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What's News – MHA students win national Case Competition; Wanted: Quarter-million health workers; National Public Health Week activities; Results of College's strategic plan survey; Nominations sought for annual alumni awards
Faces and Places – Sharon Stanley to present at homeland security summit; Michele Shipp to join ODH; CPHP practitioner develops public service announcement contest for kids; Division of Epidemiology welcomes new project coordinator; Office of Workforce Development welcomes new program manager
Student Scoop – International Affairs seeks applicants for student grant competition; 2008-09 Freshman Seminar call for proposals; CPH students attend seminar on dining manners
Society Page – CPH Alumni Society; HSMP Alumni Society
Alumni Notes – March Alumni Spotlight: Brian Miller, MD, MPH
Useful Tidbits – APHA award honors promising public health practitioners, students; Registration open for fifth-annual Patterson Lecture
The World We Live In – Study finds emerging diseases on rise; Think twice before adding lemon wedge to your drink; It's economics vs. public health as EPA decision on ozone nears
Photo Finish – Opportune moment
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| MHA students (from left) Nick Schmidt, Kyle Dorsey and Julie Anstine receive a celebratory $9,000 check from Ray Watts for their first-place finish in the national Case Competition. |
| MHA students win national Case Competition |
A team of three graduate students from the College of Public Health beat 20 other college teams to take top honors at the national Case Competition in Birmingham, Ala., on Feb. 7. MHA students Julie Anstine, Kyle Dorsey and Nick Schmidt won $3,000 each, besting competitors from Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, Northwestern University and many other schools.
“Our students’ education is our vocation,” said College of Public Health Dean Stanley Lemeshow. “The giant check is a pretty nice pat on the back, but eventually that money will be spent. What you will always keep are the skills and knowledge that you acquire in your education here.” Read more > |
| Wanted: Quarter-million health workers |
The United States will need more than 250,000 new public health workers – physicians, nurses, administrators and others – by 2020 to avert a shortage, according to a study released today by the Association of Schools of Public Health. Almost a quarter of the current health workforce, or 110,000 workers, will become eligible for retirement in the next several years, the study projects. Read more > |
| National Public Health Week activities |
The Ohio State University College of Public Health will do its part to increase public health awareness during National Public Health Week, April 7-13. Since 1995, the American Public Health Association has organized activities around the weeklong event and determined a public health theme each year. OSU students, faculty and staff have organized events for this week including:
Public Health Grand Rounds: “In Sickness and In Wealth” panel discussion, April 8, 3 p.m., Meiling Hall, Room 160. The topic, based on the PBS series "Unnatural Causes," explores America’s racial and socioeconomic inequities in health. The panel discussion will include Columbus Health Commissioner Teresa Long, Ohio Department of Health Director Alvin Jackson and Assistant Professor Kenny Steinman. Read more >
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| Results of College's strategic plan survey |
| The College of Public Health recently conducted a survey about its strategic priorities. Results of the survey will guide the mid-term review of the College's 5-year strategic plan. View the results here > |
| Nominations sought for annual alumni awards |
| The OSU Alumni Association is seeking nominations for its 50th annual alumni awards. Each year, the Alumni Association presents awards in seven categories to honor those living alumni who personify Ohio State’s tradition of excellence. To nominate a distinguished alumna or alumnus, download the official nomination form and complete the listed instructions. All nominations must be postmarked by Monday (3/31). This year’s ceremony is scheduled for Sept. 26 at the Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High St. Read more > |
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Sharon Stanley to present at homeland security summit |
| Sharon Stanley, program director of the Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness, will present "Room to Grow - Incubating Competency-Based Training for Busy Practitioners" at the second-annual Homeland Defense and Security Education Summit at the University of Maryland, March 18-19. |
| Michele Shipp to join ODH |
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Michele Shipp, M.D., research assistant professor in the Division of Health Behavior and Health Promotion, has accepted a position as assistant director for programs at the Ohio Department of Health. “It’s a loss for the College, but a wonderful opportunity for Michele," said Dean Stanley Lemeshow. "We look forward to collaborating with her in her new role.” In her resignation letter, Dr. Shipp praised the support from professor Phyllis Pirie, the division's chair, as well as from the dean and her colleagues. Best wishes Michele. |
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| Public service announcement contest for kids |
| Prabu David, evaluation specialist at the College's Ohio Center for Public Health Preparedness and associate professor in OSU's School of Communication, recently created a video contest for middle- and high-school students to create public service announcements. The contest, which is called HealthFlix and will launch in April, provides an opportunity for young filmmakers and videographers to create commercials promoting health and safety. The goal is to find fresh PSAs that speak to traditional audiences in new ways and expose new audiences to a bold, unique approach to promoting health and safety. For more info > |
| Division of Epidemiology welcomes new project coordinator |
| On March 3, Wayne Dellinger became the new project coordinator in the Division of Epidemiology, where he will assist Professor Jay Wilkins on a study titled "Developing and Evaluating New Approaches to Youth Agricultural Injury Prevention." Dellinger joins CPH from the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, where he worked in the OSU Extension Agricultural Safety Office. Dellinger has worked at OSU for 14 years, including for the School of Public Health from 1999 to 2001. He has a bachelor's in Agricultural Education/Agricultural Economics, and a master's in Human and Community Resource Development. |
| Office of Workforce Development welcomes new program manager |
| Racquel Graham is a new program manager in the Office of Workforce Development. She assumed her new role as leader of development initiatives on March 3. She will also help build the program's consulting practice. Graham brings a wealth of knowledge to the division and is experienced in facilitating groups, leading strategic planning and improving the quality of departmental procedures. |
| MEDIA MENTIONS |
