/tags/public-health public health en-US Copyright Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:40:22 GMT /2024-11-08/franklin-county-public-health-discusses-resources-after-apparent-triple-accidental-overdose Franklin County Public Health said it's uncommon to have three overdose deaths at once, but not unusual for overdose deaths to happen on Columbus’ west side. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 20:40:22 GMT /2024-11-08/franklin-county-public-health-discusses-resources-after-apparent-triple-accidental-overdose Allie Vugrincic /2024-05-14/what-you-need-to-know-about-bird-flu-your-food-and-risk-to-humans The H5N1 bird flu has been common across wild bird populations for the last few years leading to the culling of millions of chickens in the United States. Now that it's showing up in dairy cows and milk samples, what does this mean for our food and transmission to humans? Experts say, your milk is safe, and as of now, the risk to human health is low. Tue, 14 May 2024 10:25:46 GMT /2024-05-14/what-you-need-to-know-about-bird-flu-your-food-and-risk-to-humans Benjamin Thorp /2024-03-26/new-pbs-documentary-analyzes-role-of-public-health-in-preventing-deaths-during-covid-19-pandemic Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, a new PBS documentary series, "The Invisible Shield," features Dr. Amy Acton and reviews how the field of public health was instrumental in saving lives in the U.S. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 09:00:00 GMT /2024-03-26/new-pbs-documentary-analyzes-role-of-public-health-in-preventing-deaths-during-covid-19-pandemic Debbie Holmes /2023-11-17/how-athens-county-is-using-friendship-benches-to-address-a-growing-public-health-concern The county adopted the idea of friendship benches from Zimbabwe. It aims to address social isolation by bringing trained health workers into underserved parts of the community. Fri, 17 Nov 2023 09:40:00 GMT /2023-11-17/how-athens-county-is-using-friendship-benches-to-address-a-growing-public-health-concern Erin Gottsacker /npr-news/npr-news/2023-05-12/one-way-to-prevent-gun-violence-treat-it-as-a-public-health-issue Dr. Deborah Prothrow-Stith has spent decades framing violence as a public health issue. She spoke to Morning Edition about how guns fit into that picture and what prevention would look like. Fri, 12 May 2023 09:12:35 GMT /npr-news/npr-news/2023-05-12/one-way-to-prevent-gun-violence-treat-it-as-a-public-health-issue Rachel Treisman /politics-government/2022-05-03/covid-19-politics-complicate-how-small-businesses-in-ohio-operate Small businesses all over Ohio have suffered financially throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But they’ve also struggled with big decisions – often with political overtones – about how to keep their customers and employees safe. Tue, 03 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT /politics-government/2022-05-03/covid-19-politics-complicate-how-small-businesses-in-ohio-operate Shay Frank /news/2021-03-24/ohio-legislature-overrides-dewines-veto-on-public-health-order-bill Ohio's Republican-dominated legislature has voted to override Gov. Mike DeWine's veto of a bill that allows lawmakers to overturn public health and… Wed, 24 Mar 2021 17:39:52 GMT /news/2021-03-24/ohio-legislature-overrides-dewines-veto-on-public-health-order-bill Karen Kasler, Gabe Rosenberg /news-partners/2020-12-07/fauci-effect-drives-record-number-of-medical-school-applications The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine. The record number of applicants comes as the U.S. faces a projected shortage of physicians. Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:56:37 GMT /news-partners/2020-12-07/fauci-effect-drives-record-number-of-medical-school-applications Jon Marcus /news-partners/2020-09-04/president-trumps-new-covid-19-adviser-is-making-public-health-experts-nervous Dr. Scott Atlas is a radiologist from Stanford with some unorthodox ideas about managing the pandemic. The White House says his thinking is just what's needed, but scientists aren't so sure. Fri, 04 Sep 2020 12:59:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-09-04/president-trumps-new-covid-19-adviser-is-making-public-health-experts-nervous Geoff Brumfiel, Tamara Keith /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-25/what-does-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis-mean This episode originally aired on June 19, 2020.Columbus City Council and Franklin County Board of Commissioners have both declared racism a public health… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 11:45:33 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2020-06-25/what-does-racism-as-a-public-health-crisis-mean