James Dills and Jane Branscomb (pictured) presented “Health Impact Assessment as a Way to Activate Non-traditional Partnerships in Pursuit of Health Equity” at a skill-building workshop at the Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs annual conference in Kansas City, Mo., March 4, 2017.
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Georgia Health Policy Center researchers made several presentations at the 30th Annual Child, Adolescent and Young Adult Behavioral Health Research & Policy Conference in Tampa, Fla., March 5-8, 2017.
- Brandon Attell, Ashley Singleton, Susan McLaren, and Colleen Smith presented “Implementing Fidelity Measurement: Administration, Dashboard Creation, and Psychometric Testing of the Wraparound Fidelity Index, Short Version (WFI-EZ)” on March 6, 2017.
- Alaina Wrencher, Susan McLaren, Brandon Attell, Jacob Allen and Jana Pruett Covington presented “The Georgia Apex Program: Building Infrastructure and Partnerships for the Delivery of School-based Mental Health Services” on March 7, 2017.
- Angela Snyder, Amanda Phillips Martinez and Ann DiGirolamo, along with Mary Egbunike and Akilah Rashida from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, presented “Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Evidence-Based Behavioral Health Services for Children with ADHD: National Data, Parent & Provider Perspectives and Promising Practices” on March 7, 2017.
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The Center for State and Local Finance’s study on “Jobs in Georgia’s Urban and Rural Regions and Counties: Changes in Distribution, Type, and Quality from 2007 to 2014,” by Peter Bluestone and Mels de Zeeuw was cited in the The (Macon) Telegraph article, “Top-Ranking Georgia House Leader Seeks ‘Creative’ Approach to Rural Issues,” March 7, 2017. A copy of the study can be found at https://goo.gl/OcQBbW.
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