The Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC), established in 1995, provides evidence-based research, program development, and policy guidance to improve health status at the community level. The center conducts, analyzes, and disseminates qualitative and quantitative findings to connect decision makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs. Today the center is at work in more than 220 communities in all 50 states, helping our nation to improve health status. To learn more about GHPC and its college, the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, visit https://ghpc.gsu.edu and https://aysps.gsu.edu.
Submissions from 2021
Aligning Health Care, Public Health, and Social Services: A Scoping Review of the Role of Purpose, Governance, Finance, and Data, Daniel Lanford, Aliza Petiwala, Glenn Landers, and Karen Minyard
Community Voice in Cross-Sector Alignment: Concepts and Strategies from a Scoping Review of the Health Collaboration Literature, Aliza Petiwala, Daniel Lanford, Glenn Landers, and Karen Minyard
Submissions from 2020
Sickle Cell Disease in Chantham County, Georgia Health Policy Center
The Effects of CenteringPregnancy Group Prenatal Care on Postpartum Visit Attendance and Contraception Use, Emily Heberlein, Jessica Smith, Carla Willis, and Wendasha Hall
Submissions from 2019
Take-Home Advice from Community Initiatives Improving Health & Equity, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
The Three-Year Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Disparities in Insurance Coverage, Charles Courtemanche, James Marton, Benjamin Ukert, and Aaron Yelowitz
Bridging for Health Summary, Georgia Health Policy Center
Use of the Realist Framework at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Treatment Services for People with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Problems, Karen Minyard, Brigitte Manteuffel, Colleen M. Smith, and Brandon K. Attell
Submissions from 2018
Using Behavior Over Time Graphs to Spur Systems Thinking Among Public Health Practitioners, Larissa Calancie, Seri Anderson, Jane Branscomb, and Alexsandra A. Apostolico
CJA Update: A Summary of Learnings From Catalysts, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
Bridging for Health Leader Insights, Georgia Health Policy Center
Health Care Landscape, Georgia Health Policy Center
Key Learnings in Moving Financial Innovations to Practice, Georgia Health Policy Center
Local Financing Innovations Bexar County, Texas, Georgia Health Policy Center
Local Financing Innovations Inland Empire - California, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Economies and Health, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Health and Access to Care, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Health and Education, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Health and Insurance Coverage, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Health and Technology, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Rural Health and the Built and Natural Environment, Georgia Health Policy Center
Making Connections: Using a Systems Perspective to Understand Rural Health Disparities, Georgia Health Policy Center
Pooled Funds for Community Wellness, Georgia Health Policy Center
Substance Use Disorder Work at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Technical Assistance at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Transforming Communities Initiative Cross-Site Evaluation, Georgia Health Policy Center
Relationship Intentions, Race, and Gender: Student Differences in Condom Use During Hookups Involving Vaginal Sex, Wendasha Jenkins Hall, Jennifer Toller Erausquin, Tracy R. Nichols, and Amanda E. Tanner
Community and Programmatic Factors Influencing Effecting Use of System Dynamic Models, Karen Minyard, Tina A. Smith, Richard Turner, and Bobby Milstein
Do High Fidelity Wraparound Services for Youth With Serious Emotional disturbances save money in the long-term?, Angela Snyder, James Marton, Susan McLaren, and Bo Feng
Submissions from 2017
Integration of Care in the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act: Changes in Treatment Services in a National Sample of Centers Treating Substance Use Disorders, Lydia Aletraris, Paul M. Roman, and Jana Pruett
