College of Public Health

Kent State is expanding the opportunity for students to obtain addictions counseling certification.

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has taken steps to put more addiction counselors to work in Ohio.   The college has partnered with the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) to make available to its master’s degree students in social and behavioral sciences an existing certificate in addictions co...

Kent State Mobile Flashes Program

   Mobile Flashes are hitting the road to serve the community.   The Kent State Mobile Flashes program is a collaboration between Kent State University's College of Public Health and partner organizations to provide community screening and wellness services. The Kent State Mobile Wellness Unit is part of this ...

Alan Talarczyk, a graduate student in Kent State's College of Public Health, got his educational start at the Twinsburg Academic Center.

In high school, Alan Talarczyk thought he wanted to be a diesel mechanic.No one in his family had ever gone to college, and all of them had done well. His father, a tool and die maker, has been with the same manufacturing company for more than 40 years. His mother, a Ukrainian immigrant, started her own successful cleaning business.His par...

Kent State alumna Alexus Kellow, '21, stationed with the U.S. Army in South Korea, began her master's program in the College of Public Health online.

Active military members are embracing online master’s degree programs in Kent State University’s College of Public Health for the flexibility and ease with which they can earn an advanced degree. Kent State has been nationally recognized for its student support and has been voted a military-friendly school for 14 years in a row.Alexus...

PositivePeers.org

A Northeast Ohio research team has secured a major grant to assess the impact of its Positive Peers app on the health outcomes of individuals aged 13-34 living with HIV. The app, launched in 2016, is a private mobile resource designed for clinic-based intervention. The project evolved from a local HIV support group that wanted their own...

The Kent State University team of students and employees who will support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training stand outside Lowry Hall, home of the university’s College of Public Health, for a group photo.

Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training (NEO MHAT). Using evidence-based mental health awareness training and community ...

Kent State University students cross Risman Plaza by the fountain.

U.S. News & World Report ranks 11 Kent State University programs among the best in the nation in its recently released 2023-2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. Topping off its newest recognitions, Kent State ranks No. 19 on the Best Rehabilitation Counseling Programs list, making it the highest-ranked institution – public or privat...

Jeffrey Hallam teaching at PUCPR

Associate dean and professor in Kent State's College of Public Health, Jeffrey Hallam, Ph.D., is teaching his Global Health class this week at Kent State’s American Academy (AA) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) in Curitiba, Brazil. The American Academy  is a dual-enrollment program offered...

Andrew Snyder, outreach program director and adjunct faculty member of Kent State University’s College of Public Health, is Principal Investigator for the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment.

The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment is a groundbreaking interorganizational initiative that aims to identify and address the most pressing needs of the LGBTQ+ community in Greater Cleveland.  The Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Community Needs Assessment is being led by Kent State University’s College of Public Health ...

LGBTQ+ Survey Results Released

A survey led by Kent State University's College of Public Health provided dozens of short- and long-term recommendations to improve the lives of LGBTQ+ people living in Greater Akron. In all, the survey noted more than 50 areas for improvement across nine categories. It offered straightforward recommendations such as a...