Meet Tinu Ijewemen, a third-year student in the College of Public Health’s combined BSPH-MPH program studying epidemiology.

If hospitals consistently and comprehensively support trauma survivors with mental health needs, including after they’re discharged, the survivors are less likely to find themselves back in the hospital in crisis, a new study has found.

The College of Public Health honored two members of the faculty and staff who exemplify the university’s shared values and commitments to excellence, diversity and innovation as part of the third annual College of Public Health Ethics at Ohio State (ETHOS) Awards.

Stacy Endres-Dighe was a child when she learned about the chilling impact of stigma on health. Her uncle died during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic after delaying testing and treatment because of the way society viewed AIDS patients at the time. 

“It had this ripple effect on my family,” she said. “I knew…that something, this stigma and the reason behind him not pursuing health care, was a serious public health problem.”