Congressman Visits Clarkston to See Impact of Georgia State University’s Prevention Research Center
CLARKSTON—As Congressman Hank Johnson listened intently, students and members of the Clarkston community shared how the work of the Prevention Research Center at Georgia State University is helping promote the health and well-being of the people who live in what is often called America’s most diverse square mile.
Funded by a $3.75 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Prevention Research Center at Georgia State is helping increase vaccination rates, implement evidence-based parenting programs and strengthen culturally competent health communication. It is led by principal investigator Michael P. Eriksen, Regents’ Professor in the School of Public Health, and includes additional faculty and staff in the School of Public Health, the College of Education and Human Development, Perimeter College, the Center for Community Engagement, as well as several community partners.
“Clarkston, Georgia is a laboratory producing global citizens, and we are all inter-related and inter-dependent with one another,” Johnson said. “With that being our reality, it makes sense for to us to care about each other and to take care of each other and, actually, from a governmental standpoint to invest in the people of this country.”