A new study by Fady Mansour, the Director of the Butler Center for Research and Economic Development, and his colleague Nour Kattih of Middle Tennessee State University, investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare utilization, spending, and health measures among the U.S. population. The study, set to appear in a future issue of Research in Economics, applies data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey to a propensity score matching techniques in order to analyze the variation in healthcare outcomes due to the pandemic. The findings of the study suggest that the pandemic significantly reduced mental health status, the intensity of office, outpatient, and emergency room visits, and healthcare spending, including self-paid expenses. On the positive side, the study reports improvement in health-related quality of life for females and other groups. However, blacks, individuals with a high school diploma or less, the uninsured, and the low-income population do not report a similar improvement. According to Mansour, "The[se] findings highlight disparities during the pandemic and the need for increased efforts to promote health equity."
The Turner College's new marketing intern Lizzy Grant , a senior marketing major from Newnan who previously attended Gordon State College, where she played varsity soccer, and is scheduled to graduate from the Turner College in May of 2024, has hit the ground running in her new position. She recently played a large role in the creation of a video tour of the Synovus Center, the main campus home of the Turner College. The video helps to guide new students on where to go in the building and who they can talk to if they help. The video showcases the Student Services Center, the main lobby, and more. The video is played as part of a loop on video screens placed throughout the Synovus Center. Lizzy's list of activities at CSU is impressive. She is the Treasurer of the Turner College's Marketing Club, the President of Marketing for the Turner College's chapter of the Financial Management Association, and an Ambassador for the Turner College. She is also the Treasurer of her s
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