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  • MHA student selected as Schweitzer Fellow

    Posted 05/07/2012

    By Carrie Benseler
    Contributor

    Brian R. Needham, a Master of Business Administration/Master of Health Administration student in the Division of Health Services Management and Policy, was named a 2012-13 Columbus-Athens Schweitzer Fellow by the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship, along with 15 other graduate students from colleges and institutions in Ohio.

    Needham and the other students are tasked with conceptualizing and carrying out 200-hour service projects that address the social determinants of health in underserved communities, while pursuing their graduate education.
    With his fellowship, Needham will work to enhance existing urban gardening efforts with a wellness program designed for low-income East Columbus residents.

  • Student group hosts health care competition

    Posted 05/04/2012

    The Association of Future Healthcare Executives (AFHE) hosted its 2nd Annual Healthcare Case Competition on April 6.

    Each team of three to four students was given a complex case designed to simulate the challenges that healthcare organizations are currently experiencing. The team’s job was to prepare recommendations for the organization as if they were brought in as consultants to a board of executives.

    The case involved a community not-for-profit hospital experiencing a number of challenges in its emergency department.  These challenges included heavy patient loads, clinical staff shortages, inadequate space, operational inefficiencies, decreasing reimbursement, and a growing uninsured population.

  • Summer Program offers hands-on training in biostatistics, epidemiology

    Posted 04/30/2012

    The 13th annual Summer Program will be held July 9-20, 2012, at the Ohio Union on The Ohio State University’s main campus. The program is managed by the College of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Practice. The program is designed to provide hands-on education and training in applied biostatistical, epidemiological and public health practice methods in a flexible short-course format. Courses are taught by faculty from around the world.

    The program will run for two weeks, with each course lasting one week. Individuals may take up to four courses over two weeks. Courses include:

  • Public health students join Pelotonia ride to end cancer

    Posted 04/30/2012

    College of Public Health (CPH) students are riding as a team to end cancer during Pelotonia 2012.

    Robert Orellana, a first-year Master of Public Health (MPH) student specializing in epidemiology, is team captain. He is riding the 100-mile route this year. He was inspired by a family member’s illness to join Pelotonia.

    “In 2009, my godfather was diagnosed with primary liver cancer.  He has always been an inspiration and very supportive of all my endeavors.  While he continues his battle against cancer, I want to do whatever I can to help find a cure for him,” said Orellana. 

    Orellana is a research assistant in the Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute working on a project using gene therapy to treat lung cancer.

    “Working in gene therapy, … I have seen firsthand the benefit of the financial support that Pelotonia provides,” Orellana said.

    The other members of the CPH student peloton are:

  • May 3: Dean Shipp says collaboration will solve public health challenges

    Posted 04/26/2012

    The college’s Division of Health Services Management and Policy will host a seminar on May 3 presented by Melvin D. Shipp, OD, DrPH, dean of Ohio State’s College of Optometry and president of the American Public Health Association.

    The seminar, “Improving Public Health through Collaboration,” will be 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., May 3, in 160 Cunz Hall.

    Dean Shipp notes that the challenges of variation in access and utilization of necessary health care, continuing inefficiencies in health care delivery, and environmental precursors to illness and disease persist and should remain as priorities for our nation.

    “The expertise, capacity, and passion to address these challenges are inherent within public health organizations and affiliate groups,” said Shipp.

    He believes that collaborations will “increase our nimbleness” to respond to these challenges.

  • Blood drive scheduled for Cunz Hall May 2

    Posted 04/23/2012

    The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive in Cunz Hall on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

    Faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to donate. Participants can register to win $1,000 in gasoline or one of nine $50 gasoline cards!

    This will be the first blood drive in the newly renovated Cunz Hall. Blood donations will be collected in the first floor lobby.

    To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. Walk-ins are also welcome.

  • College of Public Health partners with The Greener Grocer and Local Matters

    Posted 04/17/2012

     

    The College of Public Health is partnering with The Greener Grocer and Local Matters to bring fresh local produce directly to our faculty, staff and students here on campus.

    Cunz Hall, the new home of the College of Public Health, is now a pick up location for the fresh produce subscription - the Market Weekly Bag.

    The Weekly Market Bag includes local fruits and vegetables and occasionally features local whole grains and beans, artisan cheese and a few other treats. Vegan and gluten-free options are also available.

  • AFHE to host Ed Adams Leadership Development Symposium

    Posted 04/09/2012

    The Association of Future Healthcare Executives (AFHE) will present its 9th annual Leadership Development Symposium, April 12, 2012 in the Performance Hall at the Ohio Union.

    The student-run event unites current and future healthcare leaders to share information and ideas. This year’s Leadership Development Symposium will commemorate the late Ed Adams for his efforts in bringing together healthcare management students and community professionals to discuss leadership development.

    Kamilla Sigafoos, MHA, MPA, CEO for OSU Physicians, will present the keynote address.

    A social hour begins at 5:45 p.m. and dinner begins at 6:45 p.m.

  • CPH students to speak at TEDx OSU conference

    Posted 03/27/2012

    Two College of Public Health students will speak at the first-annual TEDx Ohio State University event on Saturday, March 31 at the Ohio Union.

    Jen Ludwin is pursuing a Master of Public Health in health behavior and health promotion and a Master of Science in human development and family science. Her research interests include medical trauma, substance use (opiate use), and mental health in adolescents and young adults. Jen works as a graduate teaching associate in Ohio State’s Department of Human Development and Family Science, and interns at Nationwide Children’s Adolescent Opiate Addiction Clinic.

  • BSPH program now accepting applications

    Posted 03/21/2012

    The College of Public Health is now accepting applications for its bachelor of science in public health (BSPH) major, available starting Autumn 2012 (pending Ohio Board of Regents final approval).

    The BSPH degree at The Ohio State University College of Public Health focuses on public health issues in the US and internationally. The program will expand learners’ knowledge and comprehension of issues affecting humans worldwide. Click here for a Q&A on “What is Public Health?”

    The new degree program was developed in response, in part, to an increased need and demand for highly educated and trained public health professionals. The Association of Schools of Public Health reports that:

    • 250,000 more public health workers will be needed by 2020
    • There are documented and forecasted shortages of public health workers

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