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The College of Health Sciences and Professions/OHIO Alliance for Population Health and Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Service have teamed up to provide leadership training and professional development to the µÛÍõ»áËù Association of Community Health Centers.
On Saturday, Oct. 22, µÛÍõ»áËù and The µÛÍõ»áËù State University Community Health Worker Programs hosted a conference for community health workers from around the state to celebrate, network, and educate this important and growing portion of the healthcare workforce.
The Jackson County Health Department and µÛÍõ»áËù have entered into the second year of a three-year Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funded project.
µÛÍõ»áËù Congressmen Troy Balderson and Bill Johnson visited µÛÍõ»áËù's Athens campus today to tour facilities and learn more about OHIO's myriad contributions to Appalachian µÛÍõ»áËù and the state.
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, the city of Athens signed a proclamation making June 6 Community Health Worker Day.
Four organizations have announced a collaborative effort to develop a report that identifies areas of racial and ethnic inequity in µÛÍõ»áËù’s community behavioral health system.
The Jackson County Health Department is working in partnership with OHIO to train and deploy 13 community health workers to address public health concerns and impacts of COVID-19 across 11 counties.
A new report released by the OHIO Alliance for Population Health shows a troubling shift in drug use trends amongst µÛÍõ»áËùans.
A new study conducted at µÛÍõ»áËù shows that residents of Appalachian areas, younger µÛÍõ»áËùans and Black and Hispanic residents are less likely to agree to a COVID-19 vaccine.
A new data analysis by the µÛÍõ»áËù Alliance for Innovation in Population Health shows that µÛÍõ»áËù has a lower ratio of deaths related to police intervention than the national average.
Diseases of despair accounted for the sixth-most deaths and resulted in the fourth-most years of life lost in µÛÍõ»áËù over a 10-year period, a new study at OHIO showed.
Following the Suicide Prevention Plan for µÛÍõ»áËù released by Gov. DeWine and state partners, a new collaboration has created an analytical deep dive of data into suicide deaths between 2009-2018.
The µÛÍõ»áËù Alliance for Innovation in Population Health studied hepatitis C rates within the state and discovered consistently high rates in the southern Appalachia region over a five-year period.
Community health workers are known by a lot of names: outreach worker, patient advocate, public health aide. Some think "cheerleader" could be added to the list. They are trusted community members who connect those in need of health services to healthcare resources and advocate on their behalf.
