Stories tagged with: Community Health Programs

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Applications open for fall Community Health Worker training

August 5, 2024 2 min

Ohio University is accepting applications for the Community Health Worker Program for fall 2024. The free program will begin in September with a hybrid model including online and in-person classes.

Ohio University students at the Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine work in an OMM clinic in Dublin, Ohio.

Ohio University leads state in several medical rankings: U.S. News and World Report

July 25, 2024 3 min

Ohio University has emerged as a leader in medical education within the state of Ohio, securing top positions in several categories in the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings.

Celebration of the Heritage Community Clinic's new mini mobile unit

Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine adds mini mobile unit to health clinic fleet

April 4, 2024 4 min

The Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine has added a new mobile unit to its fleet to be used by the Heritage Community Clinic to provide free medical services in Southeast Ohio.
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Community Health

'You're a bridge. You are the community.'

March 14, 2024 9 min

How OHIO-trained community health workers connect with and care for the people in their region.
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Diabetes

Revolutionizing diabetes care: Ohio University's impact on the Appalachian Diabetes Belt

March 7, 2024 7 min

Diabetes, a national crisis, hits close to home in the heart of Appalachia. While the infamous "Diabetes Belt" traditionally encompasses southern states like Georgia and Alabama, the Appalachian region grapples with similarly alarming rates of diabetes-related mortality.

Innovation Center 2019

OHIO receives an extension to its APLU Innovation and Economic Prosperity designation, a nod to its continued support of Southeast Ohio

January 31, 2024 4 min

The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has extended a highly competitive community and economic development designation to Ohio University.
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Health

OHIO’s Diabetes Institute

November 1, 2023 4 min

Offering free care for those in need
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Ohio University and state of Ohio partner in fight against opioid overdoses

October 18, 2023 5 min

Across the United States, accidental fentanyl ingestion is taking the lives of thousands of young adults. Ohio University is leading an initiative with the state of Ohio to make naloxone accessible.
Translational Research Facility

Ohio University’s Heritage College to bring researchers together through new Translational Research Facility

November 1, 2022 5 min

Ohio University’s Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine will start work on a new facility on the Athens campus dedicated to translational research.

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Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University Partnership Expands Innovative Healthcare in Rural Southeast Ohio

April 11, 2022 2 min

A recent $750,000 partnership between Buckeye Health Plan and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine is expanding the medical knowledge base in underserved regions.
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