Quick Facts about the College

General Information

College of Public Health Established: 2007

School of Public Health Founded: 1995

First MPH degree at OSU awarded: 1992

First MHA degree at OSU awarded: 1971

Dean: Stanley Lemeshow, PhD

Students: 350

Faculty: 45

Research

College of Public Health faculty members serve as Principal Investigator for more than 50 research programs. Examples include:

  • Cancer survivors' intentions for work following diagnosis and treatment
  • Examining the reach of clean indoor air policies in Appalachia
  • Improving cardiovascular care for minority Americans: Facilitating organizational change
  • Profile of family violence in Ohio
  • Prevention of oral cancer by strawberries
  • Work-related injuries among immigrant workers
  • Employed Latino health initiative

The College of Public Health is a significant partner in two major initiatives at Ohio State: the Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCTS); and the Center for Global Health. The CCTS grant from the National Institutes of Health is one of the largest ever received by the university.

 

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Community Engagement:
  • In 2008, the College collaborated with Columbus Public Health and Ohio Department of Health on a year-long series of Public Health Grand Rounds. The series included a panel discussion of the PBS production "In Sickness and In Wealth: Is Inequality Making Us Sick," a presentation by former US Surgeon General Dr. Joycelyn Elders, and a lecture by former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. The series was supported by a grant from Pfizer.


  • Another wonderful collaboration with Columbus Public Health was the department's 2008 Farmer's Market. The market, held over a three-week period downtown, served more than 10,000 visitors from neighborhoods with limited access to fresh produce. This initiative was supported by a grant from Women & Philanthropy at The Ohio State University Foundation.

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Highlights:

  • First and only accredited college of public health in Ohio.
  • College ranked 21st by US News and World Report magazine.
  • MHA program ranked in the top 12 in the country.
  • Home to the Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness, one of only 40 in the nation.
  • Since 2004, our funded research has tripled.
  • The university has designated Cunz Hall as the future home for the College of Public Health.
  • Our students and alumni are having worldwide impact. Students serve in international practice placements, including Bangladesh and Uganda. One of our MHA graduates is working in a hospital in the United Arab Emirates.