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Investing in the Future
Early Career Cohort Ohio Public Health Conference April 24-26, 2023 Alvin Brea Columbus Public Health Jenna Cannon Perry County Health Department Jalessa Caples Kent City Health Department Han Gilligan Portage County Health Department Trae Gulgin Henry County Health Department Alison Johanning Allen County Public Health Elisabeth Mobberley Carroll County General Health District Ashley Seibert Clark…
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President’s New Year Message 2022
Happy New Year to all! As we continue our work in public health and wonder what the year 2022 will bring, I am continually appreciative to all who devote their lives to statewide and local public health efforts. We all play a critical role in the promotion of health, prevention of disease and the empowerment…
Read MoreLetter from New President Tunu Kinebrew
We are amid the year 2021 and are still being ravaged by the pandemic of COVID-19. Public health is standing firm, but as we look back over the last year and look towards the future, the words Reflect-Renew-Rebuild come to mind. In these days our public health profession is so needed and far too often,…
Read MorePresident’s Message September 2020
Dear Colleagues, I have no words to describe the year 2020 thus far. If no one has told you lately, thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication to protecting the public’s health during this uncertain time. Prior to the first confirmed COVID-19 case in the US and Ohio, our public health…
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OJPH Calls for Papers on Racism as a Public Health Crisis
In response to recent designations of racism as a public health crisis in many cities and counties in Ohio and ongoing efforts to extend this declaration to the State level, the Ohio Journal of Public Health is dedicating the Autumn 2020 issue to this crisis. For this call, papers can cover a range of issues…
Read MoreWe Need Your Help to Fight COVID-19!
Dear OPHA Members, We are facing an unprecedented time in the history of our country. Schools, shops, restaurants, bars, and entertainment and leisure facilities are shut down. Our jobs, families and places of worship have been disrupted and our way of life is indefinitely stalled. None of us could have imagined just two months ago that…
Read MoreLifting the Voice of Public Health in Ohio: President’s Message
OPHA continues to make significant strides in elevating its profile across the state as the “Inclusive Voice of Public Health in Ohio.” There are any number of reasons for this but most of the credit rightfully goes to you, our dedicated members. Through the active work of the various OPHA sections, committees, volunteers and staff,…
Read MorePresident’s Message November 2019
Happy Holidays! As we enter the holiday season and prepare to ring in the new year, I would like to highlight just a few of OPHA’s significant achievements over the past several months. In October, OPHA partnered with state Representative Erica Crawley (D-Columbus) to convene a meeting of diverse stakeholders throughout Ohio. It was an…
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Vital Statistics Conference Tackles Current Events
The 2019 Vital Statistics Conference held in August included presentations on the new Ohio Compliant Driver’s License, the 2020 Census, and Customer Service. Attendees also heard about records preservation, how Health and Equity in All Policies (HEiAP) impacts the community, and data and prevention efforts on Injury in Ohio. The Shirley M. Hayslett award was…
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