Changing Attitudes Toward Euthanasia and Suicide for Terminally Ill Persons, 1977 to 2016: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis, Brandon K. Attell
Disparities in Health Insurance Coverage Among Children and Young Adults in Georgia and the U.S., Brandon K. Attell
Workplace Bullying, Perceived Job Stressors, and Psychological Distress: Gender and Race Differences in the Stress Process, Brandon K. Attell, Kiersten Kummerow Brown, and Linda A. Treiber
2017 Annual Conference Breaking News in Innovation Session, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
CJA Update: Matching Communities with National Catalyst Organizations to Improve Population Health, Communities joint in action and Georgia Health Policy Center
Benefits Counseling Tips: Prepping for Open Enrollment, Georgia Health Policy Center
Bridging for Health Site Leader Insights Part 1, Georgia Health Policy Center
Bridging for Health Site Leader Insights Part 2, Georgia Health Policy Center
Enhancing Platforms that Support Local Health Improvement, Georgia Health Policy Center
Health Impacts of the Underline, Georgia Health Policy Center
Health Reform Work Group, Georgia Health Policy Center
Meeting Design and Facilitation at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Policy and Economic Analysis at the Georgia Health Policy center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Summary of HHS Market Stabilization Final Rule, Georgia Health Policy Center
Summary of Proposed Market Stabilization Rule, Georgia Health Policy Center
What Happens When We Take Data Seriously?, Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia Affordable Housing Health Impact Assessment, Georgia Health Policy Center and Georgia Department of Public Health
The Role of Public and Private Insurance Expansions and Premiums for Low-Income Parents, Gery P. Guy, Emily M. Johnston, Patricia Ketsche, and Peter Joski
County Smoke-Free Laws and Asthma Discharges: Evidence from 17 US States, Glenn M. Landers, Patricia Ketsche, Mark L. Diana, and Claudia Campbell
Interprofessional Medical–Legal Education of Medical Students: Assessing the Benefits for Addressing Social Determinants of Health, Robert Pettignano, Lisa Bliss, Susan McLaren, and Sylvia Caley
Systems Thinking and Simulation Modeling to Inform Childhood Obesity Policy and Practice, Kenneth E. Powell, Debra L. Kibbe, Rachel Ferencik, and Chris Soderquist
The Accuracy of Hospital ICD-9-CM Codes for Determining Sickle Cell Disease Genotype, Angela B. Snyder, Peter A. Lane, Mei Zhou, and Susan T. Paulukonis
Leading the Way in Preventing Childhood Obesity in Georgia, Emily Anne Vall, Debra L. Kibbe, Christine Greene, and Kathleen S. Smith
Social Support Networks and the Mental Health of Runaway and Homeless Youth, Eric Wright, Brandon K. Attell, and Erin Ruel
Submissions from 2016
Early Childhood Development Coming of Age: Science Through the Life Course, Maureen M. Black, Susan P. Walker, Lia C H Fernald, and Christopher T. Andersen
Long-Term Acute Care Hospitals and Georgia Medicaid: Utilization, Outcomes, and Cost, Evan S. Cole, Carla Willis, William C. Rencher, and Mei Zhou
A CJA Update: Monitoring The National Landscape, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
A CJA Update: Monitoring The National Technical Assistance Landscape, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement, Georgia Health Policy Center
Reducing Health Disparities in Atlanta, Georgia Health Policy Center
Rising Tide II: Do Black Students Benefit as Grad Rates Increase?, Georgia Health Policy Center
Take-Home Advice from Community Initiatives Improving Health & Equity, Georgia Health Policy Center
A Guide to Identify and Address Risk Factors, Reduce Costs, and Improve Outcomes, Georgia Health Policy Center, Community Care Coordination Learning Network, and The Pathways Community HUB Certification Program
Framing the Local Context and Estimating the Health Impact of CPPW Obesity Prevention Strategies in Los Angeles County, Tony Kuo, Brenda Robles, Justin G. Trogdon, and Rachel Ferencik
Whether Health Departments Should Provide Clinical Services After the Implementation of the Affordable Care Act, Glenn M. Landers
Enhanced Citizenship Verification and Children's Medicaid Coverage, James Marton, Angela Snyder, and Mei Zhou
Improving Rural Access to Care: Recommendations for Georgia’s Health Care Safety Net, Karen Minyard, Chris Parker, and John Butts
