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Center for Health Innovation connects students with the community for hands-on learning and outreach

Surge bench students Sarra Hawash, Marisol De La Torre, Shahad Almahdi and Tia McPharlin take time out with Sandi Phibbs at a max vaccination event.
Surge bench students Sarra Hawash, Marisol De La Torre, Shahad Almahdi and Tia McPharlin take time out with Sandi Phibbs at a max vaccination event.

Since August 2020, a talented team of students in OSU’s Center for Health Innovation have provided “surge” support to local public health departments in response to COVID-19.

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It takes a village

family in a doctors office

After an outbreak of COVID-19 in Lincoln County hit Latino communities especially hard, it brought awareness to their disproportionate access to health resources, information and other community services. OSU Extension faculty jumped in to help.

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College TRACE workers find opportunity amid crisis

TRACE COVID-19 collection

For OSU students, the study provides hands-on experience and the potential to make a local and global impact.