Institute of Public Health

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Mission Statement:

Advancing health through leadership, scholarship, research and service to better the human condition and promote the common good.

Accountable Communities : Healthy Together- Asthma (ACHT-A)
Acollaborative between the Georgia State University Institute of Public Health, Southside Medical Center, and the Department of Early Care and Learning: Bright from the Start. The initiative is led by the Institute of Public Health with Francesca Lopez, MSPH as Project Director. Funded by the Healthcare Georgia Foundation, the purpose of ACHT-A is to decrease the burden and experience of adverse effects associated with childhood asthma within NPU-V by the development of a program to address the multiple modalities of educational, medical, and environmental interventions for the management and control of asthma and its symptoms. Our program targets children with asthma and those responsible for their care, to include parents, caregivers, doctors, community clinic nurses, and school teachers. Key components of the ACHT-A Program include (1) Training for asthmatic children their caregivers, parents, practitioners, and educators on asthma recognition and management, (2) In-home Environmental Assessment and Intervention, (3) Patient Navigation & Primary Care Services, (4) Healthcare vouchers, (5)Sibling childcare during medical appointments, (6) Transportation to medical appointments and (7) Evaluation.

IPH Director Featured on PBS Newshour
Michael Eriksen, Director of GSU's Institute of Public Health, was interviewed by Judy Woodruff on the June 11th edition of PBS Newshour discussing the significance of Senate passage of a bill giving the FDA regulatory authority over tobacco.  Read the transcript of the interview here or view the video here.

IPH Director Explores China
As part of the Gates Foundation-funded "China Tobacco Control Partnership," Dr. Eriksen recently visited Qingdao and Tangshan, China as possible cities for the project.  The "China Tobacco Control Partnership" is a project of Emory's Global Health Institute, with Georgia State University serving as a key partner.  The photo is of the research team in Qingdao, a 2008 Olympic City that was host to the Olympic Sailing Competition.