News Story

Info session for undergraduates interested in public health

Estimated reading time: 1 minute, 45 seconds

Posted 02/07/2012

Are you inspired by helping people live healthier, more productive lives?

Undergraduate students interested in a health-related career are invited to attend one of three information sessions to learn about Ohio State’s new Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) degree.

The sessions will all be held in 140 Cunz Hall on the following dates. Pizza and drinks will be provided.

Tuesday, February 21, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6th, 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Please RSVP to RSVP-oapss@cph.osu.edu.

The BSPH is expected to debut Autumn 2012.

The new degree will be offered by the College of Public Health in collaboration with the College of Arts and Sciences.

Public health integrates many disciplines with the goal of preventing illness and premature death, enabling people to live healthier, more productive lives. Highly educated and trained public health professionals are needed to meet current and future community health challenges domestically and internationally.

“Public health leaders have made a difference in the past and can help solve the challenges of the future. That’s why we say, ‘No Smallpox. No Polio. Know Public Health.’ It’s a play on words, but BSPH graduates will be prepared for entry-level positions in a high-demand field -- public health,” said Michael Bisesi, PhD, senior associate dean of academic affairs in the College of Public Health.

The BSPH program will offer students two interdisciplinary specializations: Environmental Public Health and Public HealthSociology.

Watch this video of an Environmental Public Health workshop led by a recent student
http://go.osu.edu/waterhealth

The Institute of Medicine, a national non-profit organization, recommends incorporating public health courses into all undergraduate education. A public health education gives graduates the advantage of learning how the world works through a major global discipline.

“Students in the BSPH will take classes on contemporary topics, including issues in environmental health, prevention of chronic diseases and injury, and health care both in the U.S and internationally. These are all topics that are of-the-moment and represent the challenges of the future,” said Gail Kaye, PhD, BSPH program director.

Link to PDF flyer

*****

The Ohio State University's College of Public Health is an integral part of the most comprehensive health sciences campus in the nation. The college was created in February 2007 by the University Board of Trustees. First established in 1995 as part of the College of Medicine, we are the first and only accredited school of public health in the state of Ohio. Specializations within the college include biostatistics, environmental health sciences, epidemiology, health behavior and health promotion, health services management and policy, veterinary public health and clinical translational sciences. The college is currently ranked 21st in public health graduate schools by US News & World Report. Its Master of Health Administration program is ranked 12th.