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Common Data Infrastructure Feasible, Useful for Sickle Cell Disease Surveillance

A common informatics infrastructure is feasible to standardize processes and data comparisons for sickle cell disease across states, according to [...]

June 2, 2023

Study Assesses Measurement Characteristics of the Wraparound Fidelity Index Short Form

The Wraparound Fidelity Index Short Form (WFI-EZ) is a useful instrument, with some important limitations, according to a Georgia Health [...]

May 19, 2023

MTS Sickle Cell Foundation and Georgia Public Library Service partner to share public health information

The MTS Sickle Cell Foundation will partner with the Georgia Public Library Service (GPLS) to help raise awareness surrounding Sickle [...]

May 5, 2023

GHPC Presents the Inaugural Dr. Glenn Martin Landers Stewardship Award

The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) presented the inaugural Dr. Glenn Martin Landers Stewardship Award to its namesake, Glenn Landers, [...]

May 3, 2023

Study Finds People with Sickle Cell Disease Have Worse COVID-19 Outcomes

People with sickle cell disease are at increased risk of COVID-19–related hospitalization and mortality, according to a study recently published [...]

April 26, 2023

America’s Blood Centers Announces Inaugural Blood Advocacy Week to Promote the Value of Blood to Patients, Communities, and our Healthcare System

America’s Blood Centers (ABC), the national organization of community-based, independent blood centers that supply 60 percent of the nation’s blood [...]

April 11, 2023

GHPC Releases First Progress Report of 2021-2025 Research Goals

The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) reached an all-time high of 20 peer-reviewed research publications in 2022, one of many [...]

April 3, 2023

GHPC Presents Legislators with Their Health Policy Certificates

The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) presented 11 certificates on the floor of the Georgia capitol on March 21, as [...]

April 3, 2023

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Exposure to Stressful Environments in Childhood Tied to Poor Physical Health in Adulthood

Growing up in a less safe or stressful environment is associated with having physical health limitations in adulthood, according to [...]

March 1, 2023

Uninsurance Rates Increase for Women as their Youngest Child Hits Adulthood

Loss of maternal Medicaid eligibility when their child reaches adulthood is a potential driver of uninsurance rates, according to a [...]

February 20, 2023

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