GHPC Sourced on WRDW, Augusta
The Georgia Health Policy Center was sourced in a story on dental care in Georgia on WRDW in Augusta.
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In the Media
GHPC’s Glenn Landers Published in the SaportaReport
Cutting poverty. Improving high school graduation rates. Reducing health disparities. Progress towards these ambitious goals can be slow, as the work towards achieving large-scale social impact is complex.
Seven years ago, the publication of John Kania and Mark Kramer’s influential paper defining “collective impact,” the commitment of a group of diverse organizations from different… more »
GHPC’s Angie Snyder Included Among Experts in WalletHub Article
Angie Snyder, director of health policy and financing at the Georgia Health Policy Center, was named among the experts used for the article “2018’s Best & Worst States for Health Care” in WalletHub.
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GHPC’s Kristi Fuller Quoted in the Albany Herald
Kristi Fuller, an assistant project director at the Georgia Health Policy Center was quoted in the Albany Herald in regards to the SOWEGA Council’s public hearing on elderly and disabled care.
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GHPC’s Kristi Fuller Published in the SaportaReport
It is well-known that the baby-boom generation is aging, with about 10,000 individuals turning 65 each day. This generation has the longest life expectancy to date and benefits from advances in health care and technology. However, this generation is also more disabled, dealing with more chronic health conditions and managing more prescription medications than… more »
GHPC’s Tanisa Adimu Published in the SaportaReport
About 60 million people living in the United States live in rural communities, with nearly 1.8 million living in rural Georgia, according to the 2010 census.
Rural America is not monolithic and includes a wide variety of locales, from densely populated small towns to neighborhoods on the border of… more »
GHPC’s Jimmy Dills and Michelle Rushing Featured on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s “On Second Thought”
Jimmy Dills and Michelle Rushing were interviewed on GPB’s On Second Thought on June 26 regarding the impact urban greenspaces have on a community’s physical and mental health.
Spartanburg Launches Wellville Exchange
The Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce and the Mary Black Foundation have launched Wellville Exchange, a pilot program born out of Spartanburg’s Way to Wellville in collaboration with the Georgia Health Policy Center, to give small employers the ability to offer wellness services.
GHPC’s Dimple Desai Featured on FOX’s WXTX News
Dimple Desai, a research associate at the Georgia Health Policy Center, was featured on FOX’s WXTX News during our participation in New Horizons’ 2nd annual Children’s Mental Health Symposium.
GHPC’s Kristi Fuller Published in the SaportaReport
As a single mother of two young girls, Michelle found herself in a nursing facility after suffering from a brain-stem stroke which led to loss of speech and quadriplegia.
“No one belongs in a nursing facility,” Michelle* said, “especially not at 34 years old. These are good people here but I didn’t belong there.”
Patricia,… more »
