Category: Health & Wellness

Hazelnuts improve infant formula

Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers…
Foods, nutrition professor named to UGA Foundation Professorship

Richard D. Lewis, professor of foods and nutrition in the University of Georgia College of…
University Health Service to host Healthy Dawg Festival

The University of Georgia annual Healthy Dawg Festival will be held April 18 from 11…
UGA family, graduate housing residents ‘stake a claim’ in community garden

This year, 82 garden plots will be staked for use by residents of family and…
Community health program graduates its first class

Athens, Ga. – The Athens Health Network Community Health Partner Program, which is housed at…
UGA listed among healthiest colleges in US

The University of Georgia ranked fifth in a recent survey of the healthiest colleges in…
New associate deans named at the UGA College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Athens, Ga. – The University of Georgia College of Family and Consumer Sciences has two…
UGA to celebrate 2012 National Public Health Week

The University of Georgia College of Public Health will observe National Public Health Week April…
Research center finds new home in UGA’s Grady College

The University of Georgia Center for Health and Risk Communication will now call the Grady…
GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time

In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new…
Deaths triple among football players, morning temperatures thought to play a role

Athens, Ga. – Heat-related deaths among football players across the country tripled to nearly three…
UGA Food Services to conduct exposition for National Nutrition Month

University of Georgia Food Services is joining the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (formerly the…
Live Healthy Columbus presents blueprint to combat childhood obesity

A report released this month will help Columbus address its growing childhood obesity issue, specifically…
Healthy foods missing from stores in low-income black neighborhoods, UGA study finds

Most convenience stores have a wide variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened…
Perception, work-life balance key factors in workplace safety, says UGA study

Six thousand workers die on the job in the U.S. each year, and millions more…
UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease

Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death…
Healthy Dawgs wellness program helps UGA workforce, pharmacy students

A wellness initiative by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is bettering the lives…
UGA nutrition experts available

Proper nutrition is essential for the body to function. A nutritious diet provides the nutrients…
UGA grant to help government workers manage weight and reduce type II diabetes

Mark Wilson, head of the department of health promotion and behavior in the University of…
UGA launches statewide initiative to address obesity

The University of Georgia has launched a major campus-wide initiative to help the state address…
College of Education study finds exercise reduces anxiety in women

Approximately 3 percent of the U.S. population suffers from excessive, uncontrollable worry that reduces their…
Conference to explore past, future of home economics

As part of an effort to rediscover the roots of home economics and explore its…
CDC’s Tauxe to kick off 2012 global diseases lecture series

Dr. Robert Tauxe, a physician and public health expert who has spent his career battling…
Scientists develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice

Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a…