environmental public health

The Student: Elli Schwartz

I was fortunate last summer to spend 10 weeks in Malawi, the “Warm Heart of Africa.” I traveled to this small country in the southeastern part of the continent to work on an epidemiological study through the UNC Project-Malawi, under the direction of William Miller, MD, PhD, MPH, and Kathy Lancaster, PhD, MPH, professors of epidemiology at Ohio State’s College of Public Health.  

It’s All Connected: Ohio State’s commitment to Global One Health unwavering as environmental needs expand

The relationship between regional development and public health can be a rocky one. On the one hand, economic growth offers more opportunity for prosperity, which can lead to better health care and longer life expectancy. On the other hand, growth and development put greater strain on the environment and introduce new health challenges to regions that may not be prepared to handle them. That’s where The Ohio State University’s Global One Health initiative (GOHi) comes in.