Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia (Drs Livingood, Shah, Lawrence, and Woodhouse, Mss Marshall, Peden, Alexander, and Penix, and Mr Toal); University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida (Dr Livingood); and District 6: East Central, Augusta, Georgia (Dr Gonzalez).
Correspondence: William Livingood, PhD, Center for Health Equity & Quality Research, 580 West 8th St, Tower II, 6th Floor, Jacksonville, FL 32209 ([email protected]).
This project was funded by a Quick Strike grant through the Public Health Practice-Based Research Networks (PBRN) Program, a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The authors thank the Georgia Department of Health, specifically Dr Beatrice Frazier, for her support, advice, and participation. The authors also thank all the members of GAPHPBRN for their feedback and participation. Finally, without the participation of the Georgia practice community this study would not have been possible. The authors thank the County Health Department staff, Board of Health members, and health district staff from the participating Georgia health districts.
This research project was reviewed by the IRB at Georgia Southern University and determined to be “exempt from full review” under the B2 exemption category.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
