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Department of Behavioral, Social, and Health Education Sciences (BSHES) (November 2024)

1. BSHES: Bettering the Health of All  

   1. Welcome to the second edition of The Behavioral Beat, and happy (belated) Halloween! As the leaves change color, we see growth all around us. BSHES is always evolving, bringing fresh initiatives and achievements to the forefront of important conversations. Dive into this edition to discover the exciting work our team has undertaken thus far this fall.

      More here: https://emory-university.read.axioshq.com/p/bshes-bettering-the-health-of-all/0d473079-17dc-4d75-a047-149b78e66456?utm_source=email&utm_medium=email&utm_location=email_view_in_browser

Emory University 2022 Research Highlights (January 2023)

2. Preventing cancer through smoke-free homes  

   1. Dr. Michelle Kegler was featured in Emory University's 2022 Research Highlights Preventing cancer through smoke-free homes  

      More here: https://web1.sph.emory.edu/eprc/docs/january-2022-research highlights.pdf

SaportaReport (July 2022)

3. Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute Works to Bridge Racial Disparities in Cancer  

   1. Drs. Escoffery and Kegler featured in Preventing Cancer Before it Begins  

      More at: https://saportareport.com/emorys-winship-cancer-institute-works-to-bridge-racial-disparities-in-cancer/thought-leadership/higher-education/emory-university/

Emory News (May 2022)

4. Racial Disparities in Cancer and How Winship is Working to Bridge the Gaps  

   1. Drs. Escoffery and Kegler featured in Preventing Cancer Before it Begins  

      More at: https://news.emory.edu/features/2022/07/winship-racial-disparities-05-07-2022/

Emory News Research Roundup (April 2022)

5. Recent grants and publications for Emory faculty and staff  

   1. More at: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2022/04/er_research_roundup_april_14-04-2022/story.html

Emory News Research Roundup (April 2021)

6. Expanding smoke-free homes intervention for rural families  

   1. More at: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2022/04/er_research_roundup_april_14-04-2022/story.html

Emory News Research Roundup (March 2021)

7. Collaborators receive grant for “Smoke-Free SafeCare” intervention  

   1. More at: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2021/03/er_research_roundup/campus.html

Emory News Research Roundup (December 2020)

8. Rural-urban differences in obesity and diet quality  

   1. More at: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2020/12/er_research_roundup/campus.html

Rollins News (Winter 2021)

9. Rollins Professor’s Community Engagement Expertise Impacts Emory’s Cancer Prevention and Research Initiatives 

   1. https://sph.emory.edu/news/news-release/2021/02/Community%20Engagement%20for%20Cancer%20Prevention.html

Public Health Magazine (Fall 2020)

10. Not lost in translation 

    1. The science of getting discoveries into the field

       More at: http://publichealthmagazine.emory.edu/issues/2020/FALL/features/not-lost-in-translation/index.html

Emory Public Health (Spring 2020)

11. Rollins Researchers Tackle Cancer - Not today cancer, Rollins researchers keep the Big C at bay. 

    1. http://publichealthmagazine.emory.edu/issues/2020/spring/features/not-today-cancer/index.html

CPCRN (Jan. 4, 2020)

12. With $3.375 Million in Renewed Funding, UNC-Chapel Hill Hosts Kickoff Meeting of Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network  

    1. https://mailchi.mp/77c0005df43f/cpcrn-funding-and-kickoff-meeting?e=35b3ca06e2

Albany CEO (Dec. 4, 2019)

13. CDC grant supports prevention in rural Georgia – Horizons press release  

    1. http://albanyceo.com/news/2019/12/cdc-grant-supports-prevention-rural-georgia/

EPRS (Sept. 30, 2019)

14. BreatheEasy Georgia Homes Coalition Helps Atlanta
    Renters Live Smoke-Free  

    1. The Atlanta Apartment Association (AAA) has partnered with the Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC) and the Georgia Department of Public Health in the BreatheEasy Georgia Homes coalition to promote smoke-free living for all Georgia residents.

       More at: eprc-9-30-19.html

Emory (Sept. 30, 2019)

15. CDC grant supports cancer prevention in rural Georgia (Emory press release)  

    1. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the Emory Prevention Research Center (EPRC) $8 million in a five-year grant, Emory University researchers at Winship Cancer Institute and the Rollins School of Public Health announced today.

       More at: https://news.emory.edu/stories/2019/09/winship-cdc-grant-supports-cancer-prevention-in-rural-georgia/index.html

Albany Herald (Sept. 3, 2019)

16. CDC grant will allow research partnership with Horizons to continue – Horizons press release  

    1. https://www.albanyherald.com/local/cdc-grant-will-allow-research-partnership-with-horizons-to-continue/article_70b7561a-15f2-11ea-ad83-9fd66580ba1e.html