UGA College of Public Health FY22/23 Impact Report

Aaron Dino (BSHP ’24, MPH ’25) entering a client’s data during a nutrition consultation.

Friends and donors, I want to share my sincerest gratitude for your financial support. We strive to give our students direct experience addressing racial, socioeconomic, and geographic health disparities, and this direct, hands-on experience is invaluable preparation for their careers.

FROM OUR DEAN

MARSHA DAVIS This is why I’m so excited to see that our number of donations continues to grow. Your generosity enables our students to learn more and do more to improve the health of communities in Georgia and beyond.

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student awards given

21% increase in donors

39%

of FY23 donors were Public Health Alumni

Service hours students gave back to the community

79,240

COMMUNITY RESEARCH

Working with rural faith leaders to help people with dementia

Hope Grismer

Niamh Keogh

Harper Pendley

Sloane Sengson

BSHP-MPH ’25

BSHP ’24

BSHP ’24

BSHP ’22, MPH ’25

The College of Public Health mini-grant program, supported by the College of Public Health Fund, asks interdisciplinary student teams to formulate a community research project that addresses a public health problem confronted by underrepresented or otherwise marginalized or underserved members of the local community. In the spring of 2023, student researchers Hope Grismer, Niamh Keogh, Sloane Sengson and Harper Pendley partnered with UGA’s Cognitive Aging Research and Education (CARE) Center to explore how the dementia care and prevention experts can work with faith communities to help their work reach more people in need.

Read more: https://t.uga.edu/9Gc (case sensitive)

SUPPORT CPH MINI-GRANTS Your gift to the College of Public Health Fund supports student-led activities, groups, and student recruitment.

DAVID HAYES UNDERGRADUATE AWARD Provides opportunities for undergraduate students in Health Promotion & Behavior to develop research and

DAVID HAYES UNDERGRADUATE AWARD RECIPIENT

professional skills.

AARON DINO Bachelor of Science in Health Promotion and Behavior (BSHP ’24, MPH ’25)

“As a health promotion student in the College of Public Health, I have devoted my academic endeavors towards community health and infectious disease epidemiology. My experiences [in the Ghana Service-Learning Program] have amplified my prior experience by contextualizing my public health background in a non-domestic context.”

The Ghana Service-Learning Program is an intensive practicum consisting of hands-on community health. The service-learning nature of the program exposes students to nutrition and health issues through the prism of resource-limited countries, such as Ghana.

CONTRIBUTE TO THE DAVID HAYES UNDERGRADUATE AWARD:

CARE CENTER SUSTAINABILITY FUND Provides general support for the Cognitive Aging Research & Education (CARE) Center including travel, research, supplies, equipment, conferences fees, awards, and any other related expenses as need.

The artwork you see on this page is one of several paintings hanging in the CARE Center lobby and was graciously loaned by the family of the late artist Barbara Bankston.

The CARE Center is an interdisciplinary team of researchers, educators, and students working together to deliver dementia education, diagnosis, and support for persons with dementia and their care partners.

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CONTRIBUTE TO THE CARE CENTER FUND:

STUDENT SUPPORT FUNDS AT CPH

ENDOWED Albert and Jo Waltman College of Public Health Georgia Access Scholarship Supports students in need identified by the Office of Student Financial Aid.

Ann and Tipton Golias International Travel Fund in Epidemiology Supports graduate students interested in epidemiological research abroad.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Master of Public Health Student Support Supports scholarships, travel, professional development, or other MPH student needs.

Chris and Annette Marsh CARE Center Student Support Fund Supports awards, travel, service-learning, and other educational needs for students involved with the Institute of Gerontology’s CARE Center.

NON-ENDOWED Dr. Randall Oliver Manning Scholarship Supports an outstanding Environmental Health Science (EHS) undergraduate student completing an internship in toxicology or working with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

Environmental Health Science Scholarship Provides scholarship support to underrepresented EHS students.

