Research
Title: Columbus Congregations for Healthy Youth
Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Description: Collaborative research project involving OSU faculty, local congregations, and health agencies. The research aim of the project is to understand how adolescents’ religiosity influences their involvement in risk behavior.
Faculty: Steinman (Principal Investigator)
Title: Influence of Health Confidantes on Smoking and Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure in Pregnancy and Postpartum (The Baby Steps study) Description: This study is testing the hypothesis that enlisting the help of a "health confidante" (a female friend or support who provides advice and support to a pregnant woman) will help pregnant smokers quit smoking and reduce their own and their baby's exposure to secondhand smoke. The project is being conducted jointly with researchers at the University of Minnesota. Faculty:
Pirie Title: Patient Activation To Increase Colon Cancer Screening
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute/NIH
Description: The primary objective of this study is to develop a patient intervention focusing on communication skills training coupled with colorectal cancer screening information and to test the intervention's effectiveness in improving screening rates in a randomized controlled trial.
Faculty: Katz (Principal Investigator)
Title: What accounts for racial disparities in colon cancer
Sponsor: National Cancer Institute/NIH
Description: The primary objective of this study is to assess the unique effect of race and socioeconomic factors as determinants of differences of cancer-related morbidity and mortality between blacks and whites with colorectal cancer in Alabama.
Faculty: Shipp (Principal Investigator)
Title: What are the cancer-related lifestyle factors among the non-Amish in the Holmes County, Ohio Region?
Sponsor: OSU Comprehensive Cancer Center
Description: This study explores the association of lifestyle behaviors and cancer among non-Amish living in the rural Holmes County Region of Ohio Appalachia. Focusing on the cancer-related beliefs and behaviors of the residents of this Appalachian region is important for planning effective cancer educational programs and for comparing this population to the Amish population living in the same geographical region.
Faculty: Katz (Principal Investigator), Ferketich (Co- Principal Investigator)
Award P.I.: Paskett
Special projects:
Title: OAT special projects: NetWellness web site
Sponsor: HRSA
Description: NetWellness is a consumer health information site on the Internet that provides high quality information created and evaluated by medical and health professional faculty. Its partner universities are The Ohio State University College of Public Health, the University of Cincinnati and Case Western Reserve University.
Faculty: Pirie (Principal Investigator)
Title: Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness
Sponsor: Association of Schools of Public Health and CDC
Description: One of 40 centers funded by the CDC to provide training and education for the public health workforce to control and prevent terrorist events, infectious disease outbreaks and other emergencies.
Faculty: Holtzhauer (Principal Investigator)
Research Staff: Pearsol (Co- Principal Investigator)
Title: Ohio Public Health Leadership Institute
Sponsor: Association of Schools of Public Health
Description: A 12-month leadership development program for public health professionals.
Faculty: Holtzhauer (Principal Investigator)
Research Staff: Pearsol (Co- Principal Investigator)
Title: Pennsylvania & Ohio Public Health Training Center
Sponsor: HRSA/University of Pittsburgh
Description: Offers training and continuing education in core competencies for students and public health workers.
Faculty: Holtzhauer (Principal Investigator)
