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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: First case of COVID omicron variant in Georgia resident detected
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia on alert as omicron variant spreads around the globe
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The Conversation: E-cigarettes get FDA approval: 5 essential reads on the harms and benefits of vaping
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Vaccine efforts in refugee haven of Clarkston outpace neighboring communities, study finds
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Georgia State News: A Message from the Prevention Research Center on the Progress of COVID-19 Protections in Clarkston, Ga.
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Third shots authorized for Georgians with weakened immunity
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: ‘Time is of the essence’: Push to vaccinate immigrants presses on
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Facing rising coronavirus cases, Kemp wants to stay the course
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Georgia Public Broadcasting: Combating COVID-19 Conspiracies To Reach Georgia’s Vaccine Hesitant In Cultures Where It’s Taboo
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11Alive/WXIA-TV Atlanta: CORE Georgia, International Rescue Committee Atlanta work to increase vaccine rate among refugees in Clarkston
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WSB-TV: Dr. Michael Eriksen speaks with WSB-TV on $500K CDC grant to increase vaccine uptake in Clarkston
The Associated Press, US News & World Report, USA Today, Miami Herald, CBS46 and Merced Sun-Star: Georgia State looks to boost vaccine rate among refugees
https://apnews.com/article/ga-state-wire-georgia-science-coronavirus-pandemic-health-911ac6e2a55b03839fd4b51924d47f98
http://usatoday.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?article=a4799aac-9017-4f9d-a337-0f94d0af76b6
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article252388228.html
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/georgia/articles/2021-06-26/georgia-state-looks-to-boost-vaccine-rate-among-refugees
https://www.cbs46.com/news/georgia-state-university-looks-to-boost-vaccine-rate-among-refugees/article_cf6a21eb-796c-57fb-8da0-137d2743dc9f.html
https://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/article252388228.html
Albany Herald and Yahoo! News: Georgia State University awarded $500,000 grant
https://www.albanyherald.com/news/georgia-state-university-awarded-500-000-grant/article_d07f1332-d2af-11eb-bdd9-eb833a3ea596.html
https://news.yahoo.com/georgia-state-university-awarded-500-210400167.html
Georgia Public Broadcasting/PBS/NPR: CDC Grants Project $500K To Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy In Refugee Community
https://www.gpb.org/news/2021/06/21/cdc-grants-project-500k-reduce-vaccine-hesitancy-in-refugee-community
Georgia State News: Georgia State Prevention Research Center Gets $500,000 CDC Grant To Increase Vaccine Uptake in Clarkston, Ga.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Braves expect crowd ‘at or near sellout’ for return to 100% capacity
https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-expect-crowd-at-or-near-sellout-for-return-to-100-capacity/Y4OVVMK64FH5HG2OYOCHDU7GRE/
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: What can I do in Georgia now that I am fully vaccinated?
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/what-can-i-do-in-georgia-now-that-i-am-fully-vaccinated/XD7GSD7M6RGHROBJ2KOPEB244Q/
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Braves, Atlanta United say they’ll return to 100% attendance in May
https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-braves/braves-atlanta-united-say-theyll-return-to-100-attendance-in-may/MW5TJ4L2URBP3ONJVTAYIEZ3QM/
WSB-TV Atlanta: New CDC guidance gives Georgians hope that end of COVID-19 is in sight
https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/cobb-county/new-cdc-guidance-gives-georgians-hope-that-end-covid-19-is-sight/QBWCZRWTR5H4ZLUSEEGHXUK4UY/
CBS46 Atlanta: CBS46 Vaccine Day: Should I get the vaccine if I smoke?
Georgia State News: Clarkston Campus Hosts Free Coronavirus Testing Event
https://news.gsu.edu/2020/10/08/clarkston-campus-hosts-free-coronavirus-testing-event/
North Carolina Health News: Lost in translation: U.S. health care agencies struggle to serve refugees
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Georgia State News: Research Snapshot: Adult Literacy and COVID-19
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Georgia State News: Healthcare ‘Toolkit’ Can Help Non-English Speakers Navigate Chronic Disease
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The Weekly Check-Up: Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University and COVID-19 Vaccine Videos in World Languages
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Segment Part 2: Listen Here
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Georgia State News: Adult Literacy Research Center Faculty Awarded Grant to Adapt Trauma Intervention for Culturally-Diverse Communities
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CBS46 Atlanta: CBS46 Vaccine Day: How can I educate non-English speaking family or friends about the vaccine?
