College of Public Health Podcasts - The Ohio State University

Quit smoking - social networking may help

Mary Ellen Wewers, professor in the College of Public Health at The Ohio State University and her team of researchers have been studying the lives of women in the Appalachian region of Ohio. She has found a correlation between the number of friends a woman has and the success of smoking cessation. Professor Wewers also stresses the need for tougher regulations of the sale of tobacco products in the U.S.

Midland Lecture Series: "Perhaps We Can: Prospects for Health Care Reform in the Age of Obama"

In this presentation, Dr. Lawrence D. Brown explores whether current political circumstances are more conducive to reform than they were when the Clinton plan collapsed fifteen years ago and addresses the unique challenges confronting health care reform today.

2009 Commencement Luncheon

Students from the Class of 2009 talk about their plans and what it means to be done!

Do you like swimming at a beach?

Swimming at inland beaches, like state parks or lakes, can be dangerous to your health due to urban sewer overflows, manure runoff, and failing rural septic systems. See what one PhD student at Ohio State's College of Public Health is doing to make it safer for you to swim.

This is Public Health

College of Public Health is participating in a national campaign which uses bright-red stickers to promote public health. Learn how you can be a part of it, too.

Public health and engineering students collaborate in risk assessment class

Students in the colleges of Public Health and Engineering learn to tackle topic of risk assessment together. Course taught by professors in each discipline.

PhD student accepted into Epidemic Intelligence Service program

Ellen Yard, a PhD student in epidemiology at the College of Public Health, was accepted into the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Epidemic Intelligence Service Program.

Public health champion strives to make world a safer place for children

Dr. Gary Smith is the founder and director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Research Institute of Nationwide Children's Hospital. There, he and his team turn published research into real-world solutions to decrease preventable injuries to children.

Thinking Globally

College of Public Health researchers and students advance knowledge about global health.

Public health champion advocates for breast-cancer awareness among minority populations

Driven by her own personal experience with cancer and a passion for helping others, Barbara Beckwith, 72, has made it her personal goal to support minority breast cancer survivors in Columbus by assisting them with the physical and emotional side effects that accompany cancer survivorship.

Master of Health Administration program’s summer residency provides hands-on experience

Julie Johnston, a second-year student in the College of Public Health’s Master of Health Administration program, worked for 12 weeks at Ohio State University Medical Center East to fulfill her summer residency.

Researching Cervical Cancer in Appalachia

Researchers at The Ohio State University College of Public Health are researching why women in Ohio’s Appalachian region are contracting cervical cancer at a rate 24 percent higher than other U.S. women.

Undergrad Researchers Honored for Public Health Research

Two undergraduate students conducting public health research at Ohio State finished fourth in the 2008 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum. The students' project supports Assistant Professor Qinghua Sun's research on the link between air pollution in Ohio and cardiovascular disease.

Book club tackles the question "Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?"

The College of Public Health’s Diversity Enhancement Committee has formed a book club, and the first book they will discuss is Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

Women Shun Heavy Lifting in the Weight Room

A new study led by Brian Focht, assistant professor in the College’s division of health behavior and health promotion, indicates that women will typically choose less intense workouts when performing resistance exercises (weight training) than what a physician or physical trainer might prescribe.

Air pollution's impact on heart health

A College of Public Health researcher, Dr. Qinghua Sun, is using Ohio's air quality problems to better understand air pollution’s relationship to cardiovascular disease.