ga., to distribute multilanguage lawn signs on COVID-19 protections in high-pedestrian areas to help curb the spread of the disease.
A national organization is offering free coronavirus tests to the public on Georgia State University’s Clarkston Campus Oct. 8-10.
In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Iris Feinberg collaborated with the Institute for Healthcare Advancement to create easy-to-read resources related to COVID-19 for those who work with adults with low literacy.
Perimeter College nursing students promote health literacy by using the “teach back” method when seeing patients at Grace Village Medical Clinic.
The Rohingya refugee crisis will be the focus of a special panel discussion Nov. 16 at Georgia State University’s Clarkston Campus.