Georgia Power Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Environmental Health Science

Supports graduate students pursuing study in aging, gerontology, or geriatrics.

Public Health Outreach Support Fund

Georgia Power Environmental Health Science Scholarship

Rockin’ Out Alzheimer’s Disease (ROAD) Student Support Fund

Provides two scholarships to EHS students with diverse backgrounds.

Provides scholarships to exceptional Health Policy and Management Department students.

Supports scholarships, travel, professional development, or other educational needs for EHS undergraduate students.

David Hayes Undergraduate Award

Kaiser Permanente Endowed Health Disparities Graduate Fellowship

Provides need-based support for a first-generation student and/or student from a rural area.

Mary Ann Johnson Aging and Health Graduate Scholarship Fund

Supports graduate assistantships focused on environmental and occupational toxicology.

Connie Lloyd Scholarship

Dean Marsha Davis Graduate Fellowship Fund

Recognizes a senior EHS undergraduate student for enthusiasm, professionalism, and integrity in the environmental health field.

Supports students exploring the challenges facing communities of need and developing a greater understanding of health disparities.

Harold Barnhart Scholarship in Environmental Health Science

Supports Health Promotion and Behavior undergraduate students in developing teaching, research, and professional skills.

Kimberly Lynn Rowe Environmental Health Award

Supports an annual graduate fellowship to a student whose course work, research, and/or outreach focuses on health disparities.

Karen and Jim Holbrook Distinguished Graduate Fellowship in Global Health Supports a graduate assistantship focused in areas related to global health.

Supports students working directly with the Cognitive Aging Research and Education Center in Southeast Georgia.

Sarah Kester Global Health Institute Student Support Fund Supports GHI student awards, travel, servicelearning, and other educational needs.

Stuart Feldman Academic Excellence Fund Supports faculty, staff, and/or student research projects and programs in the Health Policy and Management Department.

Stuart and Renée Feldman Health Disparities Awareness Fund Supports student, faculty/staff projects aimed at gaining a greater understanding of health disparities and challenges faced by underserved and disadvantaged populations.

Alumni Fund for Master of Public Health Student Activities CARE Center Sustainability Fund College of Public Health Fund College of Public Health Special Projects Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Fund Environmental Health Science Discretionary Fund Epidemiology and Biostatistics Outreach and Support Fund Global Health Institute Fund Health Policy and Management Fund Health Promotion and Behavior Support Fund HSC Food Pantry Fund Institute for Disaster Management Fund The Institute of Gerontology Fund

BECOME A MEMBER AND SUPPORT CPH STUDENTS. In recognition of the year our College was founded, The 2005 Society was established to support CPH student leaders experiencing financial hardship. Nothing should stand in the way of our students’ success.

Become a member of The 2005 Society with a monthly recurring gift to the College of Public Health Fund of $20.05 or more, or a leadership gift of $2,005 or more.

Let’s ensure CPH students are prepared, regardless of their circumstances, for in-depth and solution-focused public health education. In turn, our exceptional students pay forward their knowledge, passion, and talents to our communities.

The 2005 Society members will receive tokens of gratitude, published recognition, and access to special CPH events.

“The UGA alumni community was critical to my success in the EHS program both through scholarship and informal mentoring support.

Giving back through programs like The 2005 Society is one way I am happy to support future community and global public health leaders.”

—April Crow (BSEH ’95), Member of The 2005 Society, CPH Alumni Board Member

HELP SUPPORT OUR PUBLIC HEALTH STUDENT LEADERS IN NEED:

SAVE THE DATE! This March 26th we’re calling the Dawgs.

Will you answer?

UGA Public Health Dawgs around the world will be celebrating everything that makes it great to be a Georgia Bulldog—and building the future of public health while we’re at it. On March 26, we’ll be challenging you to answer the call with a donation to CPH and show the world that nobody supports their college like #PublicHealthDawgs do.

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