The Center for Health and Social Issues wants to recognize the contribution of Georgia College & State University students by rewarding them with a medallion at graduation for completing at least 45 hours of service with our organization between their junior and senior year. Participants must be an undergraduate student at Georgia College, have maintained an overall GPA of at least 2.7 during their junior and senior year and completed one or more training in QPR, CPR, BLS, ACLS, AED...
As part of a Food Service Guidelines Project with the CDC and North Central Health District, the Georgia College & State University Center for Health and Social issues is partnering with GCSU Auxiliary Services to conduct a taste test of healthier options. We will have giveaways/prizes for those who attend the event and complete the survey.
One year after Georgia was ranked No. 7 in the nation for the most rural hospital closings, Georgia College & State University will unveil its new Mobile Health Unit — a free screening center on wheels — that will address rural healthcare needs throughout the state, while providing students with invaluable experience administering preventive care services to underserved communities. Tours of the 40-foot unit, which include two intake areas, two exam rooms, vaccination storage and more...
One year after Georgia was ranked No. 7 in the nation for the most rural hospital closings, Georgia College & State University will unveil its new Mobile Health Unit — a free screening center on wheels — that will address rural healthcare needs throughout the state, while providing students with invaluable experience administering preventive care services to underserved communities. Tours of the 40-foot unit, which include two intake areas, two exam rooms, vaccination storage and more...
Please join us for the annual Breast Cancer Awareness Walk Oct. 23rd from 12-2 pm. by the A/S fountain. The walk will start around 1 p.m. Stop by for games, snacks, hair feathers and free T-shirts (while supplies last).
Story and photos developed by University Communications. At a meeting on what concerns residents—a gentleman from Oconee Heights, Milledgeville, once asked Dr. Damian Francis if he’d be like all the others—doing one thing to help the community, then disappearing. “I said, ‘No, we’re here for the long haul.’ That was 2½ years ago, and we’re still here. We’re showing some benefit now, and residents are really appreciative,” said Francis, an epidemiologist and director of Georgia College...
Story, video and photos developed by University Communications. As the 15th-century historian Thomas Fuller once said: “Health is not valued till sickness comes.” That’s why students at Georgia College & State University’s Center for Health & Social Issues (CHSI) intertwine health screenings with other attractions like fun and food. Public health majors and student nurses gather wherever the populace is likely to be found. At monthly food drives, neighborhood meetings or holiday...
More than just an eye-sore, neighborhood blight brings with it a slew of social and economic issues. Rundown and dilapidated homes and buildings lead to increased crime, lower property values and are an indicator of overall poverty levels in an area. Georgia College’s Center for Health and Social Issues (CHSI) is working to address blight in one Milledgeville neighborhood with the goal of increasing the well-being of the people living there. Dr. Damian Francis, director of CHSI,...
