Community Health, Assessment, Surveillance & Epidemiology

The Community Health, Assessment, Surveillance & Epidemiology (CHASE) Unit was created to help fulfill the three core functions of public health agencies: assessment, policy development, and assurance. One of the primary charges of the CHASE Unit is to regularly and systematically collect, assemble, analyze, and make available information on the health of the community, including statistics on health status, community health needs, and epidemiological and other studies of health problems. Population based health is another important function of the CHASE unit specifically in the areas of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Tobacco Use Prevention, and Adolescent Health Risk Assessment. The CHASE unit assumes the responsibility for program evaluation in these areas.

Phone: 706-583-2870 • Fax: 706-369-5877

CHASE Staff

Louis Kudon, PhD -- CHASE Director & District Program Manager

Cher Chen, MS -- Statistician

Lisa McKinney, MSW -- Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Program Coordinator

Tonya Bell, MEd -- Adolescent Health Education/Family Planning Education

Derrick R. Gable, MEd, CHES -- Health Promotion & Prevention Program Coordinator

Robin O'Donnell, LMSW -- Children 1st Coordinator

Hope Mullins, MSW -- Children 1st

Tony Huff - Community Hypertension Prevention Program Coordinator

Holly Cirri - Perinatal Epidemiologist

Bonny Thomas - Program Associate & Public Health Information Line

Jolene O'Guin - Adolescent & Youth Development Coordinator

Amy Woodell - HIV & Adolescent Health Educator

Jessi Heinze, CHES - Adolescent Health Educator