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WSB-TV Atlanta: Language barriers are creating obstacles in fight against COVID-19
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Georgia State Research Magazine: A Voice for the Vulnerable
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Health Literacy Out Loud: Creating materials to meet urgent health needs (HLOL #201)
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Georgia State News: COVID-19 resources for struggling adult readers
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Institute of Education Sciences: Real-world responses in real-time: COVID-19 information needs to consider literacy gaps
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MDAtl.com: Silent killer; epidemic of low health literacy makes COVID-19 worse
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How Sticks and Stones Can Actually Help With Healing
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WABE Atlanta: ‘Refuge’ documentary explores unlikely friendship between a Muslim refugee and former klansman
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The New York Times: For Syrian-Americans, a new sense of hope
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WSB-TV Atlanta: Many COVID-19 ‘long haulers’ wonder if they will ever get back to normal following disease
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GPB Atlanta & Georgia Recorder: COVID-19 'Long-Haulers' face heart, lung, fatigue issues linked to inflammation
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GPB Atlanta/On Second Thought: Supporting vulnerable populations during COVID-19
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The Hollywood Reporter: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone and Zoe Saldana on board to launch Liberatum Conversation Series
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The Daily Mail: Sharon Stone breaks down in tears as she shares emotional conversation with Dr. Heval Kelli on the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on refugees
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People: Former Ga. KKK leader shares how he turned his life around and now helps others: 'people change'
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GPB Atlanta: Percentage of children infected with COVID-19 has tripled in Georgia
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Medium: Refugees raise voices to push for racial justice
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United Nations: Seven refugees making a difference during the time of COVID-19
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Global Atlanta: Refugee-turned-doctor: In pandemic and beyond, immigrants can fill the health care skills gap
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Georgia State News: Cardiologist and Health Education Volunteer — Stories from the Georgia State community in the time of coronavirus
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United Nations: ‘Stronger response’ key, to build a safer and more stable future: Guterres
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National Geographic: ‘I can be the person helping.’ On the frontlines with America’s essential workers
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Rudaw Media Network: Kurdish doctors use social media to educate diaspora on COVID-19
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The Pew Charitable Trusts: One governor's actions highlight the strengths — and shortcomings — of state-led interventions
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Immigrants, refugees in Georgia vulnerable amid coronavirus pandemic
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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: These refugee doctors are on the front line of the fight against the coronavirus in Atlanta
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CNN/Anderson Cooper
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Clarkston, GA — The campus of Georgia State University Perimeter campus was packed with Clarkston residents, non-profit organizations, and academic researchers on May 14.
Clarkston Summit 2022
ATLANTA—On Saturday, May 14th, the Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University, a CDC-funded entity that works to address the public health disparities of refugees and immigrants in Clarkston, hosted Clarkston Summit 2022.
Voice of America: Refugees Help Shape America
How those who have fled turmoil in their homelands have contributed to the United States
WebWire: 6 (future) public health leaders to watch
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Georgia Public Broadcasting: ‘Recipe For Outbreaks’: Georgia Health Experts Raise Alarm Over Low Vaccination Rates, No Masks
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Georgia Public Broadcasting: Political Rewind with Bill Nigut: Vax Up and Mask Up Amid Delta Variant Spike, Public Health Leaders Urge
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Black Press of America/NNPA: Dr. Rodney Lyn discusses COVID-19 vaccine, education advocacy and future vision as dean of the School of Public Health at Georgia State
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WABE Atlanta/Closer Look with Rose Scott: Georgia State Names New Dean of the School of Public Health
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Marietta Daily-Journal & Rome News-Tribune: After a deadly week, who's to blame for vaccine woes?
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GPB Atlanta: Political Rewind with Bill Nigut: What a New Federal COVID-19 Response Plan Could Mean for Georgia
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WRAS-Atlanta/88 Affairs: Public health policy during the pandemic - Part 2
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GPB Atlanta: Political Rewind with Bill Nigut: What to Know as COVID Vaccines Begins to Roll Out in Ga., Across U.S.
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Georgia State Research Magazine: The Problem We All Live With – Racism as a Public Health Crisis
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Georgia State News: Health care access and the 2020 election
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Open Campus: Are colleges meeting their social responsibility?
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Cooper Robertson: The social responsibility of colleges and universities in times of crises
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GPB Atlanta: Political Rewind with Bill Nigut: As virus numbers spike, what is the State doing?
