UGA Public Health
Undergraduate Newsletter
August 24, 2020
Welcome Class of 2024!
Drop/Add Virtual Drop-In Hours
To join, click the Zoom links below. If you prefer to call in, you can find a local number in the second link.
Monday, August 24th – Wednesday, August 26th 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-4:00
Kirsten Clark: https://zoom.us/j/99587411582 or to call in: https://zoom.us/u/aozhESUry
Crystal Cooper: https://zoom.us/s/5428608535 or to call in: https://zoom.us/u/ac3FVO5JpG
Kathryn Pollett: https://zoom.us/j/95585897818 or to call in: https://zoom.us/u/abgDXt6AXL
Heather McEachern: email cphadm@uga.edu with questions.
Master of Public Health Info Session
Join the UGA College of Public Health for a Virtual Master of Public Health (MPH) Information Session on Thursday, August 27, 2020 from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. via Zoom Meeting. Session topics will include: curriculum, professional and personal development opportunities, career paths, and admissions requirements and deadlines.
The MPH program is designed to equip students with the population health skills to address the world’s most pressing health issues. Degree concentrations include: Biostatistics, Disaster Management, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Gerontology, Health Promotion, and Health Policy and Management.
TO REGISTER: Fill out this registration form or contact mph@uga.edu to participate in this event.
Looking for outdoor study spaces?
UGA is pleased to announce the launch of an online interactive map to help students, and the entire campus community, to find places to study, connect to an online class, or sit for a while between on-campus classes. Faculty may find this map useful to discover outside venues to hold a class. Places include both interior and exterior locations. Interior spaces are provided as a list of study-specific and other open-seating areas within select buildings and include recommended Fall 2020 capacities and other descriptive features. The exterior spaces are searchable by filters including features such as: area of campus, seating types, and distance from current location.
https://tinyurl.com/UGAStudySpaceApp
UGA is an expansive campus with many beautiful, and sometimes hidden, outdoor and indoor spaces. Discover a new favorite place to study or take a break.
PHA Discussion Series: COVID-19 and UGA Policy
Wednesday, August 27th from 12:00-1:00pm
This semester, please join the Public Health Association at UGA for a series of panels about COVID-19 and its impact on our community, economy, environment, etc. Each event will have expert panelists associated with the College of Public Health, who have worked closely with COVID-19 in the past few months. Follow @pha_uga on Instagram for updates.
- August 27, 2020 – COVID-19 and UGA Policy
- Panelists: Dean Marsha Davis, Asst. Dean Grace Bagwell-Adams, Dr. José Cordero, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Dr. Travis Glenn, Department of Environmental Health Sciences
- Register Here
Upcoming Sessions
Join ACHE @ UGA
My name is Alexeia Garnett, and I am a 5th year Health Promotion and Behavior major. I serve as the Undergraduate Liaison for the UGA Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). ACHE is an organization for undergraduate and graduate students interested in healthcare administration and management. We host seminars and networking opportunities where members will be able to gain insights and diverse perspectives from healthcare leaders from a variety of settings. Currently, we are recruiting more undergraduate students that are interested in health administration. Membership with ACHE could be beneficial to any undergraduate student with healthcare interests because the student can take advantage of the professional development, service, and social events aimed at improving health and advancing the profession of healthcare management.
Alexeia Garnett | Undergraduate Liaison | American College of Healthcare Executives
Our first general body meeting of the semester will be held virtually on September 8th through zoom. We will be having ACHE Regent for Georgia: Callie Andrews, MSHA, MBA, FACHE, SVP of Wellstar Health System & President of Wellstar Cobb Hospital as our guest speaker.
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/99359005894
Global Health Seminar Series: Studying COVID-19 Spread and Control
Andreas Handel, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Public Health, University of Georgia
Medical School Interview Panel
The Pre-Professional Advising Office invites you to join us on August 27th at 5:30pm for our Medical School Interview Panel via Zoom. Students who are applying this cycle are encouraged to attend and learn from our panel of interview experts including: Dr. John Francis (MCG), Elizabeth Hughes (Honors), Bri Bennett (Career Center), Amanda Spohn (Pre-Professional Advising Office), and medical students from the AU/UGA Medical Partnership Campus.
To RSVP, go to: http://tinyurl.com/PPAOMedPanel
UGA Campus Blood Drive
My name is Valery Prada, and I am the Director of Blood Services for the UGA chapter of the American Red Cross. I wanted to inform the faculty, staff, and students of the College of Public Health about the blood drive that will be occurring next week on August 31st from 11 AM to 5 PM in Memorial Hall. If you could send an email promoting this blood drive to your faculty, staff, and students, the American Red Cross and our organization would greatly appreciate it!
If there is anyone in the College of Public Health that would like to sign up for a blood drive appointment, here is the link to the sign up sheet: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/donation-time
If there are any questions, I can be reached at vap89521@uga.edu or on my cell phone at (470)848-7246. In order to properly maintain social distancing, donors will require an appointment.
UGA International Centers: Weekly Office Hours
Join In the Research: MPH Capstone Project
Please complete my 20 question online Qualtrics survey titled, "Survey of Attitudes of College Students Regarding the Voluntary Installation of Breathalyzers in a Personal Vehicle." This should not take you longer than 15 minutes. You can access the survey by clicking the following link: https://ugeorgia.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_brwXZAdpykHqAkJ
Please read the consent form before you begin the survey. Completing the survey indicates you have read the consent form and consent to participation in the survey.
Did You Receive Your UGA Facemask and Thermometer?
Follow the CPH Ambassadors on Instagram
Inspire. Lead. Teach. Participate. Engage. Grow.
The UGA College of Public Health is pleased to announce our Undergraduate Ambassadors for 2020-21. Motivated by a passion for public health, our ambassadors serve as guides and mentors for current and prospective students interested in learning more about what UGA CPH has to offer.
Learn more about the program and our ambassadors by following them on Instagram at @uga.publichealth.ambassadors.
Stay In the Loop
Have an Announcement?
If you wish to request a posting to our CPH Newsletter, please email cphadm@uga.edu with specific information on your event or announcement by Thursdays at noon.
CPH Academic Affairs
Email: cphadm@uga.edu
Website: www.publichealth.uga.edu
Location: 105D Rhodes Hall, Health Sciences Campus
Phone: 706.542.3187
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