The Student: Dan Brook
I fell in love with epidemiology in 2011. I was a freshman at Ohio State and my familiarity with public health was limited to the movie “Contagion” and the Affordable Care Act. After I had the opportunity to meet with and observe some professors at the College of Public Health, I was hooked.
Turning Pain into Action: Disaster Relief from 2,000 Miles Away
It’s autumn semester. The sun is still shining, the leaves are still on the buckeye trees and Liane Davila-Martin was settling in to the final year of earning her master’s degree in epidemiology at Ohio State.
Loved one’s death could spur aggressive measures against breast cancer
Study: High-risk women’s decisions tied to experiences of family, friends
A woman’s memories of a loved one’s experience with cancer could play a significant role in how she approaches breast cancer prevention in her own life, a new study has found.
A Head Start
Meet just a few of the College of Public Health students combating opioid and substance abuse in between classes.
Crisis Intervention, Campus Innovation
Ohio State's Opioid Innovation Fund inspires multidisciplinary partnerships to address the opioid epidemic
Research forums a rite of passage for many students
Not all students have the honor of competing in research forums, which makes being selected to participate an achievement in and of itself.
Researchers seek to identify specific carcinogens affecting firefighters
Firefighters are 14 percent more likely to experience cancer-related deaths than the general U.S. population, according to a study by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Tobacco 21 becomes law in Columbus with leadership from CPH faculty
Columbus recently passed a law known as Tobacco 21, which raised the legal age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21.
Get to Know: Patrick Schnell
Ohio State Public Health sits down with Patrick Schnell, PhD, assistant professor of biostatistics, who joined the college’s faculty ranks this academic year.