Category: Public Health

Public Health Week wraps up at OSU

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date April 8, 2016

Public health week activities were in full swing around campus this week. OSU’s student-led public health club hosted three events on campus to coincide with the American Public Health Association’s (APHA) annual observance of National Public Health Week.

A healthy snack giveaway, “Dropout Nation” viewing and cigarette butt clean-up were held to increase awareness of public health issues on campus. Club president Catherine Huang says choosing the events was difficult because the club felt there are many important public health topics. They went with themes that coincide with APHA’s efforts to create a healthier nation.

Public Health

Working on well-being: Enjoyment is key

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date April 6, 2016

Ellen says finding enjoyment in what you eat and what you do is key. “For activity, yoga may not be my cup of tea, but I enjoy CrossFit. Find an activity that you enjoy doing and do it for longer and more often. For eating, red peppers may not be my favorite, but I love lots of beets, cauliflower and brussels sprouts. Fill half your plate with a variety of fruits and vegetables that you like, try a new vegetable or fruit every week or month, switch to whole grains for one of your daily foods, and eat whole grains more often,” she says.

Tags Ellen Smit, Public Health

Alumni Features Public Health

PHHS student to receive Thurgood Marshall Graduate Scholarship

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date March 31, 2016

Health Promotion and Health Behavior PhD student Ryan Singh recently received news that he will receive the Thurgood Marshall Graduate Scholarship, which honors Thurgood Marshall, the first black American to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Tags Health Promotion and Health Behavior, Peggy Dolcini, Ryan Singh

Public Health

Trip to Ethiopia strengthens relationships, increases food safety and nutrition awareness

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date March 10, 2016

Assistant Professor Stephanie Grutzmacher recently traveled to Ethiopia to strengthen public health relationships with Debre Berhan University.

Tags Araya Assfaw, Center for Global Health, Nutrition, Public Health, School of Biological and Population Health Sciences, Stephanie Grutzmacher

Public Health Research

Inside the mind of researcher Veronica Irvin

Post author By COH Marcomm
Post date March 9, 2016

It’s important for researchers to share or disseminate their findings, and I’m interested in learning what information is shared – or not – how that information is communicated and how that influences some else’s behavior.