Five County health commissioners from northwest Ohio have earned master's degrees in public health from BGSU. They are (from left) Kimberly Moss, Defiance County; Pam Butler, Wood County; Peter Schade, Erie County; James Watkins, Williams County; and Rebecca Kille, Henry County.

5 public health graduates lead local departments

Public health isn’t neat and tidy with one patient to cure at a time. Public health tackles the massive, messy, complicated job of keeping entire communities healthy. And the people who chose public health careers must be ready to juggle everything from flu shot shortages to mega dairy farms.

To be prepared for administrative careers in community health, five health commissioners from northwest Ohio counties earned masters of public health from the Northwest Ohio Consortium.
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Nursing student crusades against kids cancer Sending packages with packs of play-doh, crayons, CDs, hats, games and sheets of stickers to children with cancer is something Jennifer Lehmann of Fremont is passionate about and enjoys doing on a regular basis. [READ MORE]

Outreach programs receive funding Three College of Health and Human Services programs were selected to receive grants for projects that address community needs and are built on strong partnerships. [READ MORE]

Alumni create scholarships within college Two scholarships have been created within the College of Health and Human Services by alumni of BGSU. [READ MORE]

Welcoming faces Four individuals have joined the support staff within the College of Health and Human Services. [READ MORE]

Far-reaching impact Students in social work classes have multiple opportunities to become engaged in activities beyond the boundaries of BGSU. They can participate in field trips and alternative spring breaks that open them to other cultures or topics such as legislative issues. [READ MORE]

State dept. official leads Advocates William Harper ’76, who chairs the College of Health and Human Services Advocates, is assistant director of the Ohio Department of Mental Health. He was appointed by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland on May 7. [READ MORE]

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