Students

Only 59% of eligible Ohio State students cast their vote in the 2016 presidential election. This year, the College of Public Health hopes to raise that percentage. 

Ariana Pitcher, a senior specializing in public health sociology with a minor in pharmaceutical sciences, has 

While the coronavirus has changed the job landscape for college students everywhere, COVID-19 has presented an extra challenge for students in public health.

With lawmakers driving decisions around public health challenges including health care access, clean water, addiction and vaccination, advocacy is critical to keeping communities safe, healthy and equitable.

From communicating with elected officials to leading organized policy research to calling for justice on social media, students and faculty at the College of Public Health are advocating for positive change in meaningful ways.

Ajeet Gill was supposed to spend his summer working with a local nonprofit distributing meals and essential services to vulnerable communities. Instead, he's working as a COVID-19 contact tracer for Columbus Public Health. 

As Mental Health Month comes to a close, we asked students to explain the important role that public health has to play in promoting and protecting mental well-being.

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.”

Conquering the socio-cultural barriers that hinder students' mental wellness is no small task, especially when you're working toward your undergraduate degree in public health. But that's the mission Meghana Gorur has taken on as president of the Pan-Asian Mental Wellness Association (PMWA), a student organization at Ohio State that aims to break the stigma surrounding mental health through education, advocacy and dialogue.