Mission Statement
The Partnership for Urban Health Research seeks to understand how the urban environment affects people in the metropolitan Atlanta area, with an emphasis on health disparities and using interdisciplinary approaches to research and intervention. Read more...
Urban Health Students Tour Grady Memorial Hospital
On November 12, students in the PH 7300 Urban Health class visited Grady Memorial Hospital and met with Mr. Craig Tindall, Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Tindall explained the mission, financing, and challenges of a large, inner-city hospital. Students received briefings on the Grady Emergency Department and the Neo-natal ICU and visited each of the services.
Fourteen graduate students in public health, nutrition, biology, and physical education are participating in the course this semester. It is led by John Steward, Institute of Public Health, who is also program manager for the Partnership for Urban Health Research.
The Partnership for Urban Health Research is pleased to announce 38 new Affiliated Faculty from Georgia State University. More >>>