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I have to brag for a minute...

17 years ago

As all of you know, I have been in school for a while now. For my MPH I did a pilot study interviewing 4 year olds (in 2005). Well, the article about the study has finally been published. It is not in a peer-reviewed journal (so it isn't considered as "good" as some articles). But I am so happy to finally have it finished and out there and wanted to share.

If the link does not work for you, let me know and I will send the file, if you want to read it.

Janie

Here is a link that might be useful: Janie's article

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petaloid
17 years ago
I teach four-year-olds in a program that includes parent participation. Your study is something concrete that I can use in encouraging parents to set the example for a healthy lifestyle. Thank you!
janie_ga
Original Author
17 years ago
Hey, Petaloid!!!! I might have a short worksheet for you to use with the kids and parents. Let me speak with my mentor at school and I will email you through your KT page, if that is okay.
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Thanks so much for the comments. The blessings are all mine, believe me! Danihoney, that is similar to our son. He was integrated into the classrooms all this time, when he really should have been isolated. He too is a something else to watch and observe.He blows me away at times with his big heart. It is interesting to see which paths he takes from time to time, as it makes no sense to us. We are often trying to put ourselves into his shoes and it is so hard sometimes because we just don't get it. I really think that he would be higher functioning if he would have been diagnosed earlier in life. Although it burdens my heart, there is no need to cry for one single moment about it. We need to face each day being strong and ready for what life throws us. Right now I am not as strong as what I would like to be, but working on it. Thanks for the encouragement. If you can send the link to people you know, that would help them learn about Asperger's and Autism, I would greatly appreciate it. I think that she updates facts (on the left side of the blog) on her break at 8A. Thanks again!!!
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FlamingO in AR
17 years ago
Very impressive, Janie and you should be very proud of yourself, it's a great article and obviously a LOT of work went into it.

Stewie's mom is sho schmart!
Linda Wayman
17 years ago
Congratulations Janie. That is indeed very impressive.

Linda
sooey
17 years ago
Excellent, Janie. Good work!

I think Public Health is so important and interesting. My husband got him MPH in '05. He would come home from class and we would talk about what he has just learned. From our conversations I almost feel like I should have graduated with him. He did a research project in Thailand that compared the diet and growth rates of children in three small Thai villages. Public health in responsible for such an extream range of public safety...everything from Immunizations of children and the elderly to the inspection of septic tanks. Very diverse.

Great article and keep up the good work.

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trinitytx
17 years ago
Awesome, you go girl~ !!

Trin
coral_ok
17 years ago
Way to go, Janie! Good job!
glenda_al
17 years ago
Proud of you!
janie_ga
Original Author
17 years ago
Sooey- where does your husband work? In a couple of years I will looking for a place to work and have to keep my eyes and ears open! LOL

Eric was in funeral director school at the same time I was in my masters program- our conversations and bathroom-textbooks were quite interesting!
kacram
17 years ago
very nice!
wifetojoeiii
17 years ago
To janie_ga - congrats - I am in HR & for a local gov't in NY & your credentials are impressive! Where did you go to school? I think the daughter of a colleague of mine went to school for MPH in GA.

To sooey - I am in a MS program right now & I tell my husband that both he & his company are benefiting from my Master's.

School is good for your head & soul - good for you.

hostapasta
sooey
17 years ago
Janie, my husband retired from IBM in '04 and he now does some consulting work for local Health Departments here on the Cape. He does some soil sampling and perk hole testing. He has done everything from pool/restraunt inspections to mock disaster/shelter drills. He also has some experience using GPS as a maping tool for water quality issues. He thinks its all great fun.

sooey
lydia1959
17 years ago
Congrats! Great article!
petaloid
17 years ago
Janie, I certainly would appreciate a worksheet, if possible, and the e-mail link on my page here is fine -- thanks in advance!
janie_ga
Original Author
17 years ago
Sooey- I think some of the epidemiology stuff like your DH does is soooo interesting! (I was excited when I could spell that word!!!!).

Hostapasta- I might be sending an application to you in a few years. Stick around in the HR department until summer of 2011, please. LOL

I got my MPH from Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. in Savannah, GA. There are also programs at UGA (Athens), GSU (Atlanta), and Emory (Atlanta). I think Mercer in Macon may also have a program. I was accepted at Emory but didn't want to go into debt just to have a piece of paper with their name on it. I went to Armstrong for free because I worked at GSU at the time.

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