College of Health Sciences and Professions Stories

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Ohio University receives Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES) funding

The majority of the funding will be utilized to build and offer a customized tele-behavioral health platform through Apportis, to assist students with mental health and overall wellness.

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Meet recent IHS graduate Amy Gladstone

Amy Gladstone is a fall 2020 graduate of the Bachelor of Integrated Healthcare Studies program. Learn more about Gladstone here.

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Debra McBride recognized for volunteer efforts in Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

"Without Debra's contributions and those of the other examiners, the Baldrige Award, and the $30 billion in economic benefits it has created, would not exist,"....

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Participants needed for January 27 weight bias in medicine study

As a participant of this workshop, you will be placed into groups intermixed with students and practitioners of various healthcare professions.

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CHSP senior wins National Association of Social Workers Ohio, Region 5 “Student of the Year” award

Each year, the NASW Ohio Chapter recognizes exceptional social workers, students, agencies, public citizens and elected officials whose work reflects the values of the social work profession.

WellWorks is celebrating this year's National Nutrition Month theme of "Celebrate a World of Flavors" by giving all employees free access to a Nutrition Self-Assessment Tool and virtual Nutrition Breaks.

CHSP’s Nutrition Treatment program offering spring semester telehealth counseling for campus, community members

The virtual program, which is available throughout spring 2021, consists of three, one-on-one nutritional counseling sessions and is free of charge.

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VR tech puts more heart into health care

OHIO experts’ immersive VR simulation shows how bias can obstruct patients’ access to care—and lets providers practice their response.

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To serve & protect

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.

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.

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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.

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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..

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