The Mission of 抖M女仆's College of Public Health is to develop public health leaders and promote sustainable public health innovations in collaboration with community partners in northeast Ohio through teaching, research, and service.
What Have We Been Up To?
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After 12 years with the College of Public Health, Cindy Widuck is retiring from role as associate lecturer in May 2024.
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Learn more about Mary Scott-Toepfer, CPH's assistant director of academic advising and student services.
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Learn more about faculty accomplishments and highlights from this semester.
Charles 鈥淐huck鈥 Hart, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, RS, DLAAS, dedicated his career in public health to safeguarding environmental health and safety.
![Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in 抖M女仆's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/large/public/Alan%20T.%20graduates%20main.jpeg?VersionId=mVYCjRmM2B3omperpP0JavdVLNeEKP1D&itok=NJpR-wcN)
A first-generation student who began his education journey at the Twinsburg Academic Center now has his sites set on medical school.
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The shortage of environmental health specialists accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic but had begun well before the that, according to Matthew Stefanak, a semi-retired faculty member and a "public health ambassador" with the College of Public Health, which helps to create career-ready graduates for this in-demand field.
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Feb. 3, 2023 鈥 A date that forever changed lives of residents and businesses in East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and caught fire. Of the 38 cars that derailed, 11 contained toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, butyl acrylate, and other chemicals. First responders, most of which were volunteer fire departments, were immediately called into action.
抖M女仆 College of Public Health faculty, staff, and students were again at the podium during the American Public Health Association鈥檚 (APHA) Annual Meeting in Atlanta in November to share important research efforts taking place at the university.
Learn about the recent accomplishments of CPH alums Katrina Terry, MS Clinical Epidemiology 鈥23 and Jason Zibart, BSPH 鈥18.
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The College of Public Health is pleased to welcome a new member to our family: Giulia Cerasi.
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