| Alice Jamen, an MPH student and OSU women's basketball player, is featured in an online video and audio slideshow for helping the Buckeyes win the Big Ten Championship, four years in a row. Jamen, who is a senior from Cameroon, is described as the "epitome of perseverance." Jamen’s hard work and dedication, both on and off the court, earned her Ohio State’s Phyllis Bailey Award for the “player that best demonstrates athletic achievement, academic responsibility, effort, enthusiasm and loyalty to the program.” Read more > |
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International Affairs seeks applicants for student grant competition |
| International Affairs is seeking applications for its Spring Faculty and Student Grant Competition. The purpose of the grant program is to promote the understanding of foreign countries, cultures and peoples through academic study. Projects can explore languages, arts and politics, and address global issues in a regional context such as, public health and public policy. Applications are due March 28. For more info > |
| 2008-09 Freshman Seminar call for proposals |
| The Freshman Seminar program is accepting proposals for the 2008-09 academic year. Tenure-track faculty are invited to propose a 1 or 2 credit Freshman Seminar for the upcoming academic year. For details about the programs and how to propose a seminar, visit http://freshmanseminars.osu.edu. Questions may be directed to Jessica Mercerhill at mercerhill.1@osu.edu or call 292-6248. |
| CPH students attend seminar on dining manners |
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MIND YOUR MANNERS – Several College of Public Health students attended a seminar on dining etiquette titled "Putting Your Best Fork Forward" in January. The session was led by renowned etiquette professional Ann Marie Sabath of At Ease Inc. The event was sponsored by the Association for Future Health Care Executives and the College of Public Health's Division of Health Services Management and Policy. |
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Notes from CPH Alumni Society
President Amy Wermert |
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Notes from HSMP Alumni Society
Executive Director Amy Thaci |
BOWLING FOR SCHOLARS – About 40 alumni and students turned out for the CPH Alumni Society winter social event at Columbus Square Bowling earlier this month. "With such a great turnout and high enthusiasm from students and alumni, I think a bowling night could become an annual event," said Amy Wermert, the society's president. (This photo was provided by Blake Warner, a Ph.D. student in the Division of Environmental Health Sciences.) |
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Executive Director Amy Thaci
The HSMP Alumni Society helps provide and promote a continuing relationship of cooperation, understanding and fellowship among students of various graduating classes, students of the HSMP program and faculty. Currently there are 150 members. Conference calls are held once a month.
Want to join? Contact Amy Thaci, at 614-292-6457 or e-mail hsmpalum@cph.osu.edu. For more info >
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| The College of Public Health has added a new feature to its Web site. It's called Alumni Spotlight. The section highlights an alumnus of our College through a question-and-answer type format. Our first spotlighted alumni is Brian Miller. |
Brian Miller and son Jacob
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MARCH ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: BRIAN MILLER
Brian Miller, age 30 of Newark, Ohio, received an MD and MPH through Ohio State’s five-year, combined-degree program in 2005. He now works as a resident physician at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Ga., and is currently fulfilling a four-year training program in psychiatry.
What’s one thing you learned at the College of Public Health that’s helped you in “the real world?”
As a psychiatric epidemiologist, I rely daily on the basic concepts and tools learned from my MPH coursework in epidemiology. My MPH practicum and culminating project honed my skills in literature searches and manuscript preparation, which are essential in research. Read more >
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| (If you’d like to submit news about your career or personal accomplishments to this section or are interested in being an Alumni Spotlight, please e-mail College of Public Health Communications Coordinator Wendy Pramik at wpramik@cph.osu.edu.) |
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| APHA award honors promising public health practitioners, students |
| The American Public Health Association is now accepting nominations for the Jay S. Drotman Memorial Award. The award is presented annually by the American Public Health Association to a promising young public health professional or student, who demonstrates potential in the health field by challenging traditional public health policy or practice in a creative or positive manner. Deadline to enter is April 18. For more info, contact Deborah Dillard at (202) 777-2442 or e-mail deborah.dillard@apha.org. Nomination form > |
| Registration open for fifth-annual Patterson Lecture |
| Online registration is now available for the James F. Patterson Land-Grant University Lecture by President E. Gordon Gee, on April 15, from 3 to 5 p.m., at the Blackwell Inn. Recipients of the 2008 outreach and engagement grants will be announced, and Ohio State nominees for the regional Outreach Scholarship W.K. Kellogg Foundation Engagement Award will be recognized. For more info > |
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Study finds emerging diseases on rise |
Scientists analyzed 335 diseases that emerged between 1940 and 2004, and found the rate of new infectious diseases is increasing. More than half of the diseases jumped from animals to humans. (Reported on National Public Radio) Read more > |
| Think twice before adding lemon wedge to your drink |
| Lemon wedges in restaurants often contain disease-causing bacteria. (Reported by HealthInspections.com) Read more > |
| It's economics vs. public health as EPA decision on ozone nears |
| Big industries in Washington are waging an intense lobbying effort to block new, tougher limits on air pollution that is blamed for hundreds of heart attacks, deaths and cases of asthma, bronchitis and other breathing problems. (Reported by the Associated Press.) Read more > |
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OPPORTUNE MOMENT – Many students attended the Opportunities Fair on Feb. 26 at the RPAC to meet and greet local health care practitioners, who offered them advice on practicums, research projects and post-graduate positions. Pictured above (from left) are Ph.D. student Blake Warner, MPH student Laura Hoye and CPH Alumni Society President Amy Wermert. View more photos of the Opportunities Fair here >
Photo request
The communications department wants your photo submissions to publish in the Photo Finish section of Alma Matters. We're looking for photos that depict any "public health experience." Ideas for entries include a school or community event, a faculty or student research project and a fellowship or internship experience. Please send images with a brief description to wpramik@cph.osu.edu. |
