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Georgia Health Policy Center

Mission Statement

GHPC's mission: Integrating research, policy, and programs to advance health and well-being.

Vision and Impact

GHPC provides evidence-based research, program development and policy guidance on local, state and national levels to improve health status at the community level.The center conducts, analyzes and disseminates qualitative and quantitative findings to connect decision makers with the objective research and guidance needed to make informed decisions about health policy and programs.Today GHPC is at work in more than 220 communities in all 50 states, helping our nation to improve health status.

Competencies:
  • Convening/Partnering
  • Health Communications & Social Marketing
  • Health Equity
  • Health Information Services
  • Health Policy Development, Implementation & Evaluation
  • Health Systems Transformation
  • Population-Based Health Programs
  • Research & Evaluation
Community Served:
Georgia
Contact Information:
  • Georgia Health Policy Center
     55 Park Place, 8th Floor Atlanta, GA 30303
  • Karen Minyard, Executive Director
  • kminyard@gsu.edu
  • 404.413.0314

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Resources contributed by this organization:

Our Glidepath to the Future of Public Health

The purpose of this report is to provide both tactical and strategic frameworks to assist users engaged in modernizing public health structures, systems, and practice. GLIDEPATH FPH also incorporates aspects of both adaptive and strategic processes utilized in the Georgia Health Policy Center’s Leading Through Health Systems Change Planning Tool. Adaptive and strategic processes are […]

BUILDING AND SUSTAINING COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EQUITY: Insights From an Earned Income Tax Credit Policy Implementation Lab

This report presents actionable, emerging insights shared by and learned from state coalitions and subject matter experts who participated in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Policy Implementation Lab (EITC Policy Lab) from December 2020 through May 2021. Many of these insights are broadly relevant to a variety of actors working toward systemic strategies to […]

Rapid Review of Rural Health Research

The Rapid Review is a compilation of research and resources on the five leading causes of death in rural America gathered from online resources and limited to the years 2013 through 2017.

Signature Programs

Learn more about the National Network of Public Health Institute’s signature programs.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Practice Design Lab: Engaging with Federal Partners on Health in All Policies

Notes from a Collaborative Practice Design Lab (CPDL) at the 2014 NNPHI Annual Conference.

2014 Annual Conference Collaborative Practice Design Lab: “Healthy Schools”

Georgia Health Policy Center and Louisiana Public Health Institute share best practices, processes, partners (traditional & non-traditional), challenges and potential solutions for sustainability of policy & program efforts in school health.

CHNA Public Forum Presentation: “Jurisdictions and Geographic Parameters”

Takeaways from Karen Minyard (Executive Director,Georgia Health Policy Center) at the CDC Public Forum “Best Practices for Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) and Implementation Strategy Development” meeting. 

Blog posts contributed by this organization:

Hurricane Response Hub: What’s Next?
Learning Opportunities: Resources for Hurricane Readiness & Recovery (The Hub Speaks, June 2021)
Learning Opportunities: Resources for Hurricane Readiness & Recovery (The Hub Speaks, June 2020)
The Intersection of Hurricane Season and COVID-19: Implications for Emergency Shelters