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What's News - College reception at 2008 Public Health Combined Conference; Student presentations
Faces and Places - Division of Epidemiology welcomes new assistant professor; OCPHP staff named assistant managing editor of JHSEM
Student Scoop - Big plans for the summer?
Society Page - CPH Alumni Society; HSMP Alumni Society
Alumni Notes - May Alumni Spotlight
Useful Tidbits - View archived Converging Environmental Crises Webcast
The World We Live In - Study says fewer using cigarettes; Public Health Perspective: Why people's interest in public health is less?; New study shows corporate livestock farms pose risks to public health, environment
Photo Finish - 'Healthy Conversation'
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| College reception at Combined Conference, May 12 |
| The College of Public Health is proud to host a reception on the first evening of the 2008 Public Health Combined Conference, May 12-14. Faculty, staff, students and alumni are encouraged to attend from 5:30 to 7 p.m., May 12, in the Buckeye Room at the Crowne Plaza North, 6500 Doubletree, Ave. Refreshments provided. For a complete schedule of conference events, visit www.ohiopublichealth.org. Questions? E-mail CPH Communications Coordinator Wendy Pramik at wpramik@cph.osu.edu. |
| Students to present posters at Combined Conference, May 13 |
| Several College of Public Health students will give poster presentations at the 2008 Public Health Combined Conference at 12:45 p.m., May 13, Crowne Plaza North, Columbus. Participants include: Julie Freshwater and Yosef Khan, "Using Electronic Health Data as Predictors of Surgical Site Infections;" Ross Kauffman, "Tobacco Policies in American Prisons;" and Narry Tiao, "Phenotypic and Genotypic Analysis of Staphylococcus spp. From Raw Bovine Milk" in Northeastern Brazil. |
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| Division of Epidemiology welcomes new assistant professor |
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Assistant Professor Courtney Lynch joined the Division of Epidemiology on March 31. Her primary research interests include the identification of modifiable risk factors for infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes, and the follow-up of children conceived with the help of ovulation induction and/or assisted reproductive technologies. Lynch has a PhD from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, an MPH from Ohio State's College of Public Health and a BA in biology from Wittenberg University. She previously worked as a staff scientist at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. |
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| OCPHP staff named assistant managing editor of JHSEM |
| Anne Drabczyk, OCPHP research specialist, has been named Assistant Managing Editor of the Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Previously, she spent two years as a Peer Reviewer on the Editorial Board. |
| MEDIA MENTIONS |
| The Cunz Hall renovation project was mentioned in Business First on April 25. The newspaper said that the state Controlling Board approved a $1.22 million design contract for Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design Ltd. of Columbus to provide design services for an extensive renovation of Cunz Hall for The Ohio State University College of Public Health. Principal Jon Barnes said he expects five of his firm’s nine staff members to work on the interior and exterior redesign of the 1960s-era building. He expects the design phase to be completed in early 2009. |
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| Big plans for the summer? |
| University Relations wants to hear from students, faculty and staff who are traveling this summer in the name of research to feature on the 'Do Something Great' Web page. This is a good opportunity for CPH students to share their summer practicum experiences. Please share your plans with CPH Communications Director Christine O'Malley at comalley@cph.osu.edu. |
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Notes from CPH Alumni Society
President Amy Wermert
PROUD PANEL – About 30 people turned out for the CPH alumni panel discussion titled “Public Health Tales from the Field,” April 24. The session, sponsored by the CPH Alumni Society, gave students an opportunity to pose questions to those who are already working in the public health field. The panel was organized by Jen Luca (bottom left), CPH Alumni Society member and Tobacco Initiatives Program Manger for Columbus Public Health. Panelists included (continuing from left): Brandy Reeves, health education coordinator, Pure Romance; Beth Pierson, epidemiologist, Franklin County Board of Health; Ann Gregg, researcher, Battelle; Ruth Shrock, grant coordinator, Ohio Department of Health; and Holly Englehardt, cancer epidemiologist, Ohio Department of Health.
CPHAS would like to continue to host events to foster networking and collaboration between students and alumni. If you have any ideas for future events, please contact Amy Wermert at cphalumni@cph.osu.edu. |
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Notes from HSMP Alumni Society
Executive Director Amy Thaci
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.
HSMP Alumni Society
Membership Benefits include:
Access to the online alumni directory; access to current salary and benefits survey; job opportunities; eligibility for HSMP Alumni Society and OSU awards; and registration discounts for the annual Management Institute.
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. |
MHA Alumnus
Erick Vidmar
"The most challenging
component of my job
is continuously
reminding myself that
I'm not in the United States."
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MAY ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: ERICK VIDMAR
Erick Vidmar, age 26 of Mentor, Ohio, received an MHA from the College of Public Health in 2006, and a bachelor's in economics from Denison University in 2004. His CPH academic adviser was Sharon Schweikhart. He currently works as a senior analyst and project manager at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, the capital and second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates. The 500-bed hospital employs 4,000 people and is managed by the Cleveland Clinic. Vidmar's responsibilities include budgeting, strategic planning, physician productivity, revenue cycle and joint commission international preparation.
What do you enjoy about your current job?
Being in an international environment has allowed me to experience so much on both a personal and professional level. Working in a hospital situated in a culture completely different from that of our own has challenged me to think outside the box and approach problems with an entirely new perspective and outlook. The problems are extremely similar, but the solutions are much different. Read more > |
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| (If you would 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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| View archived Converging Environmental Crises Webcast |
| Did you miss the live broadcast of the Converging Environmental Crises Webcast during National Public Health Week? No problem, view an archived version of the conference here >. To hear opening remarks by Congressman Roscoe Bartlett, visit here >. |
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| Study says fewer using cigarettes |
| Restaurant smoking bans may be as powerful as peers or parents in the battle to keep teenagers from becoming smokers, a new study suggests. (Reported by The Boston Globe.) Read more > |
| Public Health Perspective: Why people's interest in public health is less? |
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), health is a complete state of physical, mental, social and spiritual well being and not merely the absence of disease or disability. (Reported by The Daily Star, Dhaka, Bangladesh.) Read more > |
| Study shows corporate farms pose risks to public health, environment |
| Analysis by the Pew Charitable Trusts and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health document how and why industrial-scale farm animal production poses unacceptable risks. (Reported by The Seattle Post Intelligencer.) Read more > |
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| HEALTHY CONVERSATION - Columbus Public Health Commissioner Teresa Long, MD, MPH, speaks to guests during a panel discussion titled "In Sickness and In Wealth," at Ohio State on April 8. She joined other area health leaders to examine health disparities as part of Public Health Week. Panelists included (from left) College of Public Health Assistant Professor Kenny Steinman, PhD; Office of Health Sciences Advisor for Health Policy and Director of Government Relations Jerry Friedman, JD; Ohio Department of Health Director Alvin Jackson, MD; and Kirwan Institute Senior Researcher Jason Reece, AICP (not pictured). View more photos > |
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.
View past issues of Alma Matters online >. |
