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Community Engagement Model to Launch This Week

Ohio State faculty members have created a new community engagement model to link health disparities to poor health outcomes in the greater Columbus, Ohio, community, and it officially kicks off this week.
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Knee-jerk vaping bans will fail public health, experts argue

Evidence supports e-cigarettes as a harm-reduction tool
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Out-of-network costs soar for non-emergency hospitalizations

Patient cost-sharing nearly doubled from 2012 to 2017, study finds
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Public health and social work students tackle issues in the foster-care system

Thirty public health and social work students joined forces to tackle issues in the adolescent foster care system this fall. Their goal: Develop an intervention forThe Bair Foundation of Columbusto encourage stability for young people in group home and residential settings.
Andy Wapner

Center for Public Health Practice hosts first-time quality improvement conference

To help public health professionals seeking techniques for improving practice throughout the state, the College of Public Health’s Center for Public Health Practice is hosting its first Ohio Public Health Improvement Exchange conference this week.
Mahmood Alalwan

APHA 2019 a time to highlight research, connect and learn

PHILADELPHIA – The College of Public Health was well-represented – and recognized – at this month’s annual meeting of the American Public Health Association.
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Many insured Americans go out of network, pay more for behavioral health despite parity laws

Study details high out-of-pocket costs
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Study: no link between “extreme” personal grooming, STDs

Research contradicts previous reports

PUBHEHS 4330
Environmental Epigenetics

Epigenetics is an exciting and rapidly growing field of science, with increasing applications in molecular biology, epidemiology and environmental science. Epigenetics is the study of biological mechanisms that will influence exposed host gene expression without altering DNA sequences. Epigenetic patterns of individuals can change over time by different environmental influences that explain a link between nature and nurture. For example, how identical twins with the same genetically information show different susceptibilities to disease. One of the mechanisms is changes in DNA methylation. The course will provide a solid foundation in epigenetics and introduce the basic mechanisms of epigenetic control of gene expression, major laboratory methods and research applications of in molecular biology, epidemiology and the environmental sciences.

Prequisite(s): Biology 1113 or 1114 or permission of instructor

3 Credits PUBHEHS
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