GDPH
RSPH faculty and students assist in state-level COVID-19 projects.
Georgia Department of Public Health
Coordinating with GDPH, Dr. Shivani Patel organizes a team of RSPH faculty and students to assist in the execution of state-level COVID-19 projects including geospatial analyses, data cleaning and quality, syndromic surveillance, inequities and underlying conditions, and transmission dynamics.
GDPH Projects

Identifying the optimal interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses
Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Rogawski McQuade, PhD

Examining the Association Between Reported COVID-19 Cases and Wastewater Surveillance in the City of Atlanta
Principal Investigator: Andrew Wang, PhD, MS

Opportunities to Address the Needs of Essential Working Parents and their Children
This project will provide the opportunity to gain insights on the potential downstream impact of school modality (virtual, in person, hybrid) on vulnerable families.

Assessing the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Visiting Services in Georgia
Principal Investigator: Sarah C. Blake, PhD, MA

Investigation of Inequities and Underlying Conditions in COVID-19 Outcomes in Georgia
Mounting a successful local response to the pandemic requires a thorough analysis of public health data at the state and county levels, including examining COVID-19 inequities across sociodemographic