The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation recently made a $1.75 million gift to support students and programs at @kentcph . This gift will provide funding for the college’s community health and outreach programs, such as the Mobile Flashes program that launched in 2024 to deliver health services, screenings and education to underserved and rural communities in Northeast Ohio in collaboration with various community partners.
Read more - link in bio
The photos may be a little blurry, but your future is bright! Congratulations to all College of Public Health master's and doctoral graduates on reaching this incredible achievement! Your hard work, dedication, and perseverance have paid off, and we are proud to celebrate this milestone with you! 🎓💙💛
#FlashesForever
Shoutout to our incredible @kentcph doctoral students who represented us at the Ohio Public Health Conference last week and presented their research posters:
- Abdulwasiu Ibrahim - "Socioeconomic Mobility and Psychological Distress
in U.S. Adults: Evidence from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, 2015–2019."
- Kinjal Nayak - "Association Between Low Food Access and Fruit and Vegetable Intake Among Ohio Adults: Insights from the 2021 BRFSS."
We’re so proud of your hard work, dedication, and passion for improving community health!
A special note of appreciation for the three undergraduate students who supported this effort and had the amazing opportunity to attend the conference for the day - what a valuable experience!
The A.I.D. training (Awareness, Interaction and Direction), created in 2019 by @kentstatecpph , is now reaching communities in 26 states - and the researchers behind it are working to ensure it reaches many more. The program teaches participants how to recognize signs of mental distress, engage in compassionate and effective conversations with someone who may be struggling, and connect that person with the resources they need.
Read more in our bio
Don't forget to join the Public Health Ambassadors for the last career session of the semester and meet a hospital executive! Today at 5 pm, on Microsoft Teams, Brian Adams, Chief Operating Officer at UH Portage Medical Center, will talk about his career in healthcare administration and opportunities for students interested in this field.
To join, go to our event's page - link in bio
Are you interested in an MPH or the MS in Clinical Epidemiology? @kentstate is hosting Free Application Week for all Spring 27 domestic graduate applicants until May 3!
Just submit your application during this period and the fee will be automatically waived - no special code is needed (non-degree, guest, certificate, and international applicants do not qualify for a fee waiver).
Learn more and apply: https://www.kent.edu/admissions/apply
Join the Public Health Ambassadors for the last career session of the semester and meet a hospital executive! Wednesday, April 29, at 5 pm, on Microsoft Teams, Brian Adams, Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals Portage Medical Center, will talk about his career in healthcare administration and opportunities for students interested in this field.
Learn more and join - events page in bio
When Becky Lehman walked into her first class at Kent State, she was in her 30s, raising kids and working at an embroidery shop in nearby Mogadore, Ohio. Today, Lehman is the health commissioner for the Portage County Health District – a career milestone she credits directly to the degrees she earned close to home at Kent State.
“For students considering a career in public health, I would absolutely say do it. Kent State College of Public Health is an accredited university and provides a solid, solid education,” Lehman said.
Read more on Kent State Today - link in bio
Join the Healthy Communities Research Institute @kentstatehcri for an engaging talk on how spatial data science and geonarratives are shaping the future of public health this Thursday, April 23, at 11 a.m., Moulton Hall Ballroom. “Using Spatial Data Science to Leverage Geonarratives as a Public Health Tool” will feature insights from Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., and Jayakrishnan Ajayakumar, Ph.D., of the GIS Health & Hazards Lab at Case Western Reserve University.
Learn how innovative data approaches can reveal community health patterns and support real-world public health solutions.
Open to students, faculty, and community members.
Yesterday, in celebration of #FlashesGiveBack Week, our Mobile Flashes team had a great time participating in “Good Neighbor Bingo,” organized by the College of Public Health in collaboration with the @kentcityhealthdepartment at the Kentway Senior Independent Living!
Designed on residents’ interests, the game focused on themes like respect, boundaries, and good manners. Through engaging scenarios and discussion prompts, the activity encouraged meaningful conversations about what it means to live together in a shared community space.
What a wonderful opportunity to connect, learn from one another, and build stronger community bonds!
Laurie Ann Moennich, Ph.D., didn't arrive at @kentstate planning to change healthcare. But Kent State had a way of opening doors she didn't even know existed.
Moennich spotted an announcement for something brand new: the Kent State University College of Public Health. She read the list of possible careers and found exactly what she was looking for: a way to help people she didn't even know existed until it was created at Kent State.
Today, Moennich is a research program manager of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery research at the Cleveland Clinic @clevelandclinic , one of the world's most renowned medical institutions.
Learn more about Laurie Ann's story - link in bio
