To serve & protect
November 14, 2019 Tracy Plouck has devoted her career as a public servant to helping women in recovery, and now she’s helping offset Appalachia’s opioid crisis in a new role at OHIO.
I will walk with you
October 23, 2019 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.
In residence
October 18, 2019 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.
Destination Delhi
September 3, 2019 Stephanie Deuley, highlights her time as a Student Doctor with Child and Family Health International in Delhi, India.
Eat This Way, Not That Way. Forever.
March 7, 2019 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.
Breastfeeding benefits mom and baby both in the short- and long-term
July 30, 2018 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...
Student Doctor, Patrick Finnegan, blogs about time with Irish Physicians
April 14, 2018 Student Doctor, Patrick Finnegan, blogs about his time with Irish Physicians at Beaumont Hospital in Dublin, Ireland during the Spring of 2018.
Donning the White Coat
February 18, 2018 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..
A healthy perspective
December 18, 2017 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.
OHIO’s Global Health Case Competition: Sharing solutions abroad and in Athens
August 25, 2017 The start of the new academic year means the start of a new Global Health Case Competition for Ohio University’s Global Health Initiative.
Winners of the 2014 Global Health Case Competition Presented a World of Opportunities
September 21, 2015 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.
