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January 17, 2012 - Health Enterprise Zones to Target Disparities in State
The governor’s budget will include funding to create Health Enterprise Zones designed to save lives and health care dollars, according to Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown, who formed a work group on health disparities led by E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, dean of the School of Medicine. Reece says the work group wants the…Read more
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January 10, 2012 - Childhood Obesity Is Serious
Maureen Black, PhD, professor, School of Medicine, says the problem of childhood obesity is serious and has to be treated aggressively. Video the video here: http://www.criticalmention.com/components/url_gen/play_flash.php?clip_info=2465303423%7C0%7C70&autoplay=1&clip_id=33766121
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January 6, 2012 - Childhood Obesity PSAs in Georgia Are Controversial
Yvette Rooks, MD, from the School of Medicine, was the guest on the morning news program to discuss controversial public service announcements in Georgia targeting childhood obesity. View more here: http://vimeo.com/34673685
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December 21, 2011 - On The Move
Elijah Saunders, MD, professor and head of the hypertension section at the School of Medicine, has received the 2011 Herbert W. Nickens Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. http://thedailyrecord.com/2011/12/21/on-the-move-1221-brennan-elected-chair-of-habitat-for-humanity-board/