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BSPH students cap off semester with Capstone Poster Session
December 10, 2018 by Erinn Aulfinger
Each semester, the Bachelor of Science in Public Health (BSPH) Capstone Poster Session highlights the accomplishments of College of Public Health undergraduate students' capstone experiences and celebrates the faculty and staff who have helped the students reach their capstone goals.
The capstone project has been a required component of the BSPH curricula since the program's inception...
Read more »Scholarship to attend family planning forum won by doctoral student
September 11, 2018 by Erinn Aulfinger
Epidemiology doctoral student Courtney Dewart won a scholarship to attend the 2018 North American Forum on Family Planning next month in New Orleans.
Since its commencement in 2011, the three-day annual forum, co-sponsored by the Society of Family Planning, Planned Parenthood Federation...
Read more »New program boosts use of HIV medications in injection-drug users
August 30, 2018 by Misti Crane
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A relatively simple effort to provide counseling and connect injection-drug users with resources could prove powerful against the spread of HIV in a notoriously hard-to-reach population, new research suggests.
The study increased by almost 30 percent the use of...
Read more »CPH staff member wins annual research paper contest
August 24, 2018 by Erinn Aulfinger
Epidemiology program manager Brittney Keller-Hamilton was announced as one of five winners in the 2018 annual Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) Student Research Paper Contest.
Keller-Hamilton was awarded in the doctoral category for her paper titled “Tobacco and Alcohol on Television: A...
Read more »Algal blooms a threat to small lakes and ponds, too
August 23, 2018 by Misti Crane
Harmful algae isn’t just a problem for high-profile bodies of water – it poses serious, toxic threats in small ponds and lakes as well, new research has found.
A team of researchers from The Ohio State University examined water samples from two dozen ponds and small lakes in rural Ohio and found...
Epidemiology PhD student's study finds 2 in 5 teens texting while driving despite state bans
August 20, 2018 by Nationwide Children's Hospital
Li Li, MS, a doctoral student of epidemiology at the Ohio State University College of Public Health, is the first author of an article examining individual- and state-level factors associated with teens texting while driving. The study, done in conjunction with researchers from The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...
Read more »New report shows increasing trend of EMS-administered naloxone for overdoses
August 9, 2018 by Marti Leitch
A study conducted by researchers with The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians shows a significant increase in EMS administration of naloxone during a recent five-year period. Naloxone is a life-saving drug...
Read more »Research forums a rite of passage for many students
May 15, 2018 by Janaya Greene
In March, three of the college’s doctoral students placed in the top three in their respective categories at the Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum.
Brittany Keller-Hamilton (epidemiology) placed second for her research on the effects of outdoor tobacco advertising on young males; Seungjen Lee (environmental health sciences) placed second with his research on microcystin...
Read more »Researchers seek to identify specific carcinogens affecting firefighters
March 8, 2018 by Janaya Greene
CPH researchers Susan Olivo-Marston, PhD, MPH, Olorunfemi Adetona, PhD, and Darryl Hood, PhD, are building off of this study to find ways to improve firefighters’ occupational safety.
The team will use biological markers in firefighters to identify which specific contaminants emitted in structural fire smoke are associated with cancer.
Olivo-Marston, assistant professor of...
Read more »“Smart Foodsheds” project aims to improve food security in Columbus, Sacramento
December 5, 2017 by Janaya Greene
Although food is mass produced to feed the world’s population, health and nutritional disparities like food insecurity still affect millions of lives. Working to address these disparities is Ayaz Hyder, PhD, assistant professor of environmental health sciences at the College of Public Health. Hyder is co-principal investigator on a new National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded project aimed at...
Read more »Ohio State leaders explore health collaborations in Ethiopia
Over winter break Stanley Lemeshow, dean of the College of Public health, traveled to Ethiopia along with other Ohio State health science deans, faculty, and a student. For four days the group met with counterparts at Addis Ababa University and the University of Gondar, and toured medical facilities. They met with the President of Ethiopia, Girma Wolde Giorgis, as well.
The purpose of...
Read more »Undergraduate summer program allows students to test the waters of research
This past summer Rachel Rohrbach, a junior in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health program, was one of seven students chosen to be part of Ohio State’s Center for Population Health and Health Disparities Undergraduate Summer Research Internship Program. Through this 11-week program Rohrbach was able to complete...
Read more »College of Public Health tasked with evaluating state health department’s prevention and intervention programs
The Ohio Department of Health recently awarded The Ohio State University College of Public Health with a $255,000 contract to assess several of the state health department’s highest-profile prevention and intervention programs. Evaluations will be conducted of the following ODH programs: Creating Healthy Communities, Injury Prevention Sub-Grantee Planning and Technical Assistance, Project DAWN...
Read more »New Comparative Effectiveness Research training now available
A new program at Ohio State will train doctors, nurses and other health professionals on methods that compare emerging technologies and treatment options for serious illnesses and injuries.
The training provides a general introduction to Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER) and in-depth instruction on specific CER methods.
The ...
Read more »Teaching abroad opportunities await Public Health Fulbright Scholars
Chineze Okpalaoka, a global health minor and Mushtaq Dualeh, a College of Public Health undergraduate student, have both been selected as 2015-2016 Fulbright Scholars.
Okpalaoka will be traveling to South Africa to serve as a high school English...
MPH student cultivates bountiful therapeutic garden for patients at Dodd Rehab Hospital
Jaime Joseph, a Master of Public Health student in the College of Public Health's Program for Experienced Professionals, chose to revamp a therapeutic garden at the Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital as part of his practicum project.
After six months of hard work, patients can now enjoy fragrant flowers and homegrown vegetables and herbs while spending long stays at the hospital. Located...
Read more »Public Health Undergraduate Recognized at Denman Research Forum
Congratulations to Public Health undergraduate student, Elana Curry who was recognized at the 21st Annual Denman Undergraduate Research Forum this spring. More than 600 students in all disciplines presented posters on their research and creative activity projects on March 30 at the RPAC.
Research on e-cigarette use among Ohio Appalachian adults who wanted to quit...
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