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Student-athlete helps relaunch Columbus public health camp

After COVID shuttered Columbus Public Health’s summer camp for middle schoolers for two years, public health sociology undergraduate Katelyn Abeln took on the challenge of relaunching the program during her summer capstone project.

As an intern, she led the effort to teach 12- to 15-year-old students about the ways public health impacts their lives during Camp Public Health, a weeklong experience that includes a visit to Ohio State’s Columbus campus.

New undergraduate general education will benefit public health students

Expected to launch autumn 2022, Ohio State’s new general education (GE) model for undergraduate students will focus on foundation courses, thematic pathways and a new “launch seminar” and “reflection seminar” that help students connect the dots between courses. It will also allow students to better tailor their academic experience to align with their interests and goals.

BSPH student confronts black women's health disparities at APHA

Third-year Bachelor of Science in Public Health student Kaitlyn Jones presented a poster at the 2018 American Public Health Association's Annual Meeting and Expo, the largest annual gathering of public health professionals, on Sunday. Over 12,000 people attended and presented research at the event with the theme "Creating the Healthiest Nation: Health Equity Now.”