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		<title>UGA.Today: Health Care Policy</title>
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		<dc:date>2013-05-24T15:58:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>Clayton County Archway Partnership awarded Al Dohany Award for Community Service</title>
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					The Georgia Public Health Association recently recognized the University  of Georgia's Archway Partnership for the expansion of the Federally  Qualified Health Center in Clayton County with the Al Dohany Award for  Community Service.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 1 May 2013 13:15:58 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Honors student Smitha Ganeshan named 2013 Truman Scholar</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/smitha&#45;ganeshan&#45;2013&#45;truman&#45;scholar</link>
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					Smitha Ganeshan, an Honors student majoring in anthropology at the  University of Georgia, has received a 2013 Harry S. Truman Scholarship,  which recognizes juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are  committed to careers in government and elsewhere in public service.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>University Health Center awarded full accreditation</title>
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					The University of Georgia Health Center was awarded accreditation for  all services, the highest recognition for health care organizations. The  national health care accrediting body the Joint Commission conducted a  three-day unannounced survey on March 26-28 and found the health center  in full compliance with no recommendations for improvement.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:30:23 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s Getzen Lecture to focus on health care reform</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/getzen&#45;lecture&#45;healthcare&#45;reform&#45;2013</link>
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					Henry J. Aaron, noted health care expert and economist at The Brookings  Institution, will give the University of Georgia School of Public and  International Affairs' annual Getzen Lecture on Government  Accountability April 3 at 3 p.m. in the Chapel. His lecture, titled  "Health Reform: The Calm Between the Storms," is free and open to the  public.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:05:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Global health leader to speak in Voices from the Vanguard Series season finale</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/gvoices&#45;from&#45;the&#45;vanguard&#45;series&#45;Carol&#45;Etherington&#45;2013</link>
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					Carol Etherington, a nurse who has traveled the country and the world  assisting people devastated by war, natural disasters and violence for  three decades, will speak about her experiences and her perspective on  global health April 8 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:49:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Evidence&#45;based health professions education conference to feature U.S. Preventive Services Chair</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/evidence&#45;based&#45;health&#45;professions&#45;education&#45;conference&#45;virginia&#45;moyer&#45;</link>
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					Dr. Virginia A. Moyer, chair of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force  and a leading national voice against prostate cancer over-screening,  will be the keynote speaker at the fourth annual conference of the  University of Georgia's Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions  Education April 5. The keynote is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Harvard social scientist David R. Williams to speak at UGA March 18</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/harvard&#45;social&#45;scientist&#45;david&#45;r&#45;williams&#45;uga&#45;march&#45;18&#45;2013</link>
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					David R. Williams, internationally recognized as a leading social  scientist focused on social influences on health, will speak March 18  from 1:30-3 p.m. in Room 250 of the Miller Student Learning Center as  part of the Race, Class, Place and Outcomes Speaker Series at the  University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 6 Mar 2013 12:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Author Harriet Washington to discuss Deadly Monopolies at UGA Lecture</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/author&#45;harriet&#45;washington&#45;to&#45;discuss&#45;deadly&#45;monopolies&#45;at&#45;uga&#45;lecture</link>
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					Acclaimed author Harriet A. Washington will visit the University of Georgia on April 4 to discuss her latest book Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future. Her lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the Miller Learning Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to host national conference on evidence&#45;based health March 30</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;host&#45;national&#45;conference&#45;on&#45;evidence&#45;based&#45;health&#45;march&#45;30</link>
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					Kendall Ho, one of the top experts in the use of information technologies to accelerate the incorporation of the latest health evidence into routine medical practice, will be the keynote speaker at the third annual conference of the University of Georgia&rsquo;s Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education on Friday, March 30.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/gis&#45;siting&#45;of&#45;emergency&#45;vehicles&#45;improves&#45;response&#45;time</link>
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					In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance response time for the 200 million Americans who dial 911 each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 18:21:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA School of Social Work and College of Public Health partner in M.S.W./M.P.H. dual degree</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;school&#45;of&#45;social&#45;work&#45;and&#45;college&#45;of&#45;public&#45;health&#45;partner&#45;in&#45;m.s.w.&#45;m.</link>
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					The University of Georgia School of Social Work and College of Public Health have partnered to offer a new dual degree program, which combines the master of social work and master of public health degrees
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				<pubDate>Thu, 6 Oct 2011 18:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>College of Public Health to offer Ph.D. In epidemiology</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/college&#45;of&#45;public&#45;health&#45;to&#45;offer&#45;ph.d.&#45;in&#45;epidemiology</link>
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					The University of Georgia will become the first institution of higher education in the University System of Georgia to offer a doctoral degree in epidemiology after a move approved by the Board of Regents during its September meeting. The university's College of Public Health will start classes in fall 2012.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:30:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Miles named head of Institute of Gerontology in UGA&#8217;s College of Public Health</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/miles&#45;named&#45;head&#45;of&#45;institute&#45;of&#45;gerontology&#45;in&#45;ugas&#45;college&#45;of&#45;public</link>
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					Dr. Toni Miles has been named the director of the University of Georgia's Institute of Gerontology in the College of Public Health, effective Aug. 1. Miles replaced Leonard Poon, who recently retired after serving as the Institute's director for 26 years.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:35:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Public Health to hold open house</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;college&#45;of&#45;public&#45;health&#45;to&#45;hold&#45;open&#45;house</link>
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					The University of Georgia College of Public Health will hold an information day open house Sept. 23 at 2:30 p.m. in the Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences.  Faculty, staff, students, potential students and the general public are invited to attend.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 18:15:06 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Symposium to address health care concerns &#8211; U.S. And Israel</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/symposium&#45;to&#45;address&#45;health&#45;care&#45;concerns&#45;u.s.&#45;and&#45;israel</link>
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					Health care reform, emergency preparedness, traffic safety and obesity are just a few of the common global health issues to be tackled by researchers, health care providers and policymakers from the U.S. and Israel at the fourth annual Global Health Symposium to be held Sept. 7 - 8 at the University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:00:35 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA dean appointed to board of newly created state Department of Public Health</title>
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					Phillip L. Williams, dean of the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has been appointed by Gov. Nathan Deal to serve on the state Board of Public Health, which will oversee the newly created Department of Public Health.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:04:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Roman receives NIH MERIT award</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/roman&#45;receives&#45;nih&#45;merit&#45;award</link>
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					Paul Roman, a University of Georgia scholar in the field of substance abuse treatment, has received a MERIT award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health, to extend his research on adoption of innovations in private alcohol and drug treatment centers.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 5 Aug 2011 13:24:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Research shows link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/research&#45;shows&#45;link&#45;between&#45;thunderstorms&#45;and&#45;asthma&#45;attacks</link>
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					In the first in-depth study of its kind ever done in the Southeastern United States, researchers at the University of Georgia and Emory University have discovered a link between thunderstorms and asthma attacks in the metro Atlanta area that could have a "significant public health impact."
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				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jul 2008 3:10:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgians express high levels of satisfaction with their health care services</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgians&#45;express&#45;high&#45;levels&#45;of&#45;satisfaction&#45;with&#45;their&#45;health&#45;care&#45;servic</link>
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					Despite the national debate on health care reform, Georgians generally express a high level of satisfaction with several aspects of the health care system, according to a recent Peach State Poll.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 1 Aug 2007 21:09:18 GMT</pubDate>
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