Ohio University HCOM Social Medicine

09/06/2024

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12/22/2023

Congrats to our Ohio University colleague Dr. Graciela Muniz Terrera, who delivered an invited presentation "Dementia Risk, Statistical Models " yesterday at the 8th Coloquio de Matematicas, in Montevideo, Uruguay.

11/15/2023

Congrats to Adrianne Frech, Associate Professor of Population Health, who published “The Myth of Men’s Stable, Continuous Labor Force Attachment: Multitrajectories of U.S. Baby Boomer Men’s Employment” in Socius with colleagues from Penn State University and beyond).

Steady employment has long been the assumed standard associated with the American man, especially by the baby boomer generation. New research is pushing back on the archetype and shedding light on the potential consequences of upholding the “breadwinner” ideology in a labor market in which reali...

11/05/2023

We are so proud of our friend, chair, and
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine colleague, Dr. Joe Bianco, for his induction into Courage to Teach, which honors the contributions of dedicated instructors who have a deep passion for teaching and inspiring students to champion humanism. Congrats Joe!

10/03/2023

Congrats to our colleague, Dr. Zelalem Haile, on being named Interim Director of Global Health at Ohio University. Much deserved.

As we welcome back students this fall, we also welcome our new Interim Director of the Global Health Initiative (GHI), Zelalem Haile, MPH, PhD. Dr. Haile is an Associate Professor in Social Medicine at the Heritage College of Medicine and isn't really new to GHI. He has been working with GHI for many years as the Instructor of our Secondary Data Analysis course and as a key team member of our health system strengthening work in Africa. We look forward to the new directions GHI will take under his leadership! Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine Ohio University College of Health Sciences and Professions Center for International Studies - Ohio University Ohio University Interdisciplinary Health Studies Ohio University Global Affairs

10/03/2023

Dr. Amy Acton, former Director of the Ohio Department of Health during the first phase of the pandemic, talks with Daniel Skinner, Associate Professor of Health Policy at Ohio University and host of the podcast Prognosis Ohio, during the Ohio under Covid Symposium held at University of Cincinnati on Sept. 22nd. The symposium brought together editors and contributors to the book "Ohio under COVID" University of Michigan Press. Philosophy faculty Vanessa Carbonell, a co-editor of the volume, participated in the symposium along with philosophy affiliate Elizabeth Lanphier, Assistant Professor in the Cincinnati Ethics Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and a chapter contributor. The volume examines the social and ethical impacts of the pandemic on the state of Ohio, drawing together many voices from within and outside academia.

Link to the book: https://press.umich.edu/Books/O/Ohio-under-COVID2.

UC news article: https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2023/09/uc-hosts-expert-symposium-on-covid-now-and-then.html

Storymaps: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d6a285f770c84ad5867dd7c15f62bcc5

College of Arts & Sciences, University of Cincinnati

04/13/2023

09/14/2021

October 19, 2021 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Columbus Council on World Affairs is privileged to host and interview TIME Magazine’s 2020 Kid of The Year, Gitanjali Rao. The 15-year-old innovator, author, and STEM promoter has a mission to create a global community of young innovators to take on the world’s most pressing challenges. Rao’s noteworthy work in STEM addresses issues ranging from potable water access to cyberbullying, and she’s just getting started.
https://columbusworldaffairs.org/event/inventing-a-new-world-discussion-with-time-magazines-kid-of-the-year/

09/14/2021

Congrats to our colleague Dr. Dawn Graham, who will be a guest speaker today at the Rocky Boots Annual Health and Wellness Fair, lecturing on "The Importance and Neurophysiology of Sleep.” This is a great example of the kind of cool community-oriented work our colleagues do.

08/31/2021

Great quotes from our colleague Berkeley Franz: "It’s led to unnecessary setbacks in the vaccination campaign and our ability to resume normal social life...There have been more disruptions than necessary."

Observers say people are taking cues from politicians who have used COVID-19 as a wedge issue to fan the flames.

08/20/2021

Link to the petition is in the article.

When Dr. Shari Tenpenny told a hearing of the Ohio House Health Committee that the COVID-19 vaccine magnetized people, not only was she spouting off scientifically unfounded and false claims about the vaccine, she was also contributing to an ongoing skepticism of her profession.