College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

In August, community health worker trainees use virtual reality tech to immerse themselves in the impact of Narcan, an anti-overdose drug. Photo by Ellee Achten, BSJ '14, MA '17

I will walk with you

Community health workers are known by a lot of names: outreach worker, patient advocate, public health aide. Some think "cheerleader" could be added to the list. They are trusted community members who connect those in need of health services to healthcare resources and advocate on their behalf.

Kay-Anne Darlington, MA '10, PHD '15, portrait outside Jefferson Hall

In residence

As hundreds of students settled into Jeff Hall this fall, they discovered they’d be sharing the space with an unlikely resident—Kay-Anne Darlington, MA '10, PHD '15, a global health instructor and a member of OHIO’s Faculty-in-Residence program.

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Destination Delhi

Stephanie Deuley, highlights her time as a Student Doctor with Child and Family Health International in Delhi, India.

Woman sits at table with various food in front of her

Eat This Way, Not That Way. Forever.

Mercedes Sotos-Prieto, an assistant professor of food and nutrition science at Ohio University's College of Health Sciences and Professions, emphasizes the long-term impact of healthier eating habits on longevity.

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Breastfeeding benefits mom and baby both in the short- and long-term

Jul 30, 2018 By Joe Higgins Breastfeeding has benefits for both infants and mothers, both in the short-term and the long-term alike, according to Ohio University’s Ilana Chertok, who added that t...

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Student Doctor, Patrick Finnegan, blogs about time with Irish Physicians

Student Doctor, Patrick Finnegan, blogs about his time with Irish Physicians at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland during the Spring of 2018.

Doctors during their rite of passage ceremony

Donning the White Coat

Nearly 400 people attended the rite of passage ceremony for 105 OHIO School of Nursing (SON) sophomores on Friday, Jan. 26, during the Class of 2020 White Coat Ceremony..

Zaya Gillogly and a Paraguayan friend test each other's strength during GHI's May 2017 trip to Paraguay.

A healthy perspective

Ohio University has a culture of doing. Bobcats don’t like to sit on the sidelines—they’d rather go out into the world, see for themselves, and figure out if they can make a difference. OHIO’s Global Health Initiative (GHI) gives students a way to turn this hunger to do good into acts of goodwill.

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OHIO’s Global Health Case Competition: Sharing solutions abroad and in Athens

The start of the new academic year means the start of a new Global Health Case Competition for Ohio University’s Global Health Initiative.

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Winners of the 2014 Global Health Case Competition Presented a World of Opportunities

The winners of last year’s Global Health Case Competition continue to reap a world of opportunities and a renewed passion for learning as a result of their winning proposal.

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