environmental public health

Michael Bisesi receives President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service

Michael Bisesi, vice dean of academic affairs and academic administration and professor and interim chair of environmental health sciences, has received the Ohio State President and Provost’s Award for Distinguished Faculty Service, presented annually to up to three faculty members whose contributions have made an impact on the quality of the university. 

Students deliver winter clothing to those in need

Students, faculty and staff worked alongside Operation Giving Relief to Area Children for Enrichment (GRACE) to collect and donate approximately 68 outfits for the Juvenile Court’s Family Unification and Recovery Program in Scioto County.

Donations included pants, shirts, socks, underwear and winter coats. 

Public Health Student Leadership Council president and third-year environmental public health student Elli Schwartz launched the clothing drive in 2018 in response to opioid-related research by epidemiology chair William Miller, MD, PhD, MPH.

It’s All Connected: Ohio State’s commitment to Global One Health unwavering as environmental needs expand

The relationship between regional development and public health can be a rocky one. On the one hand, economic growth offers more opportunity for prosperity, which can lead to better health care and longer life expectancy. On the other hand, growth and development put greater strain on the environment and introduce new health challenges to regions that may not be prepared to handle them. That’s where The Ohio State University’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) comes in.

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