KNOWLEDGE OF GEORGIAN POPULATION TOWARDS AIR POLLUTION AND HEALTH EFFECTS OF LEAD CONTAMINATION.

The goal of this study was to assess the level of knowledge about air pollution and the health effects of lead exposure among the population of Georgia. In 2019, a project entitled "Protect Environment" was conducted by the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health and the Health Research Union. The online survey was carried out using a Facebook advertisement, which included the title, body text, the banner, and a link to the questionnaire.

Examining smoke-free coalitions in Armenia and Georgia: baseline community capacity.

Local coalitions can advance public health initiative but have not been widely used or well-studied in low- and middle-income countries. This paper provides (i) an overview of an ongoing matched-pairs community-randomized controlled trial in 28 communities in Armenia and Georgia (N = 14/country) testing local coalitions to promote smoke-free policies/enforcement and (ii) characteristics of the communities involved. In July-August 2018, key informants (e.