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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ President Todd Diacon, right, and Joe Diorio, Portage County Health Commissioner, unveil the Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit on April 4, 2024.

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.  

 

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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Mobile Flashes Program

A mobile unit from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's College of Public Health is providing education, screening and wellness services to the community.

Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

 A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ alumna Alexus Kellow, '21, stationed with the U.S. Army in South Korea, began her master's program in the College of Public Health online.

Active military members are embracing online master’s degree programs in °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health for the flexibility and ease with which they can earn an advanced degree.

PositivePeers.org

A Northeast Ohio research team has secured a $5.7 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, part of the National Institutes of Health, to assess the impact of its Positive Peers app on the health outcomes of individuals aged 13-34 living with HIV. A pilot study found that when compared to those with HIV who didn’t use the app, those utilizing Positive Peers were more likely to be virally supressed and consistently engaged in medical care.

The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.

°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings.

Jeffrey Hallam teaching at PUCPR

Some °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ faculty travel to PUCPR in Brazil to teach intensive, three-week modules.

Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

A groundbreaking interorganizational initiative led by °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ's College of Public Health aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.