Racing to Protect Public Health: Reaching New Heights with Public Health Drone Camp

Racing to Protect Public Health: Reaching New Heights with Public Health Drone Camp

We designed an interactive program for underrepresented middle and high school students from our local communities, with the goal to develop a hands-on experience that would familiarize them with public health through the exciting technology of drones. Throughout the week, students thought about how drones are used to protect the public’s health, and as importantly, they thought about how they could be part of keeping their own communities healthy.

The Academic Health Department as a Tool for Case-Based Learning

The Academic Health Department as a Tool for Case-Based Learning

The Ohio State University College of Public Health and Columbus Public Health have been partnering as an Academic Health Department since 2019, focusing on event co-planning, traditional student placements, and training and workshop co-development. For the past five years, our two organizations have developed a strong and reliable relationship, but more than anything, it has provided a space for brainstorming and ongoing discussions to do more.

Health Literacy in ColumbUS starts with US

Health Literacy in ColumbUS starts with US

As we draw our second health literacy conference to a close, we will work with attendees on the action items they developed during our conference in the following months to assist public health-focused organizations in becoming more health literate while improving community engagement and access to care. Striving to provide educational opportunities resulting in calls to action is key to reducing barriers and creating more health literate organizations.