Envisioning the future of Iceland’s environment
Study collects Icelandic community perspectives on environmental health, 100 years in the future Michelle Ritchie remembers being in Iceland in 2013. When she returned 10 years later, though, things looked
UGA students conduct campus-wide study on disaster mitigation
Student-led survey reveals gaps in disaster readiness while promoting active learning Michelle Ritchie is demystifying the research process for undergraduate students, and shaping campus preparedness along the way. An assistant
Curbing the CNA workforce shortage
New UGA study explores why CNAs are leaving the workforce and what can be done As the American population ages, the nation faces a crisis in its long-term care system—a
Health care workers struggle to recall emergency codes
Workers only matched code words to corresponding emergencies 44% of the time A new study by University of Georgia researchers reveals that many health care workers cannot accurately identify emergency
New initiative aims to address CNA shortages
A growing shortage of qualified health care workers in long-term care facilities has spurred a team of researchers at the University of Georgia College of Public Health to take action.
EMS responders may be vulnerable to outbreaks
Emergency medical services responders provide life-saving care every day, but new research that they may be vulnerable to deadly disease outbreaks. A study, led by University of Georgia researchers, found that
Dr. Curt Harris on Operation Wesley
Conducted November 4 – 8, 2019, Operation Wesley was the largest mock Ebola patient transportation exercise to date. Dr. Curt Harris, IDM director and principal investigator for the project, gives
