Georgia SEOW

GA State Epidemiology Workgroup (SEOW)

Our Mission

The mission of the Georgia Strategic Prevention System’s (GASPS) State Epidemiology Workgroup (SEOW) is to increase the overall capacity of the state of Georgia in order to identify, gather, analyze, and operationalize substance abuse, suicide, and mental health related data and its co-occurring disorders for use in guiding and promoting positive behavioral health.

SEOW Support Team:

Forest Ogúnyánkin

MPH Prevention Data Analyst/Epidemiologist
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Office of Prevention Services
200 Piedmont Ave SE
West Tower, 5th Floor, 520.14
Atlanta, GA 30334.



Emily Gowan, MPH

Suicide Prevention Epidemiologist
Office of Federal Grant Programs and Suicide Prevention
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
200 Piedmont Avenue SE
West Tower, 5th Floor, 520.14
Atlanta, GA 30334.



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