Improving rural access to care: Recommendations for Georgia’s health care safety net, Karen Minyard, Chris Parker, and John Butts
The Philanthropic Collaborative for a Health Georgia: Building a Public-Private Partnership with Pooled Funding, Karen Minyard, Mary Ann Phillips, and Susan Baker
Determining Adherence to Quality Indicators in Sickle Cell Anemia Using Multiple Data Sources, Cindy E. Neunert, Robert W. Gibson, Peter A. Lane, and Pragya Verma Bhatnagar
Defining Sickle Cell Disease Mortality Using a Population-Based Surveillance System, 2004 through 2008, Susan T. Paulukonis, James R. Eckman, Angela B. Snyder, and Ward Hagar
Selecting, Adapting, and Implementing Evidence-based Interventions in Rural settings: An Analysis of 70 community examples, Tina Anderson Smith, Tanisa Foxworth Adimu, Amanda Phillips Martinez, and Karen Minyard
Comparing Help-Seeking Behavior of Male and Female Survivors of Sexual Assault: A Content Analysis of a Hotline, Stephen M. Young and Jana Anne Pruett
Submissions from 2015
Take-Home Advice from the Panelists of CJA’s Accelerating Action Toward Health & Equity Scavenger Hunt, Communities Joint in Action and Georgia Health Policy Center
Exploring Massachusetts Health Care Reform Impact on Fee-For-Service Funded Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers, Dail Fields, Jana Pruett, and Paul M. Roman
Health impact assessment at the Georgia health policy center, Georgia Health Policy Center
Transition Age Youth and Young Adults: Important Information for Georgia Health Care, Education, and Other Service Providers, Georgia Health Policy Center
Leading Through Health System Change: A Public Health Opportunity, Georgia Health Policy Center and National network of public health institute
The Distribution of the Burden of US Health Care Financing, Patricia Ketsche, E. Kathleen Adams, Sally Wallace, and Viji Kannan
Consumer Assessment of Health Plans: Differences in Utilization and Satisfaction Among Parents of Children Enrolled in Georgia's PeachCare, PeachCare Plus, and Medicaid Programs, Patricia Ketsche, Kathleen Adams, and Mei Zhou
Building a Pathway to Student Success at Georgia State University, Martin Kurzweil and D.Derek Wu
Enhanced Citizenship Verification and Children's Medicaid Coverage - Working Paper, James Marton, Angela Snyder, and Mei Zhou
Submissions from 2014
Mid-South Regional Greenprint Health Impact Assessment: Executive Summary, James E. Dills, Michelle J.M Rushing, Jamila M. Porter, and Elizabeth J. Fuller
Evaluation of the Powerful Tools for Caregivers Program, Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia Phresh Findings, Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia Phresh Findings: Hydroxyurea Use and Measurement, Georgia Health Policy Center
Georgia Phresh Findings: Survey of Provider Information Needs, Georgia Health Policy Center
Sickle Cell Disease Treatment: Important Information for Patients and Health Care Providers, Georgia Health Policy Center
Sources of Health Insurance Coverage in Georgia, Georgia Health Policy Center and J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Using Systems Thinking in State Health Policymaking: An Educational Initiative, Karen J. Minyard, Rachel Ferencik, Mary Ann Phillips, and Chris Soderquist
Examining the Potential of Information Technology to Improve Public Insurance Application Processes: Enrollee Assessments From a Concurrent Mixed Method Analysis, Abhay Nath Mishra, Patricia Ketsche, James Marton, and Angela Snyder
Submissions from 2013
Georgia Phresh Findings: Contributions to Surveillance by Dataset, Georgia Health Policy Center
Systems Thinking at the Georgia Health Policy Center, Georgia Health Policy Center
The Story of the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement (ARCHI): Chapter One, Georgia Health Policy Center
Leading Through Health System Change: A Public Health Ppportunity - Planning Tool, Georgia Health Policy Center and National network of public health institute
Submissions from 2012
ACA Funding for Georgia Community Health, Georgia Health Policy Center
Charting Georgia's Food Future: Will You Be at The Table?, Georgia Health Policy Center
Sickle Cell Disease in Dougherty County, Georgia Health Policy Center
Sickle Cell Disease in Metro Atlanta, Georgia Health Policy Center