Archived Press Clippings 2005
The Augusta Chronicle, “Georgia hopes to fight obesity,” December 30, 2005
Valerie Hepburn, associate professor and assistant director of the Institute of Public Health, discusses the challenges of fighting childhood obesity and the Institute’s pilot physical activity program, Policy Leadership for Active Youth. A copy of this article appeared in the Gwinnett Daily Post. Click here for complete article.
Atlanta Journal Constitution, “Food ads for kids assailed,” December 7, 2005
Chris Rosenbloom, professor and associate dean, commented on the challenges parents face as children are targeted by advertisers touting unhealthy food choices. Read the whole article here.
Taipei Times, “Medical groups want cigarette prices to rise,” November 29, 2005
Michael Eriksen, professor and director of the Institute of Public Health, commented on the proportional number of smokers in Taiwan to the number in the U.S. and Europe. Eriksen delivered the keynote address to a group of international health care leaders at the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control at the 2005 Global Forum for Health Leaders in Taipei. For a complete copy of the article, click here.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Crime in metro area falls but dwarfs national rate,” October 19, 2005
Robert Friedmann, professor of criminal justice, commented on the fluctuation of local crime rates. For article, click here.
Suburban Chicago News, “Grand dilemma,” July 22, 2005
Nichelle Mitchem, director of operations for the National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, commented on the issues facing grandparents raising grandchildren and how these fragile individuals save children from entering the foster care system. For the full article, click here.
Dave Martin, emeritus Regents professor of Cardiopulmonary Care Sciences, discusses the conditions for runners of the July 4th Peachtree Road Race. July 5, 2005
Martin was also recognized during a post-race ceremony for his efforts in assisting elite athletes with climate-related conditioning. For the full article, click here.
The (Corpus Christi) Caller, “Many raise the children of their own children,” May 8, 2005
Nichelle Mitchem, director of operations for the National Center on Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, commented on the issues facing relative caregivers in Mother’s Day article on grandmothers as parents. For the full article, click here.
Atlanta Business Chronicle, “Wellness programs waxing,” April 1, 2005
Armenia Williams, associate professor of nursing, and her students help corporate employees to stay healthy. Williams provides health screening on-site to corporations around Atlanta. For the full article, click here.
Georgia Public Broadcasting, “The Brian Nichols Aftermath,” March 18, 2005
Robert Friedmann, professor of criminal justice, discussed what may have provoked Brian Nichols to begin his courthouse shooting rampage and what prevention techniques should be added to prevent such an act from happening again. To watch the program, click here.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, “Courthouse Guards Added,” March 15, 2005
Robert Friedmann, professor of criminal justice, explained that increasing the quality of security in any setting depends on procedures and added levels of care that ensure safety in courtrooms. For article, click here.
Pulse, “Registered dietitians promote healthy lifestyles,” March 2005
Dea Baxter, associate professor of nutrition, recently dispelled a few myths about the conflicting field of nutrition, maintaining that mixed messages and a vast amount of readily available information leads people to believe that they are nutrition experts. Baxter explains that all registered dietitians are nutritionists but not all nutritionists are a registered dietitians, a title that requires a bachelor’s degree in nutrition, completion of an internship in the field, and successful completion of the American Dietetic Association credentialing exam. [Dea Baxter CV]
WSB-TV, “Nurses seek prescriptive powers,” February 28, 2005
Eva Horne, clinical assistant professor, and Carol Hayes, clinical assistant professor, discussed Georgia’s advance practice registered nurses’ (APRN) efforts to get Georgia legislators to pass legislation that would give nurse practitioners the ability to write prescriptions for their patients. [Eva Horne CV]
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Downtown Atlanta crime falls 19%," February 11, 2005
Robert Friedmann, professor of criminal justice, commented on the recent legislative push to allow downtown Atlanta visitors to carry guns in restaurants introduced due to a perception of high crime. Friedmann explains that the perceptions of crime in downtown are different from the facts. For the complete article, click here.
CNN.com, "'BTK' useful in college classrooms," January 7, 2005
Volkan Topalli, assistant professor of criminal justice, is using the BTK serial murder case as part of his criminal justice curriculum. For the complete article, click here.
USA Today, "The French diet connection," January 3, 2005
Dr. Chris Rosenbloom, associate professor and associate dean, discusses the healthy view of food held by the French. Rosenbloom reviewed the book French Women Don’t Get Fat. For the complete article, click here.