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2018 National Meeting Call for Proposals Open!

The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery is greatly looking forward to our upcoming 2018 National Meeting: Implementing Change in Urgent Times to take place October 15-18 2018 at The Ohio State University. The 2018 National Meeting offers practitioners, student affairs professionals, faculty and students the training and tools necessary to strengthen alcohol and drug misuse prevention, intervention and recovery at their college, university or community.

The 2018 National Meeting Committee is seeking proposals that reflect the best thinking in the field, informed by theory, research, and practice. “Implementing Change in Urgent Times” highlights the critical need to use best practices in implementation science to move campus resources towards effective change. Three main elements are implicit within this theme:

(1) understanding the urgent need
(2) selection and adaptation of evidence-based responses, and
(3) successfully implementing and evaluating programs, policies and practices in a sustainable and impactful way.

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Save the date – 19th Annual Summer Program in Population Health

Save the date!

June 18-22, 2018
Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center
OSU Campus

Advancing workforce education for a healthier nation

Communities all over the U.S. face challenges that threaten the health and well-being of our friends, family and neighbors: from opiate addiction to infant mortality.

The Summer Program in Population Health provides practitioners a week of education and training from national experts confronting today’s serious public health issues.

Save the date and stay tuned for more details.

Presented by the Center for Public Health Practice at The Ohio State University College of Public Health, with support from the Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resources Center.

Innovate Conference Accepting Proposals

The Innovate conference is Friday, May 11, 2018. This annual conference is hosted by the Office of Distance Education and eLearning, and brings together educators, administrators and tech industry enthusiasts from across the U.S. and Canada to explore recent advancements and best practices in teaching and learning with technology.

We are accepting proposals from those who want to present at this year’s conference; our RFP is open now through Friday, February 2. I’m hoping you would share this information with your audiences for them to consider. Our theme in 2018 is “Forward,” and we’ll explore the future of teaching and learning through three threads: access, technology and learning environments.

If you have any questions, please reach out to Monique Bowman at bowman.953@osu.edu. Below are links to additional information should you or your colleagues need it. Thank you!

New Ohio State grant program takes aim at opioid crisis

In the face of an unrelenting drug epidemic that is devastating Ohio and the nation, Ohio State has established the Opioid Innovation Fund, a grant program designed to leverage the university’s expertise and resources to hasten solutions to the crisis. More than $1 million is available and will be distributed in grants of up to $100,000. Teams are encouraged to include partners in the public and private sectors, but each team must be led by an Ohio State faculty or staff member to be eligible for the grants. The deadline to submit pre-proposals is Friday (11/3) at 5 p.m.
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Connect and Collaborate Grant Program

On behalf of the Connect and Collaborate Program Stewardship Partners, this note is to inform you that the 2017-18 grants program supporting engaged teaching, research and service activities will be announced university-wide next week. The maximum grant award is $70,000.

Information and application materials are available at http://oaa.osu.edu/ccgrants.

The Connect and Collaborate Stewardship Partners include: The Columbus Foundation; Greater Columbus Arts Council; United Way of Central Ohio; Corporate Engagement Office; Office of Energy and Environment; Office of International Affairs – Global Gateways, Global One Health; Office of Outreach and Engagement; Office of Research – Discovery Themes, Industry Liaison Office; Office of Undergraduate Education – Office of Service-Learning, Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry; OSU Extension; and OSU Wexner Medical Center.

For more information about the program, please contact Mark McCann at mccann.249@osu.edu.

 

Science Cafe with Dr. Lane Wallace

The library’s first science cafe will be on September 6 and will feature Dr. Wallace talking about the Opioid Crisis.

When: September 6th @ 6:30pm

Where: Research Commons (3rd Floor, 18th Avenue Library)

Topic: The Opioid Crisis

A major contributor to the opioid problem is the culture of American health care. The goal of minimizing chronic pain markedly increased opioid prescriptions over the last 20 years. A small fraction of people chronically using opioid drugs for medical reasons will develop an addiction. Several opioid drugs, including heroin, are available at a relatively cheap price outside of the normal pharmaceutical distribution system. People with addictions often switch to these drugs. The “War on Drugs” is not succeeding in its goal of lessening addiction. A new development in the arena of opioids and pain involves medical marijuana. Lessening the opioid problem will require a multi-faceted approach.

Speaker: Lane Wallace, OSU College of Pharmacy

Food/Drink available in building via cafe and vending.

See https://library.osu.edu/news/science-cafe/ for additional details.

2018 Community Engagement Conference Call for Proposals

Proposals are now being accepted for Ohio State’s inaugural Community Engagement Conference, taking place January 24-25, 2018 in the Ohio Union. Building on the success of the Extension Annual Conference and the university’s Engagement Forum, the conference will bring together faculty, staff, students and community partners to focus on professional development and networking, while exploring new potential engagement partnerships. The theme of this year’s conference is Partnering to Advance Health and Wellness. Proposals are due October 30, 2017.

Submit a proposal and learn more at engage.osu.edu/conference.

Contact: lewis.485@osu.edu or morrison.332@osu.edu

Learning Opportunity – Roadmaps to equity: Opportunities for closing health gaps in Central Ohio

At this  regional forum, held in Columbus, stakeholders will learn about Ohio’s overall health status and challenges, as well as health disparities and inequities experienced by minority and other priority populations across the state. Data and information will be shared from the 2017 HPIO Health Value Dashboard and the 2016 State Health Assessment.

Attendees will also learn about actionable, evidence-informed strategies that can be implemented by local health improvement initiatives to reduce health disparities and inequities, and move Ohioans towards health equity. The forum will also feature a facilitated panel discussion on the impact of health disparities and inequities in central Ohio.

*Panelists to be announced
 
The Roadmaps to equity forum series is held in partnership with the Ohio Commission on Minority Health and County Health Rankings & Roadmaps.
 

Registration begins at 12:30 pm, with program starting at 1:00 pm.

Forum attendance is free of charge.

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07edwdhd3k25b30a53&oseq=&c=&ch=

Generation Rx Lab at COSI welcomes new assistant director

Cynthia CananThe Generation Rx Lab at the Center of Science and Industry (COSI) recently welcomed Cynthia Canan as the new assistant director.

The Lab is an innovative educational experience at COSI run by Canan, lab director Nicole Kwiek, and undergraduate, graduate, and professional students. Located in the Life exhibit, visitors of all ages can conduct engaging, hands-on experiments as they learn about the science of drugs.

Canan, a two-time graduate of Ohio State, has a passion for teaching others.

“I really love science education,” said Canan. “I did an internship two years ago with the Generation Rx Lab and loved it. It was great to teach the kids, but I really loved teaching the parents too and seeing their face when they learn something new as well.”

Canan received a BS in Biology and Psychology and a PhD in Biomedical Research with a focus in Immunology. Her hometown is Dublin, Ohio.

Visitors of COSI can stop by the Generation Rx Lab in the Life Exhibit on the second floor to meet Canan and her staff and participate in the Daily Shows.