Fanning in the News
University doctoral student develops effective urban district principals across nation
Porterdale set to receive grant funds
Entrepreneur couple to acquire Broad Street building
Hamby reflects on past, looks to future
DDA wants help with long-range plan
Development authority issues last of facade grant funds
GALEO leadership class includes several graduates from Gainesville area
Columbus-Muscogee County Needs Assessment
In partnership with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Live Healthy Columbus, a community coalition focused on obesity prevention, recently engaged the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute in a three-month childhood obesity prevention needs assessment. The assessment included a review of best practices, Census and other data, primary data from local residents regarding perceptions and existing programs, and recommendations and strategies for targeting and focusing efforts to reduce childhood obesity in Muscogee County. Read more...
Results of the report were presented to the community Feb. 10. The report can be accessed here.
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Building a Better Georgia...
One Community at a Time
The Fanning Institute, a unit of Public Service and Outreach at the University of Georgia, supports the educational, research and public service mission of the university by working in partnership with communities, organizations and leaders to identify, address and resolve the critical issues facing Georgia and the southeast region. With diverse expertise in the broad areas of community, economic and leadership development, Fanning’s faculty connects communities to university resources. Honoring the legacy of J.W. Fanning, the Fanning Institute is committed to enhancing the quality of life throughout Georgia by helping individuals discover, within themselves and their communities, their own capacity to create solutions.
