Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics

06/23/2026

🔈Shoutout to 's Interdisciplinary Research Team for their publication and ongoing research on this important topic! Read more at: https://hubs.la/Q04mbJ_j0

Su***de claims more than 49,000 lives in the U.S. annually and more than 700,000 globally, according to the National Institutes of Health. Despite these numbers, minimal research had been published on the characteristics of the U.S.

06/22/2026

🔈Folks from Georgia Southern University, Emory University, and Augusta University met with East Georgia Healthcare Centers last week about rural health community-based projects. Thank you to everyone involved for your work to improve health outcomes in rural Georgia!

06/19/2026

⚡ Kirsten visited Long County to present on 's Rural Opioid Harm Reduction Project to community partners!

👏 Thank you to Ludowici Police Department, Long County Fire Department and EMA, and Excelsior EMS for supporting this project and for the work you do in the community!

06/18/2026

👋 Megan visited Burke County on Monday to facilitate 's Rural Opioid Harm Reduction training with Sardis Police Department!

👏 Thank you for your support and your commitment to preventing overdose deaths in your community!

06/16/2026

⁉️ Did you know that you can access health tests, condoms, pain reliever, hand sanitizer, and other health-related convenience items in downtown Statesboro? The Care Station, located in the alleyway near 58 E. Main Street, is accessible 24/7 and accepts cashless payment.

🙌 Get health products when you need them quickly, easily, and confidentially.

06/15/2026

🐈🐕 The team had a great time on Friday volunteering with Fixing the Boro! Thank you so much for the work you do in our and for allowing us to come help (and hold adorable kittens!) We love being able to give back to our amazing community!

06/12/2026

📚This week, Jennifer and Deborah made their way to Wilcox County to talk all things Rural Opioid Harm Reduction (ROHR) in Libraries!

IHLA is partnering with the Ocmulgee Regional Library System to transform local libraries into Harm Reduction Hubs— equipping staff with overdose response training, naloxone for high-risk individuals, and connections to vital community resources.

06/11/2026

🚨 Attention first responders, law enforcement, and jail staff in rural Georgia: have you registered for our project? Register today to receive FREE naloxone (Narcan) and other harm reduction supplies at: https://hubs.la/Q04kPTDb0

06/10/2026

👂IHLA Director, Dr. Jessica Schwind was interviewed about One Health and Mental Health (starting at minute 6.20) Check it out at: https://hubs.la/Q04kMVpZ0

06/09/2026

The next part of Day 2 with our partners at Emory and GA Tech focused on conversations related to rural health access and metabolic disorders. This entailed insightful conversations with Share Health Southeast Georgia, and visits to the Statesboro Food Bank and The Hearts and Hands Clinic to talk about the amazing work they are doing every day in the community. We're so grateful to have such amazing partners!

Thank you to Institute for People and Technology at Georgia Tech, Rollins School of Public Health, and Emory Global Diabetes Research Center for visiting Statesboro and to everyone who made these two days such a success!