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Opinion: The pandemic response Georgia really needs
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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s Audience Building Roundtables: Preparing to open during the pandemic
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Georgia Health News: Help those populations hit hardest by the pandemic
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WRAS-Atlanta/88 Affairs: Public health policy during the pandemic - Part 1
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Atlanta Journal Constitution: For refugees, bad teeth can be a painful part of life in Atlanta
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How Sticks and Stones Can Actually Help With Healing
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North Carolina Health News: Lost in translation: U.S. health care agencies struggle to serve refugees
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Tucker Observer: Connection is key for Afghan refugees adjusting to life in the U.S.
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Tucker Observer: Clarkston to Launch ‘Health for All’ Partnership With Georgia State University, Ethne Health
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Georgia State News: A Message from the Prevention Research Center on the Progress of COVID-19 Protections in Clarkston, Ga.
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Georgia State News: Healthcare ‘Toolkit’ Can Help Non-English Speakers Navigate Chronic Disease
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The Weekly Check-Up: Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University and COVID-19 Vaccine Videos in World Languages
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Georgia State News: Adult Literacy Research Center Faculty Awarded Grant to Adapt Trauma Intervention for Culturally-Diverse Communities
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WSB-TV Atlanta: Metro students fighting to break language barriers to educate communities on COVID-19
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Georgia State Research Magazine: A Voice for the Vulnerable
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Georgia State News: Clarkston Campus Hosts Free Coronavirus Testing Event
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Georgia State News/The Research Podcast: Refugee health and the University’s new Prevention Research Center:
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Maxcy International House: Seeking Refuge Podcast
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Tucker Observer, Clarkston Holds Summit on Community Health
Clarkston, GA — The campus of Georgia State University Perimeter campus was packed with Clarkston residents, non-profit organizations, and academic researchers on May 14.
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Clarkston Summit 2022
ATLANTA—On Saturday, May 14th, the Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University, a CDC-funded entity that works to address the public health disparities of refugees and immigrants in Clarkston, hosted Clarkston Summit 2022.
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News Medical: How has COVID-19 Affected Students?
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Mental Health Weekly: First national center in Georgia launches for trafficked youth
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Marietta Daily Journal: Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
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Rome News Tribune: Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
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Cherokee Tribune/Cherokee Ledger News: Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
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Catoosa Walker News: Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
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Capitol Beat: Georgia State, feds establish National Center for Sexual Violence Prevention
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11Alive/WXIA-TV Atlanta: Georgia State aiming to prevent sexual violence with the opening of unique research center
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Futurity: Teens who die by gun suicide may not show red flags first
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Decaturish: Local officials say child abuse is going unreported due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mom juggles stress, challenges of making home a classroom
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PRC in the Headlines
Funded by $3.75 Million Grant, Georgia State to Establish Prevention Research Center Focused on Migrant Health
Georgia State Receives Grant to Study Health Disparities Within Refugee & Migrant Communities
Finding the Way - Georgia State joins the CDC's Prevention Research Center Network
Summit brings Employers, Job Seekers Together
‘Defining Home’ tells Refugee Stories through Film
Adult Literacy Research Center COVID-19 Projects
Clarkston Masks Distribution Project Distributed Thousands of Masks, Hand Sanitizer and Educational Material to Apartment Complexes
Clarkston Campus Hosts Free Coronavirus Testing Event
Georgia State Hosts a Free COVID-19 Testing Site
Metro Students Fighting to Break Language Barriers to Educate Communities on COVID-19
Georgia State Prevention Research Center Gets $500,000 CDC Grant To Increase Vaccine Uptake in Clarkston, Ga.
Georgia State University Looks to Boost Vaccine Rate Among Refugees
Progress of COVID-19 Protections in Clarkston, GA
For refugees, bad teeth can be a painful part of life in Atlanta.
CDC Awards Georgia State $3.75 Million Grant for Research on Refugee, Migrant Health
How Refugees – and the Communities that Welcome them – are Transforming the South
Rohingya Crisis is focus of Panel Discussion
Clarkston Summit Lays Foundation for Deeper Community Engagement
Nursing Students ‘Teach Back’ to Promote Health Literacy
COVID-19 Resources for Struggling Adult Readers
Her Family Found Safety In The U.S. Now She's On The Frontlines Saving American Lives
A Voice for the Vulnerable
Prevention Research Center, City of Clarkston announce Collaboration to Help Stop the Spread of COVID-19
Adult Literacy Research Center Faculty Awarded Grant to Adapt Trauma Intervention for Culturally-Diverse Communities
CDC Grants Project $500K To Reduce Vaccine Hesitancy In Refugee Community
Healthcare ‘Toolkit’ Can Help Non-English Speakers Navigate Chronic Disease
Vaccine efforts in refugee haven of Clarkston outpace neighboring communities, study finds
Blacks’ vaccination rates rise as many overcome hesitancy, obstacles
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